ör

See also: -ör, oer, o'er, oer-, and Appendix:Variations of "or"

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Chuukese

Noun

ör

1. south

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œːr/

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• Rhymes: -œːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ǫr, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō.

Noun

ör f (genitive singular örvar, nominative plural örvar)

1. arrow (weapon)
2. (graph theory) directed edge, arrow, arc

Declension

declension of ör

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ör	örin	örvar	örvarnar
accusative	ör	örina	örvar	örvarnar
dative	ör	örinni	örvum	örvunum
genitive	örvar	örvarinnar	örva	örvanna

Synonyms

• (directed edge): stefndur leggur

Derived terms

• örskot
• örvanet

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ørr, from Proto-Germanic *arwaz.

Noun

ör n (genitive singular örs, nominative plural ör)

1. scar

Declension

declension of ör

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ör	örið	ör	örin
accusative	ör	örið	ör	örin
dative	öri	örinu	örum	örunum
genitive	örs	örsins	öra	öranna

Etymology 3

From Old Norse ǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *arwaz.

Adjective

ör (comparative örari, superlative örastur)

1. rapid, fast ^syn.
2. spirited, heated, excitable ^syn.
3. generous ^ant. syn.

   Gamli maðurinn var ör á fé.

   The old man was generous with money.

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ör	ör	ört
accusative	öran	öra	ört
dative	örum	örri	öru
genitive	örs	örrar	örs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örir	örar	ör
accusative	öra	örar	ör
dative	örum	örum	örum
genitive	örra	örra	örra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	öri	öra	öra
accusative	öra	öru	öra
dative	öra	öru	öra
genitive	öra	öru	öra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	öru	öru	öru
accusative	öru	öru	öru
dative	öru	öru	öru
genitive	öru	öru	öru

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örari	örari	örara
accusative	örari	örari	örara
dative	örari	örari	örara
genitive	örari	örari	örara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örari	örari	örari
accusative	örari	örari	örari
dative	örari	örari	örari
genitive	örari	örari	örari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örastur	örust	örast
accusative	örastan	örasta	örast
dative	örustum	örastri	örustu
genitive	örasts	örastrar	örasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örastir	örastar	örust
accusative	örasta	örastar	örust
dative	örustum	örustum	örustum
genitive	örastra	örastra	örastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örasti	örasta	örasta
accusative	örasta	örustu	örasta
dative	örasta	örustu	örasta
genitive	örasta	örustu	örasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	örustu	örustu	örustu
accusative	örustu	örustu	örustu
dative	örustu	örustu	örustu
genitive	örustu	örustu	örustu

Synonyms

• (rapid): ^def. skjótur
• (spirited): ^def. örgeðja
• (generous): ^def. ant. örlátur

Antonyms

• (generous): ^def. syn. nískur

Derived terms

• örgeðja
• ör af víni (tipsy)
• ör á fé

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.