See also: kyr

Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kýr

  1. nominative plural of kúgv
  2. accusative plural of kúgv

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kýr, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kýr f (genitive singular kýr, nominative plural kýr)

  1. cow
    Þetta er stór kýr.
    That is a big cow.
    Kýrnar mjólka á sumrin.
    The cows milk in the summer.

Declension

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    Declension of kýr
f-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kýr kýrin kýr kýrnar
accusative kúna kýr kýrnar
dative kúnni kúm kúnum
genitive kýr kýrinnar kúa kúnna

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse kýr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kýr f (definite singular kýrí, definite singular dative kýrinn, indefinite plural , definite plural kýne, definite plural dative )

  1. (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of ku (cow)

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse kýr pl, plural of kýr.

Noun

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kýr f

  1. (nonstandard) alternative spelling of kyr (cows); plural of

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kōz.

Noun

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kýr f (genitive kýr, dative , plural kýr)

  1. (Old West Norse) cow

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: kýr
  • Faroese: kúgv,
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ku
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ku
  • Jamtish:
  • Elfdalian: tjyr