flúr

See also: flur and flùr

Faroese

Chemical element
F
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflʉuːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʉuːɹ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flúr.

Noun

flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, uncountable)

1. (archaic) (wheat) flour

Declension

Declension of flúr (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	flúr	flúrið
accusative	flúr	flúrið
dative	flúri	flúrinum
genitive	flúrs	flúrsins

Etymology 2

Ultimately, from Latin fluor.

Noun

flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, uncountable)

1. fluorine

Declension

Declension of flúr (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	flúr	flúrið
accusative	flúr	flúrið
dative	flúri	flúrinum
genitive	flúrs	flúrsins

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluːr/
• Rhymes: -uːr

Noun

flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, nominative plural flúr)

1. decoration, ornament, embellishment

   Synonyms: útflúr, skraut

Declension

declension of flúr

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flúr	flúrið	flúr	flúrin
accusative	flúr	flúrið	flúr	flúrin
dative	flúri	flúrinu	flúrum	flúrunum
genitive	flúrs	flúrsins	flúra	flúranna

Derived terms

• húðflúr (“tattoo”)

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French flor, possibly borrowed via Middle English flour.

Noun

flúr n (genitive flúrs, plural flúr)

1. flower
2. flour

Declension

  Declension of flúr (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flúr	flúrit	flúr	flúrin
accusative	flúr	flúrit	flúr	flúrin
dative	flúri	flúrinu	flúrum	flúrunum
genitive	flúrs	flúrsins	flúra	flúranna

Descendants

• Faroese: flúr

References

• “flúr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press