sannur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.

Adjective

sannur (comparative sannari, superlative sannastur)

1. true (factually correct)
2. real

Declension

sannur a12
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	sannur	sonn	satt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	sannan	sanna
Dative (hvørjumfall)	sonnum	sannari	sonnum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(sans)	(sannar)	(sans)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	sannir	sannar	sonn
Accusative (hvønnfall)	sannar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	sonnum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(sanna)

Weak adjectival inflection of sannur
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	sanni	sanna	sanna
Accusative (hvønnfall)	sanna	sonnu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	sonnu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Related terms

• sannleiki

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsanːʏr/

  Rhymes: -anːʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.

Adjective

sannur (comparative sannari, superlative sannastur)

1. true, not a lie, authentic

   Hún er að segja satt.

   She's telling the truth.

   Sönn íslensk sakamál.

   Real Icelandic criminal cases.

2. real, genuine, true

   Þú ert sannur vinur.

   You are a true friend.

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• segja satt (to tell the truth)
• hafa fyrir satt (to believe to be true)
• að sönnu
• sanna
• sannleikur
• sannur að sök (guilty as charge)

Etymology 2

Noun

sannur m (genitive singular sanns, no plural)

1. Used in set phrases

Derived terms

• fjarri sanni (far from the truth)
• nærri sanni (close to the truth)
• færa heim sanninn um (give proof of something)
• mega með sanni segja (able to be truly told)
• vita með sanni (to know for certain)