mætur
See also: matur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētijaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mætur (comparative mætari, superlative mætastur)
Declension edit
| mætur a1 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | mætur | mæt | mætt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | mætan | mæta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | mætum | mætari | mætum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (mæts) | (mætar) | (mæts) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | mætir | mætar | mæt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | mætar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | mætum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (mæta) | ||
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētijaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
mætur (comparative mætari, superlative mætastur)
Declension edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mætari | mætari | mætara |
| accusative | mætari | mætari | mætara |
| dative | mætari | mætari | mætara |
| genitive | mætari | mætari | mætara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætari | mætari | mætari |
| accusative | mætari | mætari | mætari |
| dative | mætari | mætari | mætari |
| genitive | mætari | mætari | mætari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mætastur | mætust | mætast |
| accusative | mætastan | mætasta | mætast |
| dative | mætustum | mætastri | mætustu |
| genitive | mætasts | mætastrar | mætasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætastir | mætastar | mætust |
| accusative | mætasta | mætastar | mætust |
| dative | mætustum | mætustum | mætustum |
| genitive | mætastra | mætastra | mætastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mætasti | mætasta | mætasta |
| accusative | mætasta | mætustu | mætasta |
| dative | mætasta | mætustu | mætasta |
| genitive | mætasta | mætustu | mætasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
| accusative | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
| dative | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
| genitive | mætustu | mætustu | mætustu |
Noun edit
mætur f pl (plurale tantum)
- Only used in set phrases.
Usage notes edit
- Mostly used in the accusative case in the term hafa mætur á.
Declension edit
declension of mætur
Derived terms edit
- hafa mætur á, hafa miklar mætur á (to prize somebody highly)