gnýr

See also: Gnýr

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kniːr]
• Rhymes: -iːr

Etymology 1

Related to gnýja (“to rage, to roar”).

Noun

gnýr m (genitive singular gnýs, nominative plural gnýir)

1. boom

   Synonyms: duna, druna, dynur, glymur

Declension

declension of gnýr

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gnýr	gnýrinn	gnýir	gnýirnir
accusative	gný	gnýinn	gnýi	gnýina
dative	gný	gnýnum	gnýjum	gnýjunum
genitive	gnýs	gnýsins	gnýja	gnýjanna

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish gnu, from German Gnu.

Noun

gnýr m (genitive singular gnýs, nominative plural gnýir)

1. gnu, wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)

Declension

declension of gnýr

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gnýr	gnýrinn	gnýir	gnýirnir
accusative	gný	gnýinn	gnýi	gnýina
dative	gný	gnýnum	gnýjum	gnýjunum
genitive	gnýs	gnýsins	gnýja	gnýjanna

Old Norse

Verb

gnýr

1. second/third-person singular present active indicative of gnýja