myrkur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz. Cognate to English murk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪɹ̥kʊr]

Noun

myrkur n (genitive singular myrkurs, uncountable)

1. darkness

Declension

n13-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	myrkur	myrkrið
accusative	myrkur	myrkrið
dative	myrkri	myrkrinum
genitive	myrkurs	myrkursins

Adjective

myrkur (comparative myrkari, superlative myrkastur)

1. dark

Declension

Declension of myrkur (a1)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	myrkur	myrk	myrkt
accusative	myrkan	myrka	myrkt
dative	myrkum	myrkari	myrkum
genitive	myrks	myrkar	myrks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	myrkir	myrkar	myrk
accusative	myrkar	myrkar	myrk
dative	myrkum	myrkum	myrkum
genitive	myrka	myrka	myrka

Synonyms

• døkkur
• dimmur

Antonyms

• ljósur

Derived terms

• myrkrið

Related terms

• myrkagulur, myrkareyður, myrkagrønur, myrkabláur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz. Cognate to English murk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪr̥kʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪr̥kʏr

Adjective

myrkur (comparative myrkari or (archaic/obsolete) myrkvari, superlative myrkastur or (archaic/obsolete) myrkvastur)

1. dark

   Synonyms: dimmur, dökkur

2. difficult to understand, obscure

   Synonym: torskilinn

3. gloomy

   Synonym: þungbúinn

Declension

Positive forms of myrkur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrkur	myrk	myrkt
	accusative	myrkan, myrkvan1	myrka, myrkva1
	dative	myrkum, myrkvum1	myrkri	myrku, myrkvu1
	genitive	myrks	myrkrar	myrks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrkir, myrkvir1	myrkar, myrkvar1	myrk
	accusative	myrka, myrkva1
	dative	myrkum, myrkvum1
	genitive	myrkra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrki, myrkvi1	myrka, myrkva1	myrka, myrkva1
	acc/dat/gen	myrka, myrkva1	myrku, myrkvu1
	plural (all-case)	myrku, myrkvu1

¹Archaic/obsolete.

Comparative forms of myrkur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	myrkari, myrkvari1	myrkari, myrkvari1	myrkara, myrkvara1
	plural (all-case)	myrkari, myrkvari1

¹Archaic/obsolete.

Superlative forms of myrkur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrkastur, myrkvastur1	myrkust, myrkvust1	myrkast, myrkvast1
	accusative	myrkastan, myrkvastan1	myrkasta, myrkvasta1
	dative	myrkustum, myrkvustum1	myrkastri, myrkvastri1	myrkustu, myrkvustu1
	genitive	myrkasts, myrkvasts1	myrkastrar, myrkvastrar1	myrkasts, myrkvasts1
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrkastir, myrkvastir1	myrkastar, myrkvastar1	myrkust, myrkvust1
	accusative	myrkasta, myrkvasta1
	dative	myrkustum, myrkvustum1
	genitive	myrkastra, myrkvastra1
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrkasti, myrkvasti1	myrkasta, myrkvasta1	myrkasta, myrkvasta1
	acc/dat/gen	myrkasta, myrkvasta1	myrkustu, myrkvustu1
	plural (all-case)	myrkustu, myrkvustu1

¹Archaic/obsolete.

Noun

myrkur n (genitive singular myrkurs, nominative plural myrkur)

1. darkness, the dark
   • Genesis 1 (Icelandic translation)

     Guð sagði: „Verði ljós!“ Og það varð ljós. Guð sá, að ljósið var gott, og Guð greindi ljósið frá myrkrinu. Og Guð kallaði ljósið dag, en myrkrið kallaði hann nótt. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn fyrsti dagur.

     And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Declension

Declension of myrkur (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	myrkur	myrkrið	myrkur	myrkrin
accusative	myrkur	myrkrið	myrkur	myrkrin
dative	myrkri	myrkrinu	myrkrum	myrkrunum
genitive	myrkurs	myrkursins	myrkra	myrkranna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “myrkur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “myrkur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “myrkur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)