stuttur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stuttr, from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz.

Adjective

stuttur (comparative styttri, superlative stytstur)

1. short

Declension

Declension of stuttur (a39)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stuttur	stutt	stutt
Accusative	stuttan	stutta	stutt
Dative	stuttum	stuttari	stuttum
Genitive	stuts	stuttar	stuts
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stuttir	stuttar	stutt
Accusative	stuttar	stuttar	stutt
Dative	stuttum	stuttum	stuttum
Genitive	stutta	stutta	stutta

Antonyms

• langur
• síður

See also

• breiður
• víður
• djúpur
• høgur
• smáur
• stórur
• tjúkkur
• tunnur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stuttr, from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstʏhtʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏhtʏr

Adjective

stuttur (comparative styttri, superlative stystur)

1. short

   Hárið mitt er stutt.

   My hair is short.

   Hann kom við í morgun og spjallaði við mig stutta stund.

   He came by this morning and chatted with me for a short while.

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stuttur	stutt	stutt
accusative	stuttan	stutta	stutt
dative	stuttum	stuttri	stuttu
genitive	stutts	stuttrar	stutts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stuttir	stuttar	stutt
accusative	stutta	stuttar	stutt
dative	stuttum	stuttum	stuttum
genitive	stuttra	stuttra	stuttra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stutti	stutta	stutta
accusative	stutta	stuttu	stutta
dative	stutta	stuttu	stutta
genitive	stutta	stuttu	stutta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stuttu	stuttu	stuttu
accusative	stuttu	stuttu	stuttu
dative	stuttu	stuttu	stuttu
genitive	stuttu	stuttu	stuttu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	styttri	styttri	styttra
accusative	styttri	styttri	styttra
dative	styttri	styttri	styttra
genitive	styttri	styttri	styttra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	styttri	styttri	styttri
accusative	styttri	styttri	styttri
dative	styttri	styttri	styttri
genitive	styttri	styttri	styttri

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stystur	styst	styst
accusative	stystan	stysta	styst
dative	stystum	stystri	stystu
genitive	stysts	stystrar	stysts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stystir	stystar	styst
accusative	stysta	stystar	styst
dative	stystum	stystum	stystum
genitive	stystra	stystra	stystra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stysti	stysta	stysta
accusative	stysta	stystu	stysta
dative	stysta	stystu	stysta
genitive	stysta	stystu	stysta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stystu	stystu	stystu
accusative	stystu	stystu	stystu
dative	stystu	stystu	stystu
genitive	stystu	stystu	stystu

Derived terms

• gera höfðinu styttri, höfðinu styttri (to cut of someone's head, to make them shorter by the height of their head)
• snípstuttur
• stuttur í spuna (curt, brusque)
• stutt og laggott (succinct, to the point)
• í stuttu máli (in brief, stated briefly)
• fyrir stuttu (a short while ago)
• vera stutt í (of something; to happen soon)
• stuttermabolur
• stytta