mætur
See also: matur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētijaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛaːʰtʊɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːʰtʊɹ
- Homophone: matur
Adjective
mætur (comparative mætari, superlative mætastur)
- notable, valuable, mighty, excellent
- good, nice
Declension
| mætur a1 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | mætur | mæt | mætt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | mætan | mæta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | mætum | mætari | mætum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (mæts) | (mætar) | (mæts) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | mætir | mætar | mæt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | mætar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | mætum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (mæta) | ||
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētijaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaiːtʏr/
- Rhymes: -aiːtʏr
Adjective
mætur (comparative mætari, superlative mætastur)
- respected, distinguished
Declension
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mætur | mæt | mætt |
| accusative | mætan | mæta | mætt |
| dative | mætum | mætri | mætu |
| genitive | mæts | mætrar | mæts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætir | mætar | mæt |
| accusative | mæta | mætar | mæt |
| dative | mætum | mætum | mætum |
| genitive | mætra | mætra | mætra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mæti | mæta | mæta |
| accusative | mæta | mætu | mæta |
| dative | mæta | mætu | mæta |
| genitive | mæta | mætu | mæta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætu | mætu | mætu |
| accusative | mætu | mætu | mætu |
| dative | mætu | mætu | mætu |
| genitive | mætu | mætu | mætu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mætari | mætari | mætara |
| accusative | mætari | mætari | mætara |
| dative | mætari | mætari | mætara |
| genitive | mætari | mætari | mætara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætari | mætari | mætari |
| accusative | mætari | mætari | mætari |
| dative | mætari | mætari | mætari |
| genitive | mætari | mætari | mætari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mætastur | mætust | mætast |
| accusative | mætastan | mætasta | mætast |
| dative | mætustum | mætastri | mætustu |
| genitive | mætasts | mætastrar | mætasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætastir | mætastar | mætust |
| accusative | mætasta | mætastar | mætust |
| dative | mætustum | mætustum | mætustum |
| genitive | mætastra | mætastra | mætastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mætasti | mætasta | mætasta |
| accusative | mætasta | mætustu | mætasta |
| dative | mætasta | mætustu | mætasta |
| genitive | mætasta | mætustu | mætasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
| accusative | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
| dative | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
| genitive | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
Noun
mætur f pl (plurale tantum)
- Only used in set phrases.
Usage notes
- Mostly used in the accusative case in the term hafa mætur á.
Declension
declension of mætur
| f-w1 | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mætur | mæturnar |
| accusative | mætur | mæturnar |
| dative | mætum | mætunum |
| genitive | mæta | mætanna |
Derived terms
- hafa mætur á, hafa miklar mætur á (to prize somebody highly)