dimmur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dimmr.

Adjective

dimmur (comparative dimmari, superlative dimmastur)

1. dark

Declension

dimmur a20
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	dimmur	dimm	dimt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	dimman	dimma
Dative (hvørjumfall)	dimmum	dimmari	dimmum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(dims)	(dimmar/ dimrar)	(dims)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	dimmir	dimmar	dimm
Accusative (hvønnfall)	dimmar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	dimmum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(dimma dimra)

Synonyms

• myrkur
• døkkur

Derived terms

• dimmreyður (“dark red”)
• dimmgrønur (“dark green”)
• dimmbláur (“dark blue”)
• dimmgráur (“dark grey”)
• dimmmorreyður (“dark reddish-brown”)

Related terms

• dimma (“to get dark, darken”)
• dimmi (“darkness”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dimmr, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz. Cognate with Old English dimm (whence English dim).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪmːʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪmːʏr

Adjective

dimmur (comparative dimmari, superlative dimmastur)

1. dim, dark

   Herbergið mitt er dimmt.

   My room is dim.

2. (of sound or a voice) deep, low in pitch

   Pabbi hefur svakalega dimma rödd.

   Dad has a really deep voice.

3. (grammar) grave

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dimmur	dimm	dimmt
accusative	dimman	dimma	dimmt
dative	dimmum	dimmri	dimmu
genitive	dimms	dimmrar	dimms
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dimmir	dimmar	dimm
accusative	dimma	dimmar	dimm
dative	dimmum	dimmum	dimmum
genitive	dimmra	dimmra	dimmra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dimmi	dimma	dimma
accusative	dimma	dimmu	dimma
dative	dimma	dimmu	dimma
genitive	dimma	dimmu	dimma
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dimmu	dimmu	dimmu
accusative	dimmu	dimmu	dimmu
dative	dimmu	dimmu	dimmu
genitive	dimmu	dimmu	dimmu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dimmari	dimmari	dimmara
accusative	dimmari	dimmari	dimmara
dative	dimmari	dimmari	dimmara
genitive	dimmari	dimmari	dimmara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dimmari	dimmari	dimmari
accusative	dimmari	dimmari	dimmari
dative	dimmari	dimmari	dimmari
genitive	dimmari	dimmari	dimmari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dimmastur	dimmust	dimmast
accusative	dimmastan	dimmasta	dimmast
dative	dimmustum	dimmastri	dimmustu
genitive	dimmasts	dimmastrar	dimmasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dimmastir	dimmastar	dimmust
accusative	dimmasta	dimmastar	dimmust
dative	dimmustum	dimmustum	dimmustum
genitive	dimmastra	dimmastra	dimmastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dimmasti	dimmasta	dimmasta
accusative	dimmasta	dimmustu	dimmasta
dative	dimmasta	dimmustu	dimmasta
genitive	dimmasta	dimmustu	dimmasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dimmustu	dimmustu	dimmustu
accusative	dimmustu	dimmustu	dimmustu
dative	dimmustu	dimmustu	dimmustu
genitive	dimmustu	dimmustu	dimmustu

Synonyms

• (dim): myrkur, dökkur

Related terms

• dimma f (“darkness”)
• dimma (“to get dim/dark, grow dim/dark”)