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

Declension of sannur (a12)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannur	sonn	satt
accusative	sannan	sanna	satt
dative	sonnum	sannari	sonnum
genitive	sans	sannar	sans
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sannir	sannar	sonn
accusative	sannar	sannar	sonn
dative	sonnum	sonnum	sonnum
genitive	sanna	sanna	sanna

Weak adjectival inflection of sannur

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sanni	sanna	sanna
accusative	sanna	sonnu
dative
genitive
plural	all genders
all cases	sonnu

Related terms

• sannleiki

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.

Declension

Positive forms of sannur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sannur	sönn	satt
	accusative	sannan	sanna
	dative	sönnum	sannri	sönnu
	genitive	sanns	sannrar	sanns
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sannir	sannar	sönn
	accusative	sanna
	dative	sönnum
	genitive	sannra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sanni	sanna	sanna
	acc/dat/gen	sanna	sönnu
	plural (all-case)	sönnu

Comparative forms of sannur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	sannari	sannari	sannara
	plural (all-case)	sannari

Superlative forms of sannur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sannastur	sönnust	sannast
	accusative	sannastan	sannasta
	dative	sönnustum	sannastri	sönnustu
	genitive	sannasts	sannastrar	sannasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sannastir	sannastar	sönnust
	accusative	sannasta
	dative	sönnustum
	genitive	sannastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	sannasti	sannasta	sannasta
	acc/dat/gen	sannasta	sönnustu
	plural (all-case)	sönnustu

Derived terms

• að sönnu
• hafa fyrir satt (“to believe to be true”)
• njósn sönn (“intel, "true rumor"”)
• sanna
• sannleikur
• sannur að sök (“guilty as charge”)
• segja satt (“to tell the truth”)

Etymology 2

Noun

sannur m (genitive singular sanns, no plural)

1. truth; mainly used in set phrases

   Synonyms: sannleikur, sannleiki

Declension

Declension of sannur (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	sannur	sannurinn
accusative	sann	sanninn
dative	sanni	sanninum
genitive	sanns	sannsins

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”)