armur
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɹmʊɹ]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos.
Noun
armur m (genitive singular arms, plural armar)
- arm
Declension
| m8 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | armur | armurin | armar | armarnir |
| Accusative | arm | armin | armar | armarnar |
| Dative | armi | arminum | ørmum | ørmunum |
| Genitive | arms | armsins | arma | armanna |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”)
Adjective
armur (comparative armari, superlative armastur)
- poor (having little money)
- poor (to be pitied)
Declension
| armur a9 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | armur | ørm | armt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | arman | arma | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | ørmum | armari | ørmum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (arms) | (armar/ armrar) | (arms) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | armir | armar | ørm |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | armar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | ørmum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (arma armra) | ||
| Weak adjectival inflection of armur | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | armi | arma | arma |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | arma | ørmu | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | |||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | |||
| Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | ørmu | ||
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | |||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | |||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | |||
Synonyms
- (having little money): fátækur
Antonyms
- (having little money): ríkur
See also
- favnur
- bringa
- fótur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈarmʏr/
- Rhymes: -armʏr
Noun
armur m (genitive singular arms, nominative plural armar)
- arm
Declension
declension of armur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | armur | armurinn | armar | armarnir |
| accusative | arm | arminn | arma | armana |
| dative | armi | arminum | örmum | örmunum |
| genitive | arms | armsins | arma | armanna |
Synonyms
- handleggur
Derived terms
- armband (“bracelet”)
- armbandsúr (“wristwatch”)
Middle English
Noun
armur
- Alternative form of armure