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sannur
sannur
Faroese
Adjective
sannur (comparative sannari, superlative sannastur)
Declension
| sannur a12 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | sannur | sonn | satt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | sannan | sanna | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | sonnum | sannari | sonnum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (sans) | (sannar) | (sans) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | sannir | sannar | sonn |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | sannar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | sonnum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (sanna) | ||
| Weak adjectival inflection of sannur | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | sanni | sanna | sanna |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | sanna | sonnu | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | |||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | |||
| Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | sonnu | ||
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | |||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | |||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | |||
Related terms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsanːʏr/
- Rhymes: -anːʏr
Adjective
sannur (comparative sannari, superlative sannastur)
- true, not a lie, authentic
- Hún er að segja satt.
- She's telling the truth.
- Sönn íslensk sakamál.
- Real Icelandic criminal cases.
- Hún er að segja satt.
- real, genuine, true
- Þú ert sannur vinur.
- You are a true friend.
- Þú ert sannur vinur.
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- segja satt (to tell the truth)
- hafa fyrir satt (to believe to be true)
- að sönnu
- sanna
- sannleikur
- sannur að sök (guilty as charge)
Etymology 2
Noun
sannur m (genitive singular sanns, no plural)
- Used in set phrases
Derived terms
- fjarri sanni (far from the truth)
- nærri sanni (close to the truth)
- færa heim sanninn um (give proof of something)
- mega með sanni segja (able to be truly told)
- vita með sanni (to know for certain)