máttur

See also: mattur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse máttr, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, from *maganą + *-þiz, or from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis < *megʰ-.

Noun

máttur m (genitive singular máttar, plural máttir)

1. power, strength

Declension

m12	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	máttur	mátturin	máttir	máttirnir
Accusative	mátt	máttin	máttir	máttirnar
Dative	mátti	máttinum	máttum	máttunum
Genitive	máttar	máttarins	mátta	máttanna

Synonyms

• styrki, megi, kraft, alv

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse máttr, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, from *maganą + *-þiz, or from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis < *magʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmauhtʏr]

  Rhymes: -auhtʏr

Noun

máttur m (genitive singular máttar, nominative plural mættir)

1. power, strength

Derived terms

• máttlaus

Related terms

• máttugur
• almáttugur