hurð

See also: Hurd

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hurð, from Proto-Germanic *hurdiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːɹ/
• Rhymes: -uːɹ

Noun

hurð f (genitive singular hurðar, plural hurðar)

1. door

Declension

f6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hurð	hurðin	hurðar	hurðarnar
accusative	hurð	hurðina	hurðar	hurðarnar
dative	hurð	hurðini	hurðum	hurðunum
genitive	hurðar	hurðarinnar	hurða	hurðanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hurð, from Proto-Germanic *hurdiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʏrð/

  Rhymes: -ʏrð

Noun

hurð f (genitive singular hurðar, nominative plural hurðir)

1. door (rigid movable pane designed to open and close a doorway)

   loka hurðinni! ― Close the door!

Declension

Declension of hurð (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hurð	hurðin	hurðir	hurðirnar
accusative	hurð	hurðina	hurðir	hurðirnar
dative	hurð	hurðinni	hurðum	hurðunum
genitive	hurðar	hurðarinnar	hurða	hurðanna

See also

• dyr f pl (“doorway”)

Further reading

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “hurð”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• “hurð” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “hurð”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024
• “hurð”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hurdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *kreh₂-. Cognate to English hurdle.

Noun

hurð f (genitive hurðar, dative hurðu, plural hurðir)

1. door

   Hǫgna hurðir

   the doors of Hǫgni [SHIELDS]

Declension

Declension of hurð (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hurð	hurðin	hurðir	hurðirnar
accusative	hurð	hurðina	hurðir	hurðirnar
dative	hurðu	hurðunni	hurðum	hurðunum
genitive	hurðar	hurðarinnar	hurða	hurðanna