dýr

See also: dyr and dyr-

Faroese

Etymology

From Old West 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). Doublet of djór.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊiːjɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʊiːjɹ

Noun

dýr n (genitive singular dýrs, plural dýr)

1. animal

Declension

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

• djór

Derived terms

• dýraríki
• dýraslag
• dýraætt
• lindýr
• skeldýr
• skordýr

Adjective

dýr

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiːr/

  Rhymes: -iːr

Etymology 1

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

dýr (comparative dýrari, superlative dýrastur)

1. expensive, costly

   Synonym: kostnaðarsamur

2. valuable, precious

Declension

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

• rándýr
• dýrkeyptur
• Dýrmundur

Etymology 2

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

dýr n (genitive singular dýrs, nominative plural dýr)

1. animal, beast

   Synonym: skepna

Declension

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

• froskdýr
• gæludýr
• hreindýr
• húsdýr
• nagdýr
• skordýr
• skrápdýr
• spendýr
• tígrisdýr
• villidýr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• diūʀ — Old East Norse
• djór

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. animal

Declension

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

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