Wiktionary

faðir

See also: faþir

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with English father, German Vater, German Low German Vader, Voder, Vadder, Icelandic faðir, Norwegian Bokmål far, fader, Norwegian Nynorsk far, fader, Danish far, fader, Swedish far, fader.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

faðir m (genitive singular faðirs or føður, plural fedrar)

  1. father

Usage notes edit

The oblique singular form føður is very rare and limited to poetry.

Declension edit

m43 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative faðir faðirin fedrar fedrarnir
Accusative faðir faðirin fedrar fedrarnar
Dative faðir faðirinum fedrum fedrunum
Genitive faðirs faðirsins fedra fedranna

Anagrams edit

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse faðir (“father”), from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with English father, German Vater, German Low German Vader, Voder, Vadder, Faroese faðir, Norwegian Bokmål far, fader, Norwegian Nynorsk far, fader, Danish far, fader, Swedish far, fader.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

faðir m (genitive singular föður, nominative plural feður)

  1. (higher register) father
    • Judges 2:19
      En er dómarinn andaðist, breyttu þeir að nýju verr en feður þeirra, með því að elta aðra guði til þess að þjóna þeim og falla fram fyrir þeim. Þeir létu eigi af gjörðum sínum né þrjóskubreytni sinni.
      But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.
    • Ég lít upp til föður míns.
      I look up to my father.
    Hvað heitir faðir þinn aftur?
    What's your father's name again?

Declension edit

declension of faðir
faðir singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative faðir faðirinn feður feðurnir
accusative föður föðurinn feður feðurna
dative föður föðurnum feðrum feðrunum
genitive föður föðurins feðra feðranna

The nonstandard indefinite genitive singular föðurs is sometimes used.

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Derived terms edit

Anagrams edit

Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *fadēr (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Cognate with Old English fæder, Old Frisian feder, Old Saxon fadar, Old High German fater, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌳𐌰𐍂 (fadar).

Pronunciation edit

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈfɑðɪr/

Noun edit

faðir m (genitive fǫður, plural feðr)

  1. father
    • c. 1230, Snorri Sturluson, “Haraldz saga ins hárfagra [Saga of Harald Fairhair]”, in Finnur Jónsson, editor, Heimskringla, Copenhagen: G. E. C. Gads forlag, published 1911 (1925):
      Haraldr tók konungdom eptir fǫður sinn.
      Harald took the kingdom after his father.
    • 10th c. inscription on the Runestone of Harald Bluetooth, one of the Jelling stones.
      ᚼᛅᚱᛅᛚᛏᚱ ᛬ ᚴᚢᚾᚢᚴᛦ ᛬ ᛒᛅᚦ ᛬ ᚴᛅᚢᚱᚢᛅ / ᚴᚢᛒᛚ ᛬ ᚦᛅᚢᛋᛁ ᛬ ᛅᚠᛏ ᛬ ᚴᚢᚱᛘ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ ᛋᛁᚾ
      haraltr : kunukR : baþ : kaurua / kubl : þausi : aft : kurm faþur sin
      King Haraldr ordered this monument made in memory of Gormr, his father.

Declension edit

  Declension of faðir (strong r-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative faðir faðirinn feðr feðrnir
accusative fǫður fǫðurinn feðr feðrna
dative fǫður, feðr fǫðurinum, feðrinum feðrum feðrunum
genitive fǫður, fǫðurs fǫðurins, fǫðursins feðra feðranna

Descendants edit

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