fjórir
Icelandic edit
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Cardinal : fjórir Ordinal : fjórði | ||
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr.[1] Cognates include Faroese fýra and Danish fire.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
fjórir (feminine fjórar, neuter fjögur)
- four
- Þar sátu fjórir menn. ― Four men were sitting there.
- Hún er fjögurra. ― She is four years old.
Usage notes edit
- When counting out loud, the contraction fjór is frequently used.
- Einn, tveir, þrír, fjór. ― One, two, three, four.
Declension edit
declension of fjórir
The genitive fjögra is common in speech, but fjögurra is preferred in writing. A recent alternative genitive form, fjagra, is very widespread in spoken language, but is only occasionally used in writing.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 181. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Old Norse edit
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Cardinal: fjórir Ordinal: fjórði Multiplier: ferfaldr, fjórfaldr Distributive: fern |
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. The elder form with -ð- is still visible in the name of Fjaðryndaland (Old Swedish Fiæþrundaland). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. What elder form with -ð-?
Numeral edit
fjórir
- (cardinal number) four
- fjögurra vegna — to the four cardinal points
Declension edit
Declension of fjórir
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: fjórir
- Faroese: fýra
- Norn: fyre
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fjore (archaic, Høgnorsk)
- Elfdalian: fyra
- Old Swedish: fiūrir, fiūri, fȳrir, fȳri
- Swedish: fyra
- Old Danish: fiūræ, fiūghræ, fȳræ, firæ
References edit
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press