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sær
sær
Danish
Adjective
sær
Inflection
| Inflection of sær | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | sær | særere | særest2 |
| Neuter singular | sært | særere | særest2 |
| Plural | sære | særere | særest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | sære | særere | særeste |
| 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. | |||
Synonyms
- mærkelig
- besynderlig
See also
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛar]
Pronoun
sær
- reflexive pronoun, 3rd person dative.
Declension
| Reflexive pronouns - Afturbent fornavn | |
| Singular (eintal), Plural (fleirtal) | 3. m, f, n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | — |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | seg |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | sær |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | sín |
References
- Höskuldur Thráinsson, Hjalmar P. Petersen, Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen, Zakaris Svabo Hansen: Faroese : An Overview and Reference Grammar. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag, 2004 (p. 119 f., 325 ff.)
Verb
sær
- third-person singular present of síggja
Conjugation
| v | ||||
| infinitive | síggja | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | síggjandi | |||
| past participle a18 | sæddur | |||
| supine | sæð, sætt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | síggi | sært | sær | síggja |
| past | sá | sást | sá | sóu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | síggj! | — | síggið! |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.
Alternative forms
- sjór (common)
- sjár
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saiːr/
- Rhymes: -aiːr
Noun
sær m (genitive singular sævar, no plural)
Declension
declension of sær
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- sjár, sjór (later forms)
Pronunciation
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈsɛːr/
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *saiwiz (“sea, ocean”). Cognate with Old English sǣ, Old Frisian sē, Old Saxon sēo, Old High German sēo, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐍃 (saiws).
Noun
sær m (genitive sævar)
Declension
Declension of sær (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
Derived terms
Terms derived from sær
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Descendants
References
- sær in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- sær in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.