gulur

Alawa

Noun

gulur

1. eye

References

• Capell, Arthur. 1941–1942, 1942–1943. Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia Oceania 12: 364–392, 13: 24–51.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlʊɹ/

Adjective

gulur (comparative gulari, superlative gulastur)

1. yellow

Declension

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Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	gulur	gul	gult
Accusative (hvønnfall)	gulan	gula
Dative (hvørjumfall)	gulum	gulari	gulum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(guls)	(gular)	(guls)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	gulir	gular	gul
Accusative (hvønnfall)	gular
Dative (hvørjumfall)	gulum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(gula)

Derived terms

• brandgulur (“orange”)
• gularót f (“carrot”)
• gulaskón
• gulgrønur (“yellow-green”)
• gullittur
• ljósagulur (“light yellow, bright yellow, pale yellow”)
• myrkagulur (“dark yellow”)
• reyðgulur

 

Related terms

• bláur (“blue”)
• brúnur (“brown”)
• gráur (“grey”)
• grønur (“green”)
• gyltur
• hvítur (“white”)
• litur m (“colour”)
• reyður (“red”)
• silvurbláur
• silvurgráur
• silvurlittur
• svartur (“black”)

 

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic *gulaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʏːlʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏːlʏr

Adjective

gulur (comparative gulari, superlative gulastur)

1. yellow

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulur	gul	gult
accusative	gulan	gula	gult
dative	gulum	gulri	gulu
genitive	guls	gulrar	guls
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulir	gular	gul
accusative	gula	gular	gul
dative	gulum	gulum	gulum
genitive	gulra	gulra	gulra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	guli	gula	gula
accusative	gula	gulu	gula
dative	gula	gulu	gula
genitive	gula	gulu	gula
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulu	gulu	gulu
accusative	gulu	gulu	gulu
dative	gulu	gulu	gulu
genitive	gulu	gulu	gulu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulari	gulari	gulara
accusative	gulari	gulari	gulara
dative	gulari	gulari	gulara
genitive	gulari	gulari	gulara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulari	gulari	gulari
accusative	gulari	gulari	gulari
dative	gulari	gulari	gulari
genitive	gulari	gulari	gulari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulastur	gulust	gulast
accusative	gulastan	gulasta	gulast
dative	gulustum	gulastri	gulustu
genitive	gulasts	gulastrar	gulasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulastir	gulastar	gulust
accusative	gulasta	gulastar	gulust
dative	gulustum	gulustum	gulustum
genitive	gulastra	gulastra	gulastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulasti	gulasta	gulasta
accusative	gulasta	gulustu	gulasta
dative	gulasta	gulustu	gulasta
genitive	gulasta	gulustu	gulasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gulustu	gulustu	gulustu
accusative	gulustu	gulustu	gulustu
dative	gulustu	gulustu	gulustu
genitive	gulustu	gulustu	gulustu

See also

Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)

hvítur; mjallhvítur	grár	svartur
rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður	appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður	gulur; rjómagulur
gulgrænn, mosagrænn	grænn
blágrænn; grænblár	heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár	blár
fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár	blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur	bleikur