mætur
See also: matur
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētiz.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmætur (comparative mætari, superlative mætastur)
Declension
editmætur 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
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētiz.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmætur (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
editmætur 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
editdeclension of mætur
Derived terms
edit- hafa mætur á, hafa miklar mætur á (to prize somebody highly)
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɛaːʰtʊɹ
- Faroese terms with homophones
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese adjectives
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aiːtʏr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aiːtʏr/2 syllables
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic adjectives
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic pluralia tantum