falur

falur

See also: Falur

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin fallāre, from fallēre, present active infinitive of fallō. Compare Italian fallare.

Verb

falur

1. to fail

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːlʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːlʏr

  Homophone: Falur

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *falhaz.

Noun

falur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)

1. a socket at the back of a spearhead, into which the shaft is placed
2. the part of a knife’s blade that extends into the handle
3. (poetic) spear
4. lamp holder

Declension

declension of falur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	falur	falurinn	falir	falirnir
accusative	fal	falinn	fali	falina
dative	fal	falnum	fölum	fölunum
genitive	fals	falsins	fala	falanna

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish fald, from Proto-Germanic *fallą.

Noun

falur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)

1. (nautical) halyard

Declension

declension of falur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	falur	falurinn	falir	falirnir
accusative	fal	falinn	fali	falina
dative	fal	falnum	fölum	fölunum
genitive	fals	falsins	fala	falanna

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *falaz. Compare Lithuanian pelnas, Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ (plěnŭ).

Adjective

falur (comparative falari, superlative falastur)

1. for sale, able to be bought

   Hvað kostar sjónvarpið þitt? - Það er ekki falt!

   How much for your television? - It's not for sale!

   Mér er hann falur.

   I want to sell it.

   Og var allt falt fyrir peninga í Róm.

   And everything could be bought for money in Rome.

   Allir embættismenn ríkisins eru grimmir og falir fyrir fé.y.

   Á fimmtudaginn gjörði hann sína vöru fala.

   He did put his commodity on sale on Thursday.

2. (of a person) susceptible to bribery; bribable

   Allir embættismenn ríkisins eru grimmir og falir fyrir fé.

   All government officials are of cruel heart and can be bought for money.

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falur	föl	falt
accusative	falan	fala	falt
dative	fölum	falri	fölu
genitive	fals	falrar	fals
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falir	falar	föl
accusative	fala	falar	föl
dative	fölum	fölum	fölum
genitive	falra	falra	falra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fali	fala	fala
accusative	fala	fölu	fala
dative	fala	fölu	fala
genitive	fala	fölu	fala
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fölu	fölu	fölu
accusative	fölu	fölu	fölu
dative	fölu	fölu	fölu
genitive	fölu	fölu	fölu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falari	falari	falara
accusative	falari	falari	falara
dative	falari	falari	falara
genitive	falari	falari	falara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falari	falari	falari
accusative	falari	falari	falari
dative	falari	falari	falari
genitive	falari	falari	falari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falastur	fölust	falast
accusative	falastan	falasta	falast
dative	fölustum	falastri	fölustu
genitive	falasts	falastrar	falasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falastir	falastar	fölust
accusative	falasta	falastar	fölust
dative	fölustum	fölustum	fölustum
genitive	falastra	falastra	falastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falasti	falasta	falasta
accusative	falasta	fölustu	falasta
dative	falasta	fölustu	falasta
genitive	falasta	fölustu	falasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fölustu	fölustu	fölustu
accusative	fölustu	fölustu	fölustu
dative	fölustu	fölustu	fölustu
genitive	fölustu	fölustu	fölustu

Synonyms

• (for sale): útbær, útþægur

Derived terms

• falbjóða

See also

• fala

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.