aldur

See also: Aldur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaltʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -altʊɹ
• Hyphenation: al‧dur

Noun

aldur m (genitive singular aldurs, plural aldrar)

1. age, life, lifetime
2. old age

Declension

Declension of aldur (m19)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aldur	aldurin	aldrar	aldrarnir
accusative	aldur	aldurin	aldrar	aldrarnar
dative	aldri	aldrinum	aldrum	aldrunum
genitive	aldurs	aldursins	aldra	aldranna

Derived terms

nouns

• revsingaraldur m

References

• "aldur" at Sprotin.fo

Anagrams

• dalur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse aldr, Proto-Germanic *aldrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaltʏr/
• Rhymes: -altʏr

Noun

aldur m (genitive singular aldurs, nominative plural aldrar)

1. age

Declension

Declension of aldur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aldur	aldurinn	aldrar	aldrarnir
accusative	aldur	aldurinn	aldra	aldrana
dative	aldri	aldrinum	öldrum	öldrunum
genitive	aldurs	aldursins	aldra	aldranna

Derived terms

compounds

• aldursforseti
• aldursmunur

suffixed terms

• aldurlaus

References

• “aldur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Middle English

Noun

aldur

1. Alternative form of aldre