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vetur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vetr (winter, year), from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vetur m (genitive singular vetrar, plural vetrar)

  1. winter

Declension

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Declension of vetur (m23)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vetur veturin vetrar vetrarnir
accusative vetur veturin vetrar vetrarnar
dative vetri vetrinum vetrum vetrunum
genitive vetrar vetrarins vetra vetranna
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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vetr (winter, year), from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vetur m (genitive singular vetrar or (proscribed) vetur, nominative plural vetur or (proscribed) vetrar) or
(regional) vetur n (genitive singular (regional) veturs, nominative plural (regional) vetur) or
(proscribed) vetur f pl (plural only, genitive plural (proscribed) vetra)

  1. winter, wintertime
    Veturinn er loksins kominn!
    Winter has finally arrived!
    Vetur er í nánd
    Winter is close.
  2. year (counting age)
    Barnið er fimm vetra gamalt.
    The child is five years old.

Usage notes

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  • The potential inflection of vetur varies widely:
    • Regionally, the neuter is used. Compare the neuter sumrin.
    • There are multiple proscribed forms of the masculine inflection, including a null-ending genitive singular and nominative/accusative plural forms ending in -a(r); forms with stem contraction in the definite are also proscribed.
    • There is also a proscribed plural-only feminine declension, owing to the null-ending of the plural. This phenomenon also takes place among other similar masculines, especially with fótur, regionally with fjörður, with fingur, faðir, bróðir and to a lesser extent to nouns ending in -andi or -jandi.

Declension

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Declension of vetur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vetur veturinn vetur, vetrar1 veturnir, vetrarnir1
accusative vetur veturinn, vetrinn1 vetur, vetra1 veturna, vetrana1
dative vetri vetrinum vetrum vetrunum
genitive vetrar, vetur1 vetrarins, vetrins1, veturins1 vetra vetranna

1Proscribed.

Declension of vetur (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vetur1 vetrið1 vetur1 vetrin1
accusative vetur1 vetrið1 vetur1 vetrin1
dative vetri1 vetrinu1 vetrum1 vetrunum1
genitive veturs1 vetursins1 vetra1 vetranna1

1Regional.

Declension of vetur (pl-only feminine)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative vetur1 veturnar1
accusative vetur1 veturnar1
dative vetrum1 vetrunum1
genitive vetra1 vetranna1

1Proscribed.

Derived terms

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See also

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Seasons in Icelandic · árstíðir (layout · text) · category
vor (spring) sumar (summer) haust (autumn) vetur (winter)

References

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  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “vetur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “vetur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • vetur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)