dyr
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old East Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.
Cognate with Swedish djur, English deer, German Tier, Dutch dier.
NounEdit
dyr n (singular definite dyret, plural indefinite dyr)
- animal, beast (as opposed to human beings, or of human beings acting brutally)
- (zoology) animal (a member of Animalia)
- (hunting) deer (a mammal of the family Cervidae)
DeclensionEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “dyr,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, cognate with Swedish dyr, English dear, German teuer, Dutch duur.
AdjectiveEdit
dyr (neuter dyrt, plural and definite singular attributive dyre)
InflectionEdit
Inflection of dyr | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | dyr | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | dyrt | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Plural | dyre | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Definite attributive1 | dyre | dyrere | dyreste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
ReferencesEdit
- “dyr,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
dyr
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
dyr f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural dura)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of dyr (plural only) | ||
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f28 | plural | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dyr | dyrnar |
accusative | dyr | dyrnar |
dative | durum | durunum |
genitive | dura | duranna |
See alsoEdit
- hurð (wing of the door)
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
dyr f pl (plurale tantum)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Danish dyr, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. Cognate with Swedish djur, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius), German Tier, Dutch dier, and English deer.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra or dyrene)
- an animal
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Danish dyr, from Old Norse dýrr. Cognate with Swedish dyr, German teuer, Dutch duur and dier, and English dear.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrere, indefinite superlative dyrest, definite superlative dyreste)
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “dyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
NounEdit
dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra)
- an animal
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
AdjectiveEdit
dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrare, indefinite superlative dyrast, definite superlative dyraste)
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “dyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
AdjectiveEdit
dȳr
DeclensionEdit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | dȳr | dȳr | dȳrt |
accusative | dȳran | dȳra | dȳrt |
dative | dȳrum, -om | dȳrri, -re | dȳru, -o |
genitive | dȳrs | dȳrrar | dȳrs |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dȳrir, -e(r) | dȳrar | dȳr |
accusative | dȳra | dȳrar | dȳr |
dative | dȳrum, -om | dȳrum, -om | dȳrum, -om |
genitive | dȳrra, -a | dȳrra, -a | dȳrra, -a |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | dȳri, -e | dȳra | dȳra |
accusative | dȳra | dȳru, -o | dȳra |
dative | dȳra | dȳru, -o | dȳra |
genitive | dȳra | dȳru, -o | dȳra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o |
accusative | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o |
dative | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o |
genitive | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o | dȳru, -o |
DescendantsEdit
- Swedish: dyr
ReferencesEdit
- dyr in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish dȳr, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
dyr (comparative dyrare, superlative dyrast)
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of dyr | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dyr | dyrare | dyrast |
Neuter singular | dyrt | dyrare | dyrast |
Plural | dyra | dyrare | dyrast |
Masculine plural3 | dyre | dyrare | dyrast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | dyre | dyrare | dyraste |
All | dyra | dyrare | dyraste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- dyr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dyr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dyr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- dyr in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- dyr in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
AnagramsEdit
VilamovianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German der, from Old High German der, ther, replacing the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa, by analogy with the adjective inflection.
ArticleEdit
dyr (definite)
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /dɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /dɪr/
VerbEdit
dyr
- Soft mutation of tyr.
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tyr | dyr | nhyr | thyr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |