gulur

Alawa

Noun

gulur

1. eye

References

• Capell, Arthur. 1941–1942, 1942–1943. Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia Oceania 12: 364–392, 13: 24–51.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlʊɹ/

Adjective

gulur (comparative gulari, superlative gulastur)

1. yellow

Declension

Declension of gulur (a1)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulur	gul	gult
accusative	gulan	gula	gult
dative	gulum	gulari	gulum
genitive	guls	gular	guls
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulir	gular	gul
accusative	gular	gular	gul
dative	gulum	gulum	gulum
genitive	gula	gula	gula

Derived terms

• brandgulur (“orange”)
• gularót f (“carrot”)
• gulaskón
• gulgrønur (“yellow-green”)
• gullittur
• ljósagulur (“light yellow, bright yellow, pale yellow”)
• myrkagulur (“dark yellow”)
• reyðgulur

Related terms

• bláur (“blue”)
• brúnur (“brown”)
• gráur (“grey”)
• grønur (“green”)
• gyltur
• hvítur (“white”)
• litur m (“colour”)
• reyður (“red”)
• silvurbláur
• silvurgráur
• silvurlittur
• svartur (“black”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʏːlʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏːlʏr

Adjective

gulur (comparative gulari, superlative gulastur)

1. yellow

Declension

Positive forms of gulur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gulur	gul	gult
	accusative	gulan	gula
	dative	gulum	gulri	gulu
	genitive	guls	gulrar	guls
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gulir	gular	gul
	accusative	gula
	dative	gulum
	genitive	gulra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	guli	gula	gula
	acc/dat/gen	gula	gulu
	plural (all-case)	gulu

Comparative forms of gulur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	gulari	gulari	gulara
	plural (all-case)	gulari

Superlative forms of gulur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gulastur	gulust	gulast
	accusative	gulastan	gulasta
	dative	gulustum	gulastri	gulustu
	genitive	gulasts	gulastrar	gulasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gulastir	gulastar	gulust
	accusative	gulasta
	dative	gulustum
	genitive	gulastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	gulasti	gulasta	gulasta
	acc/dat/gen	gulasta	gulustu
	plural (all-case)	gulustu

See also

Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)

hvítur; mjallhvítur	grár	svartur
rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður	appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður	gulur; rjómagulur
gulgrænn, mosagrænn	grænn
blágrænn; grænblár	heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár	blár
fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár	blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur	bleikur