fár

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 01:43, 5 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: far, Far, får, fær, and far-

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

fár n (genitive singular fárs, uncountable)

  1. (poetic) accident, anger, calamity
Declension
Declension of fár (singular only)
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
Declension of fár
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


Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fauːr/
    audio:(file)
  • 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
Inflection

Etymology 2

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

Noun

fár n (genitive singular fárs, no plural)

  1. accident, anger, calamity
Declension

Anagrams


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

Descendants
  • Danish:
  • Faroese: fáur
  • Icelandic: fár

Template:mid2

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *fērą, whence also Old English fǣr, Old Saxon vār, Old High German fāra.

Noun

fár n

  1. bale, harm, mischief, anger
  2. dangerous illness
Descendants

Template:mid2