ræðari

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

Attested since the 18th century. Same as Faroese røðari. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon does not give the exact derivation, but the Icelandic and Faroese forms are probably derived from a late Old Norse form *rœðari. Compare the attested Old Norse forms rœði and rœðir and German Ruderer. Ultimately from the root of the verb róa (“to row”) (Proto-Germanic *rōaną).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈraiːðarɪ/
Rhymes: -aiːðarɪ

Noun edit

ræðari m (genitive singular ræðara, nominative plural ræðarar)

rower, oarsman

Declension edit

declension of ræðari

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-w1	singular		plural
nominative	ræðari	ræðarinn	ræðarar	ræðararnir
accusative	ræðara	ræðarann	ræðara	ræðarana
dative	ræðara	ræðaranum	ræðurum	ræðurunum
genitive	ræðara	ræðarans	ræðara	ræðaranna

Derived terms edit

árinni kennir illur ræðari

Related terms edit

References edit

“ræðari” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)