niður

Faroese

Etymology

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

niður (not comparable)

down

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɪːðʏr/
Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

Etymology 1

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

niður (not comparable)

down, downwards
Hlauptu upp og niður stigann hundrað sinnum!
Run up and down the stair a hundred times!

Derived terms

Derived terms

fara niður í bæ (to go downtown)
hlaða niður
líta niður
líta niður á
niður með ánni (downstream)
með allt niður um sig

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

niður m (genitive singular niðar, no plural)

murmuring, humming, purling

Declension

declension of niður

	indefinite	definite
m-s3	singular
nominative	niður	niðurinn
accusative	nið	niðinn
dative	niði / nið	niðinum / niðnum
genitive	niðar	niðarins

Synonyms

(murmuring): kliður

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