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brattur
brattur
Faroese
Adjective
brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)
Declension
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| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | brattur | bratt/ brøtt |
bratt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | brattan | bratta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | brattum/ brøttum |
brattari | brattum/ brøttum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (brats) | (brattar) | (brats) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | brattir | brattar | bratt/ brøtt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | brattar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | brattum/ brøttum |
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| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (bratta) | ||
Antonyms
Related terms
See also
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse brattr, brantr. Cognate with Faroese brattur, Norwegian bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
Adjective
brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)
Declension
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattur | brött | bratt |
| accusative | brattan | bratta | bratt |
| dative | bröttum | brattri | bröttu |
| genitive | bratts | brattrar | bratts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattir | brattar | brött |
| accusative | bratta | brattar | brött |
| dative | bröttum | bröttum | bröttum |
| genitive | brattra | brattra | brattra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bratti | bratta | bratta |
| accusative | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| dative | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| genitive | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| accusative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| dative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| genitive | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| accusative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| dative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| genitive | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| accusative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| dative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| genitive | brattari | brattari | brattari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattastur | bröttust | brattast |
| accusative | brattastan | brattasta | brattast |
| dative | bröttustum | brattastri | bröttustu |
| genitive | brattasts | brattastrar | brattasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattastir | brattastar | bröttust |
| accusative | brattasta | brattastar | bröttust |
| dative | bröttustum | bröttustum | bröttustum |
| genitive | brattastra | brattastra | brattastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattasti | brattasta | brattasta |
| accusative | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| dative | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| genitive | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| accusative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| dative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| genitive | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
Derived terms
- bera bratt hala sinn, bera ekki bratt hala sinn (to hold one's head up high)
- bera ekki bratt hala sinn
- snarbrattur (precipitous, very steep)
Related terms
- bratti (steepness)
- brattlendi (steep ground)