reyr

See also: Reyr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse reyrr (“reed”), cognates with the Danish rør, Norwegian Nynorsk røyr, Norwegian Bokmål rør and Swedish rör.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reiːr/
• Rhymes: -eiːr

Noun

reyr m (genitive singular reyrs, nominative plural reyrar)

1. cane, reed

Declension

Declension of reyr (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reyr	reyrinn	reyrar	reyrarnir
accusative	reyr	reyrinn	reyra	reyrana
dative	reyr	reyrnum	reyrum	reyrunum
genitive	reyrs	reyrsins	reyra	reyranna

Derived terms

• ilmreyr (“sweet vernal grass”)
• sykurreyr (“sugar cane”)