vír

See also: vir, Vir, VIR, and -vir-

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *virъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈviːr]
• Rhymes: -iːr
• Homophone: výr

Noun

vír m

1. whirlpool

Related terms

• vířit
• vířivka f

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”) from Proto-Indo-European *weyro- (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).

Noun

vír m (genitive singular vírs, nominative plural vírar)

1. wire

Declension

declension of vír

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vír	vírinn	vírar	vírarnir
accusative	vír	vírinn	víra	vírana
dative	vír	vírnum	vírum	vírunum
genitive	vírs	vírsins	víra	víranna

Derived terms

• heftivír