æður
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Cognate to the form æðr.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
æður f (genitive singular æðar, plural æðrar)
Declension edit
| Declension of æður | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f18 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | æður | æðurin | æðrar | æðrarnar |
| accusative | æður | æðrina | æðrar | æðrarnar |
| dative | æður | æðrini | æðrum | æðrunum |
| genitive | æðar | æðarinnar | æðra | æðranna |
Synonyms edit
- æðr (rest of the country)
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse æðr, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ēdī, cognate with Sanskrit आति (āti, “aquatic bird”), or else from Proto-Germanic *awidō, cognate with Latin avis (“bird”).
Noun edit
æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)
Declension edit
Note: Several other variations have existed: plural æðir; genitive singular æður, plural æður; full r-stem declension with genitive singular æðrar, plural æðrar. These are generally obsolete or nonstandard.
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Now replaced by the form æð.
Noun edit
æður f (genitive singular æðrar, nominative plural æðrar) or æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Norse œðr, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaz. Now mostly replaced by the variant væður.
Adjective edit
æður (not comparable)
Inflection edit
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
æður
- inflection of æða: