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

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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

    strong declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannur	sönn	satt
accusative	sannan	sanna	satt
dative	sönnum	sannri	sönnu
genitive	sanns	sannrar	sanns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannir	sannar	sönn
accusative	sanna	sannar	sönn
dative	sönnum	sönnum	sönnum
genitive	sannra	sannra	sannra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sanni	sanna	sanna
accusative	sanna	sönnu	sanna
dative	sanna	sönnu	sanna
genitive	sanna	sönnu	sanna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sönnu	sönnu	sönnu
accusative	sönnu	sönnu	sönnu
dative	sönnu	sönnu	sönnu
genitive	sönnu	sönnu	sönnu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannari	sannari	sannara
accusative	sannari	sannari	sannara
dative	sannari	sannari	sannara
genitive	sannari	sannari	sannara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannari	sannari	sannari
accusative	sannari	sannari	sannari
dative	sannari	sannari	sannari
genitive	sannari	sannari	sannari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannastur	sannöst	sannast
accusative	sannastan	sannasta	sannast
dative	sannöstum	sannastri	sannöstu
genitive	sannasts	sannastrar	sannasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannastir	sannastar	sannöst
accusative	sannasta	sannastar	sannöst
dative	sannöstum	sannöstum	sannöstum
genitive	sannastra	sannastra	sannastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannasti	sannasta	sannasta
accusative	sannasta	sannöstu	sannasta
dative	sannasta	sannöstu	sannasta
genitive	sannasta	sannöstu	sannasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannöstu	sannöstu	sannöstu
accusative	sannöstu	sannöstu	sannöstu
dative	sannöstu	sannöstu	sannöstu
genitive	sannöstu	sannöstu	sannöstu

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)