Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse brattr, brantr, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (project), related to Old English brant (steep), Latvian bruôds (roof ridge).

Cognate with Icelandic brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

Adjective

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brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)

  1. steep

Declension

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Declension of brattur (a23)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brattur bratt/
brøtt
bratt
accusative brattan bratta bratt
dative brattum/
brøttum
brattari brattum/
brøttum
genitive brats brattar brats
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative brattir brattar bratt/
brøtt
accusative brattar brattar bratt/
brøtt
dative brattum/
brøttum
brattum/
brøttum
brattum/
brøttum
genitive bratta bratta bratta

Antonyms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse brattr, brantr, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (project), related to Old English brant (steep), Latvian bruôds (roof ridge).

Cognate with Faroese brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

Adjective

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brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)

  1. steep
    Synonym: hallur
  2. straight, upright
    Synonym: fattur
  3. vigorous, lively
    Synonym: hress

Declension

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Positive forms of brattur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brattur brött bratt
accusative brattan bratta
dative bröttum brattri bröttu
genitive bratts brattrar bratts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative brattir brattar brött
accusative bratta
dative bröttum
genitive brattra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bratti bratta bratta
acc/dat/gen bratta bröttu
plural (all-case) bröttu
Comparative forms of brattur
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) brattari brattari brattara
plural (all-case) brattari
Superlative forms of brattur
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brattastur bröttust brattast
accusative brattastan brattasta
dative bröttustum brattastri bröttustu
genitive brattasts brattastrar brattasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative brattastir brattastar bröttust
accusative brattasta
dative bröttustum
genitive brattastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative brattasti brattasta brattasta
acc/dat/gen brattasta bröttustu
plural (all-case) bröttustu

Derived terms

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References

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  • “brattur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959.