armur

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɹmʊɹ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos.

Noun

armur m (genitive singular arms, plural armar)

1. arm

Declension

m8	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	armur	armurin	armar	armarnir
Accusative	arm	armin	armar	armarnar
Dative	armi	arminum	ørmum	ørmunum
Genitive	arms	armsins	arma	armanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erH- (“to be sparse”).

Adjective

armur (comparative armari, superlative armastur)

1. poor (having little money)
2. poor (to be pitied)

Declension

armur a9
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	armur	ørm	armt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	arman	arma
Dative (hvørjumfall)	ørmum	armari	ørmum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(arms)	(armar/ armrar)	(arms)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	armir	armar	ørm
Accusative (hvønnfall)	armar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	ørmum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(arma armra)

Weak adjectival inflection of armur
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	armi	arma	arma
Accusative (hvønnfall)	arma	ørmu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	ørmu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Synonyms

• (having little money): fátækur

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "having little money"): ríkur

See also

• favnur
• bringa
• fótur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse armr, from Proto-Germanic *armaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈarmʏr/
• Rhymes: -armʏr

Noun

armur m (genitive singular arms, nominative plural armar)

1. arm

Declension

declension of armur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	armur	armurinn	armar	armarnir
accusative	arm	arminn	arma	armana
dative	armi	arminum	örmum	örmunum
genitive	arms	armsins	arma	armanna

Synonyms

• handleggur

Derived terms

• armband (“bracelet”)
• armbandsúr (“wristwatch”)
• armstóll (“armchair”)

Middle English

Noun

armur

1. Alternative form of armure