litur
See also: lítur
Faroese
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːtʊɹ/
- Rhymes: -iːtʊɹ
Etymology 1
From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).
Noun
litur m (genitive singular litar, plural litir)
- colour
- (at sheep, etc.) coloured stain
- colour (stuff to paint with)
- political point of view
Declension
| m12 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | litur | liturin | litir | litirnir |
| Accusative | lit | litin | litir | litirnar |
| Dative | liti | litinum | litum | litunum |
| Genitive | litar | litarins | lita | litanna |
Related terms
- bláur (“blue”)
- grønur (“green”)
- gulur (“yellow”)
- hvítur (“white”)
- reyður (“red”)
- svartur (“black”)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Related to Latin libra.
Noun
litur m (genitive singular liturs, plural litrar)
- liter, litre
Declension
| m19 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | litur | liturin | litrar | litrarnir |
| Accusative | litur | liturin | litrar | litrarnar |
| Dative | litri | litrinum | litrum | litrunum |
| Genitive | liturs | litursins | litra | litranna |
Icelandic
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Etymology
From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪːtʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɪːtʏr
Noun
litur m (genitive singular litar, nominative plural litir)
- colour
- Þetta er fallegur litur.
- This is a pretty colour.
- a dye or paint to colour with
- a marker, crayon or colour pencil
- complexion, appearance
- (card games) suit
- (poker) flush
Declension
declension of litur
| m-s3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | litur | liturinn | litir | litirnir |
| accusative | lit | litinn | liti | litina |
| dative | lit | litnum | litum | litunum |
| genitive | litar | litarins | lita | litanna |
See also
| Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text) | ||||
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| hvítur | grár | svartur | ||
| rauður ; fagurrauður, djúprauður | appelsínugulur, gulrauður ; brúnn | gulur ; rjómagulur | ||
| gulgrænn | grænn | |||
| blágrænn ; blágrænn | heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár | blár | ||
| fjólublár ; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár | blárauður ; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur | bleikur | ||
Derived terms
- litríkur (“colourful”)
- litningur m (“chromosome”)