brattur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)
Declension edit
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Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | brattur | bratt/ brøtt |
bratt |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | brattan | bratta | |
Dative (hvørjumfall) | brattum/ brøttum |
brattari | brattum/ brøttum |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (brats) | (brattar) | (brats) |
Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | brattir | brattar | bratt/ brøtt |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | brattar | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | brattum/ brøttum | ||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (bratta) |
Antonyms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)
Declension edit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | brattur | brött | bratt |
accusative | brattan | bratta | bratt |
dative | bröttum | brattri | bröttu |
genitive | bratts | brattrar | bratts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | brattir | brattar | brött |
accusative | bratta | brattar | brött |
dative | bröttum | bröttum | bröttum |
genitive | brattra | brattra | brattra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | bratti | bratta | bratta |
accusative | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
dative | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
genitive | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
accusative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
dative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
genitive | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
accusative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
dative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
genitive | brattari | brattari | brattara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
accusative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
dative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
genitive | brattari | brattari | brattari |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | brattastur | bröttust | brattast |
accusative | brattastan | brattasta | brattast |
dative | bröttustum | brattastri | bröttustu |
genitive | brattasts | brattastrar | brattasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | brattastir | brattastar | bröttust |
accusative | brattasta | brattastar | bröttust |
dative | bröttustum | bröttustum | bröttustum |
genitive | brattastra | brattastra | brattastra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | brattasti | brattasta | brattasta |
accusative | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
dative | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
genitive | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
accusative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
dative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
genitive | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- bera bratt hala sinn, (to hold one's head up high)
- bera ekki bratt hala sinn
- snarbrattur (precipitous, very steep)
Related terms edit
- bratti (steepness)
- brattlendi (steep ground)
References edit
- “brattur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959.