gnýr
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kniːr]
- Rhymes: -iːr
Etymology 1
Related to gnýja (“to rage, to roar”).
Noun
gnýr m (genitive singular gnýs, nominative plural gnýir)
- boom
- Synonyms: duna, druna, dynur, glymur
Declension
declension of gnýr
| m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gnýr | gnýrinn | gnýir | gnýirnir |
| accusative | gný | gnýinn | gnýi | gnýina |
| dative | gný | gnýnum | gnýjum | gnýjunum |
| genitive | gnýs | gnýsins | gnýja | gnýjanna |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Danish gnu, from German Gnu.
Noun
gnýr m (genitive singular gnýs, nominative plural gnýir)
- gnu, wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
Declension
declension of gnýr
| m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gnýr | gnýrinn | gnýir | gnýirnir |
| accusative | gný | gnýinn | gnýi | gnýina |
| dative | gný | gnýnum | gnýjum | gnýjunum |
| genitive | gnýs | gnýsins | gnýja | gnýjanna |