See also: dýr and dyr-

DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /dyːˀɐ̯/, [ˈd̥yˀɐ̯], [ˈtyɒ̯̽ˀ]

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)

  1. animal, beast (as opposed to human beings, or of human beings acting brutally)
  2. (zoology) animal (a member of Animalia)
  3. (hunting) deer (a mammal of the family Cervidae)
DeclensionEdit

ReferencesEdit

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)

  1. expensive
  2. dear
    Hendes dyreste eje.
    Her most precious possession.
InflectionEdit
Inflection of dyr
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

Etymology 3Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

dyr

  1. present tense of dy

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)

  1. door, doorway

DeclensionEdit

Declension of dyr (plural only)
f28 plural
indefinite definite
nominative dyr dyrnar
accusative dyr dyrnar
dative durum durunum
genitive dura duranna

See alsoEdit

IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (door, gate).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

dyr f pl (plurale tantum)

  1. a door, a doorway

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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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)

  1. 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)

  1. expensive
  2. dear
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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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)

  1. an animal
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse dýrr.

AdjectiveEdit

dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrare, indefinite superlative dyrast, definite superlative dyraste)

  1. expensive
  2. dear
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit

ReferencesEdit

Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

AdjectiveEdit

dȳr

  1. expensive, valuable

DeclensionEdit

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

  • IPA(key): /dyːr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -yːr

AdjectiveEdit

dyr (comparative dyrare, superlative dyrast)

  1. expensive
    Synonym: kostsam
    Antonym: billig
  2. (archaic) very valuable
    Synonym: värdefull
    Antonym: billig

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of dyr
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

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)

  1. the

WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

dyr

  1. Soft mutation of tyr.

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
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.