dyr
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old East Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.
Cognate with Swedish djur, English deer, German Tier, Dutch dier.
Noun edit
dyr n (singular definite dyret, plural indefinite dyr)
- animal, beast (as opposed to human beings, or of human beings acting brutally)
- (zoology) animal (a member of Animalia)
- (hunting) deer (a mammal of the family Cervidae)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “dyr,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, cognate with Swedish dyr, English dear, German teuer, Dutch duur.
Adjective edit
dyr (neuter dyrt, plural and definite singular attributive dyre)
Inflection edit
Inflection of dyr | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | dyr | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | dyrt | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Plural | dyre | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Definite attributive1 | dyre | dyrere | dyreste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
References edit
- “dyr,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
dyr
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dyr f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural dura)
Declension edit
Declension of dyr (plural only) | ||
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f28 | plural | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dyr | dyrnar |
accusative | dyr | dyrnar |
dative | durum | durunum |
genitive | dura | duranna |
See also edit
- hurð (wing of the door)
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dyr f pl (plurale tantum)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old West Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm., from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. Cognate with Swedish djur, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius), German Tier, Dutch dier, and English deer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra or dyrene)
- an animal
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse dýrr. Cognate with Swedish dyr, German teuer, Dutch duur and dier, and English dear.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrere, indefinite superlative dyrest, definite superlative dyreste)
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
References edit
- “dyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old West Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun edit
dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra)
- an animal
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrare, indefinite superlative dyrast, definite superlative dyraste)
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
References edit
- “dyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Adjective edit
dȳr
Declension edit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | dȳr | dȳr | dȳrt |
accusative | dȳran | dȳra | dȳrt |
dative | dȳrum dȳrom |
dȳrri dȳrre |
dȳru dȳro |
genitive | dȳrs | dȳrrar | dȳrs |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dȳrir dȳrer |
dȳrar | dȳr |
accusative | dȳra | dȳrar | dȳr |
dative | dȳrum dȳrom |
dȳrum dȳrom |
dȳrum dȳrom |
genitive | dȳrra dȳra |
dȳrra dȳra |
dȳrra dȳra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | dȳri dȳre |
dȳra | dȳra |
accusative | dȳra | dȳru dȳro |
dȳra |
dative | dȳra | dȳru dȳro |
dȳra |
genitive | dȳra | dȳru dȳro |
dȳra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
accusative | dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
dative | dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
genitive | dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
Descendants edit
- Swedish: dyr
References edit
- dyr in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish dȳr, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dyr (comparative dyrare, superlative dyrast)
Declension edit
Inflection of dyr | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dyr | dyrare | dyrast |
Neuter singular | dyrt | dyrare | dyrast |
Plural | dyra | dyrare | dyrast |
Masculine plural3 | dyre | dyrare | dyrast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | dyre | dyrare | dyraste |
All | dyra | dyrare | dyraste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- dyr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dyr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dyr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- dyr in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- dyr in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
Anagrams edit
Vilamovian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German der, from Old High German der, ther, replacing the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa, by analogy with the adjective inflection.
Article edit
dyr (definite)
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /dɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /dɪr/
Verb edit
dyr
- Soft mutation of tyr.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tyr | dyr | nhyr | thyr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |