dyr
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dyːˀɐ̯/, [ˈd̥yˀɐ̯], [ˈtyɒ̯̽ˀ]
Etymology 1
From Old East Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.
Cognate with Swedish djur, English deer, German Tier, Dutch dier.
Noun
Declension
References
- “dyr,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, cognate with Swedish dyr, English dear, German teuer, Dutch duur.
Inflection
Inflection of dyr | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | dyr | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | dyrt | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Plural | dyre | dyrere | dyrest2 |
Definite attributive1 | dyre | dyrere | dyreste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
References
- “dyr,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tiːɹ/
- Rhymes: -iːɹ
Declension
Declension of dyr (plural only) | ||
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f28 | plural | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | dyr | dyrnar |
accusative | dyr | dyrnar |
dative | durum | durunum |
genitive | dura | duranna |
See also
- hurð (wing of the door)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɪːr/
- Rhymes: -ɪːr
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old West Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm., from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. Cognate with Swedish djur, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius), German Tier, Dutch dier, and English deer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dyːr/
Noun
dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra or dyrene)
- an animal
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse dýrr. Cognate with Swedish dyr, German teuer, Dutch duur and dier, and English dear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dyːɾ/
Adjective
dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrere, indefinite superlative dyrest, definite superlative dyreste)
Synonyms
Antonyms
References
- “dyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dyːr/
Etymology 1
From Old West Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Derived terms
Adjective
dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrare, indefinite superlative dyrast, definite superlative dyraste)
Synonyms
Antonyms
References
- “dyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Declension
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | dȳr | dȳr | dȳrt |
accusative | dȳran | dȳra | dȳrt |
dative | dȳrum dȳrom |
dȳrri dȳrre |
dȳru dȳro |
genitive | dȳrs | dȳrrar | dȳrs |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dȳrir dȳrer |
dȳrar | dȳr |
accusative | dȳra | dȳrar | dȳr |
dative | dȳrum dȳrom |
dȳrum dȳrom |
dȳrum dȳrom |
genitive | dȳrra dȳra |
dȳrra dȳra |
dȳrra dȳra |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | dȳri dȳre |
dȳra | dȳra |
accusative | dȳra | dȳru dȳro |
dȳra |
dative | dȳra | dȳru dȳro |
dȳra |
genitive | dȳra | dȳru dȳro |
dȳra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
accusative | dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
dative | dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
genitive | dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
dȳru dȳro |
Descendants
- Swedish: dyr
References
- dyr in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish dȳr, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dyːr/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -yːr
Adjective
Declension
Inflection of dyr | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dyr | dyrare | dyrast |
Neuter singular | dyrt | dyrare | dyrast |
Plural | dyra | dyrare | dyrast |
Masculine plural3 | dyre | dyrare | dyrast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | dyre | dyrare | dyraste |
All | dyra | dyrare | dyraste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms
References
- dyr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- dyr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dyr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- dyr in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- dyr in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
Anagrams
Vilamovian
Etymology
From Middle High German der, from Old High German der, ther, replacing the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa, by analogy with the adjective inflection.
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /dɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /dɪr/