niður
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Danish and Swedish ned, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.
Adverb edit
niður (not comparable)
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Danish and Swedish ned, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.
Adverb edit
niður (not comparable)
- down, downwards
- Hlauptu upp og niður stigann hundrað sinnum!
- Run up and down the stair a hundred times!
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
niður m (genitive singular niðar, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of niður
Synonyms edit
- (murmuring): kliður