fagur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛaːvʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛaːvʊɹ

Adjective

fagur (comparative fagrari, superlative fagrastur)

1. beautiful, fair, pulchritudinous

   fagrir litir

   beautiful colors

   alt er í fagrasta lagi

   all is in best order

2. (weather) very good

   veðrið var av tí fagrasta

   the weather was of the best

3. (literature) about fiction

   fagrar bókmentir

   fiction

Declension

Declension of fagur (a29)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fagur	føgur	fagurt
accusative	fagran	fagra	fagurt
dative	føgrum	fagrari	føgrum
genitive	fagurs	fagrar	fagurs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fagrir	fagrar	føgur
accusative	fagrar	fagrar	føgur
dative	føgrum	føgrum	føgrum
genitive	fagra	fagra	fagra

Synonyms

• (beautiful): fríður, vakur, penur

Antonyms

• ljótur (“ugly”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːɣʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːɣʏr

Adjective

fagur (comparative fegurri or (poetic) fegri, superlative fegurstur)

1. beautiful, fair

   Synonyms: fallegur, fríður

Declension

Positive forms of fagur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fagur	fögur	fagurt
	accusative	fagran	fagra
	dative	fögrum	fagurri	fögru
	genitive	fagurs	fagurrar	fagurs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fagrir	fagrar	fögur
	accusative	fagra
	dative	fögrum
	genitive	fagurra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fagri	fagra	fagra
	acc/dat/gen	fagra	fögru
	plural (all-case)	fögru

Comparative forms of fagur (umlauted-comp)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	fegurri, fegri1	fegurri, fegri1	fegurra, fegra1
	plural (all-case)	fegurri, fegri1

¹Poetic.

Superlative forms of fagur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fegurstur	fegurst	fegurst
	accusative	fegurstan	fegursta
	dative	fegurstum	fegurstri	fegurstu
	genitive	fegursts	fegurstrar	fegursts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fegurstir	fegurstar	fegurst
	accusative	fegursta
	dative	fegurstum
	genitive	fegurstra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	fegursti	fegursta	fegursta
	acc/dat/gen	fegursta	fegurstu
	plural (all-case)	fegurstu

Derived terms

• fagurfræði
• fagurblár
• hverjum þykir sinn fugl fagur

Romanian

Noun

fagur m (plural faguri)

1. alternative form of fagure

Declension

Declension of fagur

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	fagur	fagurul		faguri	fagurii
genitive-dative	fagur	fagurului		faguri	fagurilor
vocative	fagurule			fagurilor