Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros. Compare English sour, German sauer, Dutch zuur, Danish sur, Faroese súrur, Norwegian sur and Swedish sur.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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súr (comparative súrari, superlative súrastur)

  1. sour, tart, acid, acidic
  2. surly, bitter, morose, sour (of mood)
    Ekki vera svona súr.
    Don't be so morose.

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish súr, the verbal noun of sirid.

Noun

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súr m (genitive singular súir)

  1. (literary) (act of) searching for, seeking

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
súr shúr
after an, tsúr
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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