siður
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See also: síður
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse siðr (“a custom, a habit; conduct, morality, religion”), from Proto-Germanic *siduz, from Proto-Indo-European *swe-dh-.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
[edit]siður m (genitive singular siðar, plural siðir)
Declension
[edit]m12 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | siður | siðurin | siðir | siðirnir |
accusative | sið | siðin | siðir | siðirnar |
dative | siði | siðinum | siðum | siðunum |
genitive | siðar | siðarins | siða | siðanna |
Derived terms
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse siðr (“a custom, a habit; conduct, morality, religion”), from Proto-Germanic *siduz, from Proto-Indo-European *swe-dh-. Cognate to Old English sidu (“a custom; a manner; a rite; purity”), Old High German situ (“a custom, a habit”) (whence the German Sitte), Faroese siður (“a tradition, a custom”), Swedish sed, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 (sidus), Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos), from a Proto-Indo-European stem *swe-dh-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]siður m (genitive singular siðar or (in certain expressions) siðs, nominative plural siðir)
- custom, habit
- Synonym: venja
- religion
- Synonym: trúarbrögð
Usage notes
[edit]- The genitive form siðs is used in set phrases, siðar should otherwise be used.
- The ancient plural accusative form siðu (“customs”) is sometimes used.
Declension
[edit]Declension of siður (masculine)
Derived terms
[edit]- vera til siðs, til siðs (“to be customary”)
- hafa til siðs
- í fornum sið (“in heathen times”)
- siðfesta
- sinn er siður í landi hverju (“when in Rome do as the Romans do”)
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Rhymes:Faroese/iː
- Rhymes:Faroese/iː/1 syllable
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːðʏr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːðʏr/2 syllables
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns