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dýr

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See also: dyr and dyr-

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą. Cognate with Icelandic dýr, Danish dyr, Swedish djur, Old English dēor (> English deer), Old High German tior (> German Tier).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dýr n (genitive singular dýrs, plural dýr)

  1. animal

Declension

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n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dýr dýrið dýr dýrini
accusative dýr dýrið dýr dýrini
dative dýri dýrinum dýrum dýrunum
genitive dýrs dýrsins dýra dýranna

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Adjective

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dýr

  1. expensive, feminine nominative singular of dýrur
  2. expensive, neuter nominative/accusative plural of dýrur

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse dýrr from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, whence also Old English dīere (English dear), Old High German tiuri. Cognates with Danish dyr, Faroese dýrur, Norwegian Bokmål dyr and Swedish dyr.

Adjective

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dýr (comparative dýrari, superlative dýrastur)

  1. expensive, costly
    Synonym: kostnaðarsamur
  2. valuable, precious
Declension
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Positive forms of dýr
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýr dýr dýrt
accusative dýran dýra
dative dýrum dýrri dýru
genitive dýrs dýrrar dýrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrir dýrar dýr
accusative dýra
dative dýrum
genitive dýrra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýri dýra dýra
acc/dat/gen dýra dýru
plural (all-case) dýru
Comparative forms of dýr
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) dýrari dýrari dýrara
plural (all-case) dýrari
Superlative forms of dýr
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrastur dýrust dýrast
accusative dýrastan dýrasta
dative dýrustum dýrastri dýrustu
genitive dýrasts dýrastrar dýrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrastir dýrastar dýrust
accusative dýrasta
dative dýrustum
genitive dýrastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrasti dýrasta dýrasta
acc/dat/gen dýrasta dýrustu
plural (all-case) dýrustu
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą. Cognate with Faroese dýr, Danish dyr, Swedish djur, Old English dēor (> English deer), Old High German tior (> German Tier).

Noun

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dýr n (genitive singular dýrs, nominative plural dýr)

  1. animal, beast
    Synonym: skepna
Declension
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Declension of dýr (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dýr dýrið dýr dýrin
accusative dýr dýrið dýr dýrin
dative dýri dýrinu dýrum dýrunum
genitive dýrs dýrsins dýra dýranna
Derived terms
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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.

Noun

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dýr n (genitive dýrs, plural dýr) (Old West Norse)

  1. animal

Declension

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Declension of dýr (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dýr dýrit dýr dýrin
accusative dýr dýrit dýr dýrin
dative dýri dýrinu dýrum dýrunum
genitive dýrs dýrsins dýra dýranna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: dýr
  • Faroese: dýr, djór
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dyr