undur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse undr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wen- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊntʊɹ/

Noun

undur n (genitive singular undurs, plural undur)

1. wonder

Declension

Declension of undur
n13	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	undur	undrið	undur	undrini
accusative	undur	undrið	undur	undrini
dative	undri	undrinum	undrum	undrunum
genitive	undurs	undursins	undra	undranna

Synonyms

• undurverk, undurgerð, undurgerningur, kraftagerð, kraftaverk, mirakul

Derived terms

• ei undur í - no wonder

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse undr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wen- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏntʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏntʏr

Noun

undur n (genitive singular undurs, nominative plural undur)

1. a wonder, miracle
   • (in combination) very, extremely, wondrously

     Fiðrildið var undurfallegt.

     The butterfly was extremely beautiful.

Declension

declension of undur

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	undur	undrið	undur	undrin
accusative	undur	undrið	undur	undrin
dative	undri	undrinu	undrum	undrunum
genitive	undurs	undursins	undra	undranna

See also

• undra
• undrabarn
• undralæknir
• undrandi
• undrast
• undraverður
• undrun
• gera sig að undri
• vera að undri
• undurfagur
• undurfurða
• undursamlegur
• undurþýður