stór

See also: stor, stòr, štor, stór-, and Appendix:Variations of "stor"

Faroese

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔuːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔuːɹ

Adjective

stór

1. inflection of stórur:
   1. feminine nominative singular
   2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Declension

Declension of stór (a1)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stórur	stór	stórt
accusative	stóran	stóra	stórt
dative	stórum	stórari	stórum
genitive	stórs	stórar	stórs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stórir	stórar	stór
accusative	stórar	stórar	stór
dative	stórum	stórum	stórum
genitive	stóra	stóra	stóra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stouːr/
• Rhymes: -ouːr

Adjective

stór (comparative stærri, superlative stærstur)

1. big
2. great

Usage notes

Refers to stature and size.

Declension

Positive forms of stór (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stór	stór	stórt
	accusative	stóran	stóra
	dative	stórum	stórri	stóru
	genitive	stórs	stórrar	stórs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stórir	stórar	stór
	accusative	stóra
	dative	stórum
	genitive	stórra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stóri	stóra	stóra
	acc/dat/gen	stóra	stóru
	plural (all-case)	stóru

Comparative forms of stór (umlauted-comp)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	stærri	stærri	stærra
	plural (all-case)	stærri

Superlative forms of stór (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stærstur	stærst	stærst
	accusative	stærstan	stærsta
	dative	stærstum	stærstri	stærstu
	genitive	stærsts	stærstrar	stærsts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stærstir	stærstar	stærst
	accusative	stærsta
	dative	stærstum
	genitive	stærstra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stærsti	stærsta	stærsta
	acc/dat/gen	stærsta	stærstu
	plural (all-case)	stærstu

Derived terms

• stikla á stóru
• þegar stórt er spurt er oft fátt um svör

Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English store.

Noun

stór m (genitive singular stóir, nominative plural stórtha)

1. store
2. goods, provisions
3. wealth, value
4. affluence
5. term of endearment — compare the semantic development of English dear or German Schatz

Declension

Declension of stór (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative stór stórtha vocative a stóir a stórtha genitive stóir stórtha dative stór stórtha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an stór na stórtha genitive an stóir na stórtha dative leis an stór don stór leis na stórtha

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin historia (“story of a building”), from Latin historia (“narrative, illustration”). Cognate with English storey, story. Doublet of stair.

Noun

stór m (genitive singular stóir, nominative plural stórtha)

1. storey, story

Declension

Declension of stór (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative stór stórtha vocative a stóir a stórtha genitive stóir stórtha dative stór stórtha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an stór na stórtha genitive an stóir na stórtha dative leis an stór don stór leis na stórtha

Derived terms

• ilstórach (“multistorey”, adjective)

Old Norse

Adjective

stór

1. inflection of stórr:
   1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
   2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural