fár

See also: Appendix:Variations of "far"

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔaːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔaːɹ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fērą.

Noun

fár n (genitive singular fárs, uncountable)

1. (poetic) accident, anger, calamity

Declension

n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fár	fárið
accusative	fár	fárið
dative	fári	fárinum
genitive	fárs	fársins

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic *fahaz.

Noun

fár n (genitive singular fárs, plural fár)

1. sheep

Declension

n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fár	fárið	fár	fárini
accusative	fár	fárið	fár	fárini
dative	fári	fárinum	fárum	fárunum
genitive	fárs	fársins	fára	fáranna

Anagrams

• frá

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfauːr]

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• Rhymes: -auːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz.

Adjective

fár (comparative færri, superlative fæstur)

1. (usually in the plural, except when used with collective nouns and mass nouns) few
2. in low spirits, unenthusiastic, impassive

Declension

Positive forms of fár (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fár	fá	fátt
	accusative	fáan	fáa
	dative	fáum	fárri	fáu
	genitive	fás	fárrar	fás
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fáir	fáar	fá
	accusative	fáa
	dative	fáum
	genitive	fárra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fái	fáa	fáa
	acc/dat/gen	fáa	fáu
	plural (all-case)	fáu

Comparative forms of fár (umlauted-comp)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	færri	færri	færra
	plural (all-case)	færri

Superlative forms of fár (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fæstur	fæst	fæst
	accusative	fæstan	fæsta
	dative	fæstum	fæstri	fæstu
	genitive	fæsts	fæstrar	fæsts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fæstir	fæstar	fæst
	accusative	fæsta
	dative	fæstum
	genitive	fæstra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fæsti	fæsta	fæsta
	acc/dat/gen	fæsta	fæstu
	plural (all-case)	fæstu

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fērą.

Noun

fár n (genitive singular fárs, no plural)

1. accident, anger, calamity

Declension

Declension of fár (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fár	fárið
accusative	fár	fárið
dative	fári	fárinu
genitive	fárs	fársins

Anagrams

• frá

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠaːɾˠ/

Contraction

fár (triggers eclipsis)

1. (Ulster) contraction of fá +‎ ár

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fawaz, whence also Old English fēaw (English few), Old Frisian fe, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃 (faus).

Adjective

fár (comparative færri, superlative fæstr)

1. few

Declension

Contracted forms may later be uncontracted by analogy, especially in later texts, resulting in forms such as fáan instead of fán (masculine accusative singular).

Strong declension of fár

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fár	fá	fátt
accusative	fán	fá	fátt
dative	fám	fárri	fá
genitive	fás	fárrar	fás
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fáir	fár	fá
accusative	fá	fár	fá
dative	fám	fám	fám
genitive	fárra	fárra	fárra

Weak declension of fár

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fái	fá	fá
accusative	fá	fá	fá
dative	fá	fá	fá
genitive	fá	fá	fá
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fá	fá	fá
accusative	fá	fá	fá
dative	fám	fám	fám
genitive	fá	fá	fá

Declension of comparative of fár

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	færri	færri	færra
accusative	færra	færri	færra
dative	færra	færri	færra
genitive	færra	færri	færra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	færri	færri	færri
accusative	færri	færri	færri
dative	færrum	færrum	færrum
genitive	færri	færri	færri

Strong declension of superlative of fár

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fæstr	fæst	fæst
accusative	fæstan	fæsta	fæst
dative	fæstum	fæstri	fæstu
genitive	fæsts	fæstrar	fæsts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fæstir	fæstar	fæst
accusative	fæsta	fæstar	fæst
dative	fæstum	fæstum	fæstum
genitive	fæstra	fæstra	fæstra

Weak declension of superlative of fár

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fæsti	fæsta	fæsta
accusative	fæsta	fæstu	fæsta
dative	fæsta	fæstu	fæsta
genitive	fæsta	fæstu	fæsta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fæstu	fæstu	fæstu
accusative	fæstu	fæstu	fæstu
dative	fæstum	fæstum	fæstum
genitive	fæstu	fæstu	fæstu

Descendants

• Icelandic: fár
• Faroese: fáur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: få, fåe
• Norwegian Bokmål: få
• Danish: få
• Swedish: få

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Norse *ᚠᚨᚱᚨ (*fara /⁠fāra⁠/) (attested in compound), from Proto-Germanic *fērą, whence also Old English fǣr, Old Saxon vār, Old High German fāra.

Noun

fár n (genitive fárs)

2. bale, harm, mischief, anger
3. dangerous illness

Declension

Declension of fár (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fár	fárit	fár	fárin
accusative	fár	fárit	fár	fárin
dative	fári	fárinu	fárum	fárunum
genitive	fárs	fársins	fára	fáranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: fár n
• Faroese: fár n

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *fahaz.

Noun

fár n (genitive fárs)

1. alternative form of fær

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fár

1. second/third-person present indicative active of fá