æður
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Cognate to the form æðr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːʊɹ/
Noun
æður f (genitive singular æðar, plural æðrar)
- (Suðuroy) vein, vessel
Declension
| Declension of æður | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f18 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | æður | æðurin | æðrar | æðrarnar |
| accusative | æður | æðrina | æðrar | æðrarnar |
| dative | æður | æðrini | æðrum | æðrunum |
| genitive | æðar | æðarinnar | æðra | æðranna |
Synonyms
- æðr (rest of the country)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaiːðʏr/
- Rhymes: -aiːðʏr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse æðr, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ēdī, cognate with Sanskrit आति (āti, “aquatic bird”), or else from Proto-Germanic *awidō, cognate with Latin avis (“bird”).
Noun
æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)
- eider
Declension
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | æður | æðurin | æðar | æðarnar |
| accusative | æði | æðina | æðar | æðarnar |
| dative | æði | æðinni | æðum | æðunum |
| genitive | æðar | æðarinnar | æða | æðanna |
Note: Several other variations have existed: plural æðir; genitive singular æður, plural æður; full r-stem declension with genitive singular æðrar, plural æðrar. These are generally obsolete or nonstandard.
Synonyms
- æðarfugl
Etymology 2
From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Now replaced by the form æð.
Noun
æður f (genitive singular æðrar, nominative plural æðrar) or æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)
- (obsolete) vein
Etymology 3
From Old Norse œðr, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaz. Now mostly replaced by the variant væður.
Adjective
æður (not comparable)
- wadable
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | æður | æð | ætt |
| accusative | æðan | æða | ætt |
| dative | æðum | æðri | æðu |
| genitive | æðs | æðrar | æðs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | æðir | æðar | æð |
| accusative | æða | æðar | æð |
| dative | æðum | æðum | æðum |
| genitive | æðra | æðra | æðra |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | æði | æða | æða |
| accusative | æða | æðu | æða |
| dative | æða | æðu | æða |
| genitive | æða | æðu | æða |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | æðu | æðu | æðu |
| accusative | æðu | æðu | æðu |
| dative | æðu | æðu | æðu |
| genitive | æðu | æðu | æðu |
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.