dyr
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old East Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.
Cognate with Swedish djur, English deer, German Tier, Dutch dier.
Noun[edit]
dyr n (singular definite dyret, plural indefinite dyr)
- animal, beast (as opposed to human beings, or of human beings acting brutally)
- (zoology) animal (a member of Animalia)
- (hunting) deer (a mammal of the family Cervidae)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “dyr,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, cognate with Swedish dyr, English dear, German teuer, Dutch duur.
Adjective[edit]
dyr (neuter dyrt, plural and definite singular attributive dyre)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of dyr | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | dyr | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | dyrt | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Plural | dyre | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Definite attributive1 | dyre | dyrere | dyreste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
References[edit]
- “dyr,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
dyr
Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dyr f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural dura)
Declension[edit]
Declension of dyr (plural only) | ||
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f28 | plural | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dyr | dyrnar |
accusative | dyr | dyrnar |
dative | durum | durunum |
genitive | dura | duranna |
See also[edit]
- hurð (wing of the door)
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dyr f pl (plurale tantum)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Danish dyr, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. Cognate with Swedish djur, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius), German Tier, Dutch dier, and English deer.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra or dyrene)
- an animal
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Danish dyr, from Old Norse dýrr. Cognate with Swedish dyr, German teuer, Dutch duur and dier, and English dear.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrere, indefinite superlative dyrest, definite superlative dyreste)
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “dyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun[edit]
dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra)
- an animal
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrare, indefinite superlative dyrast, definite superlative dyraste)
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “dyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Adjective[edit]
dȳr
Declension[edit]
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | dȳr | dȳr | dȳrt |
accusative | dȳran | dȳra | dȳrt |
dative | dȳrum, -om | dȳrri, -re | dȳru, -o |
genitive | dȳrs | dȳrrar | dȳrs |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dȳrir, -e(r) | dȳrar | dȳr |
accusative | dȳra | dȳrar | dȳr |
dative | dȳrum, -om | dȳrum, -om | dȳrum, -om |
genitive | dȳrra, -a | dȳrra, -a | dȳrra, -a |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | dȳri, -e | dȳra | dȳra |
accusative | dȳra | dȳru, -o | dȳra |
dative | dȳra | dȳru, -o | dȳra |
genitive | dȳra | dȳru, -o | dȳra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o |
accusative | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o |
dative | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o |
genitive | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o |
Descendants[edit]
- Swedish: dyr
References[edit]
- dyr in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish dȳr, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dyr (comparative dyrare, superlative dyrast)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of dyr | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dyr | dyrare | dyrast |
Neuter singular | dyrt | dyrare | dyrast |
Plural | dyra | dyrare | dyrast |
Masculine plural3 | dyre | dyrare | dyrast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | dyre | dyrare | dyraste |
All | dyra | dyrare | dyraste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- dyr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dyr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dyr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- dyr in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- dyr in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
Anagrams[edit]
Vilamovian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German der, from Old High German der, ther, replacing the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa, by analogy with the adjective inflection.
Article[edit]
dyr (definite)
Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /dɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /dɪr/
Verb[edit]
dyr
- Soft mutation of tyr.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tyr | dyr | nhyr | thyr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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