fjør
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse (í) fjorð.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjøːɹ/
Noun
fjør n
- only used in the adverbial phrase í fjør – yesteryear, last year
Derived terms
- (í) fjørvár (“last spring”)
- (í) fjørsummar (“last summer”)
- (í) fjørheyst (“last fall, last autumn”)
- (í) fjørvetur (“last winter”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- fjær
Etymology
From Old Norse fjǫðr (sense 1), and German Feder (sense 2)
Noun
fjør m or f (definite singular fjøren or fjøra, indefinite plural fjør or fjører, definite plural fjørene)
- a feather
- (technical) a spring
Derived terms
- fjørdrakt
References
- “fjør” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”). The meaning "spring" stems from German Feder. Akin to English feather.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjøːr/
Noun
fjør f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører, definite plural fjørene)
- feather
- spring (device made of flexible material)
Derived terms
- fjørball
- fjørdrakt
References
- “fjør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.