fjórir
Icelandic
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Cardinal : fjórir Ordinal : fjórði | ||
Etymology
From Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr.[1] Cognates include Faroese fýra and Danish fire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfjouːrɪr/
Numeral
fjórir (feminine fjórar, neuter fjögur)
- four
- Þar sátu fjórir menn. ― Four men were sitting there.
- Hún er fjögurra. ― She is four years old.
Usage notes
- When counting out loud, the contraction fjór is frequently used.
- Einn, tveir, þrír, fjór. ― One, two, three, four.
Declension
declension of fjórir
plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | fjórir | fjórar | fjögur |
accusative | fjóra | fjórar | fjögur |
dative | fjórum | fjórum | fjórum |
genitive | fjögurra, fjögra | fjögurra, fjögra | fjögurra, fjögra |
The genitive fjögra is common in speech, but fjögurra is preferred in writing.A recent alternative genitive form, fjagra, is very widespread in spoken language, but is only occasionally used in writing.
Derived terms
- fjarki
- klukkan fjögur
- undir fjögur augu
- á fjórum fótum
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 181. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Old Norse
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Cardinal: fjórir Ordinal: fjórði |
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. The elder form with -ð- is still visible in the name of Fjaðryndaland (Old Swedish Fiæþrundaland). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Numeral
fjórir
- (cardinal number) four
- fjögurra vegna — to the four cardinal points
Declension
Declension of fjórir
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | fjórir | fjórar | fjǫgur |
accusative | fjóra | fjórar | fjǫgur |
dative | fjórum, fjǫgurum | fjórum, fjǫgurum | fjórum, fjǫgurum |
genitive | fjǫgurra | fjǫgurra | fjǫgurra |
Descendants
- Icelandic: fjórir
- Faroese: fýra
- Norn: fyre
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fire, fjore (archaic, Høgnorsk)
- Norwegian Bokmål: fire
- Elfdalian: fyra
- Old Swedish: fiūrir, fiūri, fȳrir, fȳri
- Swedish: fyra
- Old Danish: fiuræ, fyræ, firæ
- Danish: fire
References
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press