falur
See also: Falur
Dalmatian
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin or Late Latin fallāre, from Latin fallēre, present active infinitive of fallō. Compare Italian fallare.
Verb
editfalur
- to fail
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse falr, from Proto-Germanic *falhuz.
Noun
editfalur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)
- a socket at the back of a spearhead, into which the shaft is placed
- the part of a knife’s blade that extends into the handle
- (poetic) spear
- lamp holder
Declension
editdeclension of falur
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Danish fald, from Proto-Germanic *fallą.
Noun
editfalur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)
Declension
editdeclension of falur
Etymology 3
editFrom Proto-Germanic *falaz. Compare Lithuanian pelnas, Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ (plěnŭ).
Adjective
editfalur (comparative falari, superlative falastur)
- for sale, able to be bought
- Hvað kostar sjónvarpið þitt? - Það er ekki falt!
- How much for your television? - It's not for sale!
- Mér er hann falur.
- I want to sell it.
- Og var allt falt fyrir peninga í Róm.
- And everything could be bought for money in Rome.
- Allir embættismenn ríkisins eru grimmir og falir fyrir fé.y.
- Á fimmtudaginn gjörði hann sína vöru fala.
- He did put his commodity on sale on Thursday.
- (of a person) susceptible to bribery; bribable
- Allir embættismenn ríkisins eru grimmir og falir fyrir fé.
- All government officials are of cruel heart and can be bought for money.
Inflection
edit positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | falari | falari | falara |
accusative | falari | falari | falara |
dative | falari | falari | falara |
genitive | falari | falari | falara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | falari | falari | falari |
accusative | falari | falari | falari |
dative | falari | falari | falari |
genitive | falari | falari | falari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | falastur | fölust | falast |
accusative | falastan | falasta | falast |
dative | fölustum | falastri | fölustu |
genitive | falasts | falastrar | falasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | falastir | falastar | fölust |
accusative | falasta | falastar | fölust |
dative | fölustum | fölustum | fölustum |
genitive | falastra | falastra | falastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | falasti | falasta | falasta |
accusative | falasta | fölustu | falasta |
dative | falasta | fölustu | falasta |
genitive | falasta | fölustu | falasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fölustu | fölustu | fölustu |
accusative | fölustu | fölustu | fölustu |
dative | fölustu | fölustu | fölustu |
genitive | fölustu | fölustu | fölustu |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Tetum
editEtymology
editFrom *balu-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baluj.
Noun
editfalur
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