niður
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Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Danish and Swedish ned, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.
Adverb[edit]
niður (not comparable)
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Danish and Swedish ned, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.
Adverb[edit]
niður (not comparable)
- down, downwards
- Hlauptu upp og niður stigann hundrað sinnum!
- Run up and down the stair a hundred times!
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
niður m (genitive singular niðar, no plural)
Declension[edit]
declension of niður
Synonyms[edit]
- (murmuring): kliður
Categories:
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese adverbs
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːðʏr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːðʏr/2 syllables
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic adverbs
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns