brattur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse brattr, brantr. Cognate with Icelandic brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
Adjective
brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)
- steep
Declension
| brattur a23 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | brattur | bratt/ brøtt | bratt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | brattan | bratta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | brattum/ brøttum | brattari | brattum/ brøttum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (brats) | (brattar) | (brats) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | brattir | brattar | bratt/ brøtt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | brattar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | brattum/ brøttum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (bratta) | ||
Antonyms
- slættur
Related terms
- fjall
- tindur
- berg
- brekka
See also
- langur
- breiður
- víður
- høgur
- stórur
- tjúkkur
- turrur
- vátur
- lýggjur
- kaldur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse brattr, brantr. Cognate with Faroese brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
Adjective
brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)
- steep syn.
- straight, upright syn.
- vigorous, lively syn.
Declension
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattur | brött | bratt |
| accusative | brattan | bratta | bratt |
| dative | bröttum | brattri | bröttu |
| genitive | bratts | brattrar | bratts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattir | brattar | brött |
| accusative | bratta | brattar | brött |
| dative | bröttum | bröttum | bröttum |
| genitive | brattra | brattra | brattra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bratti | bratta | bratta |
| accusative | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| dative | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| genitive | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| accusative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| dative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| genitive | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| accusative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| dative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| genitive | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| accusative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| dative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| genitive | brattari | brattari | brattari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattastur | bröttust | brattast |
| accusative | brattastan | brattasta | brattast |
| dative | bröttustum | brattastri | bröttustu |
| genitive | brattasts | brattastrar | brattasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattastir | brattastar | bröttust |
| accusative | brattasta | brattastar | bröttust |
| dative | bröttustum | bröttustum | bröttustum |
| genitive | brattastra | brattastra | brattastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattasti | brattasta | brattasta |
| accusative | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| dative | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| genitive | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| accusative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| dative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| genitive | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
Synonyms
- (steep def.): hallur
- (upright def.): fattur
- (lively def.): hress
Derived terms
- bera bratt hala sinn, bera ekki bratt hala sinn (to hold one's head up high)
- bera ekki bratt hala sinn
- snarbrattur (precipitous, very steep)
Related terms
- bratti (steepness)
- brattlendi (steep ground)