dimmur

dimmur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dimmr.

Adjective

dimmur (comparative dimmari, superlative dimmastur)

1. dark

Declension

dimmur a20
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	dimmur	dimm	dimt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	dimman	dimma
Dative (hvørjumfall)	dimmum	dimmari	dimmum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(dims)	(dimmar/ dimrar)	(dims)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	dimmir	dimmar	dimm
Accusative (hvønnfall)	dimmar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	dimmum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(dimma dimra)

Synonyms

• myrkur
• døkkur

Derived terms

• dimmreyður (“dark red”)
• dimmgrønur (“dark green”)
• dimmbláur (“dark blue”)
• dimmgráur (“dark grey”)
• dimmmorreyður (“dark reddish-brown”)

Related terms

• dimma (“to get dark, darken”)
• dimmi (“darkness”)

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dimmr (compare Old English dimm, English dim).

Adjective

dimmur (comparative dimmari, superlative dimmastur)

1. dark ^syn.

   Herbergið mitt er dimmt.

   My room is dark.

2. (of sound or a voice) deep, low in pitch

   Pabbi hefur svakalega dimma rödd.

   Dad has a really deep voice.

3. (grammar) grave

Synonyms

• (dark ^def.): myrkur

Related terms

• dimma f (“darkness”)
• dimma (“to get dark, grow dark”)