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dyr

dyr

See also: dýr and dyr-

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dyːr/, [d̥yɐ̯ˀ]

Adjective

dyr

  1. expensive
  2. dear
Inflection
Inflection of dyr
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular dyr dyrere dyrest2
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.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dyːr/, [d̥yɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

dyr n (singular definite dyret, plural indefinite dyr)

  1. animal (organism)
  2. beast
  3. deer
Inflection

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɹ

Etymology

From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- ‎(“door, gate”).

Noun

dyr f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural dura)

  1. door, doorway

Declension

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

Noun

dyr f pl ‎(plurale tantum)

  1. a door, a doorway

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýr. Cognate with Danish dyr, Swedish djur, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 ‎(dius), German Tier, Dutch dier, and English deer

Noun

dyr n ‎(definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra or dyrene)

  1. an animal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýrr. Cognate with Danish dyr, 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)

  1. expensive
  2. dear
Synonyms
Antonyms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýr.

Noun

dyr n ‎(definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra)

  1. an animal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýrr.

Adjective

dyr ‎(neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrare, indefinite superlative dyrast, definite superlative dyraste)

  1. expensive
  2. dear
Synonyms
Antonyms
  • billeg

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

Adjective

dȳr

  1. expensive, valuable

Declension

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dȳr, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dyr (comparative dyrare, superlative dyrast)

  1. expensive
  2. (archaic) very valuable

Declension

Inflection of dyr
Indefinite/attributive Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular dyr dyrare dyrast
Neuter singular dyrt dyrare dyrast
Plural dyra 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 an attributive role.

Antonyms

Synonyms

Vilamovian

Article

dyr ‎(definite)

  1. the

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

dyr

  1. Soft mutation of tyr.

Etymology

From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

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