brattur
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FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse brattr, brantr. Cognate with Icelandic brattur, Norwegian bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
AdjectiveEdit
brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)
DeclensionEdit
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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 |
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| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (bratta) | ||
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Related termsEdit
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IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse brattr, brantr. Cognate with Faroese brattur, Norwegian bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
AdjectiveEdit
brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)
DeclensionEdit
positive (strong declension)
| 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 |
positive (weak declension)
| 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 |
comparative
| 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 |
superlative (strong declension)
| 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 |
superlative (weak declension)
| 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 |
Derived termsEdit
- bera bratt hala sinn, bera ekki bratt hala sinn (to hold one's head up high)
- bera ekki bratt hala sinn
- snarbrattur (precipitous, very steep)
Related termsEdit
- bratti (steepness)
- brattlendi (steep ground)