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

m-s1	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”)