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vér
vér
Hungarian
vér
Noun
vér (plural vérek)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vér | vérek |
| accusative | vért | véreket |
| dative | vérnek | véreknek |
| instrumental | vérrel | vérekkel |
| causal-final | vérért | vérekért |
| translative | vérré | vérekké |
| terminative | vérig | vérekig |
| essive-formal | vérként | vérekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | vérben | vérekben |
| superessive | véren | véreken |
| adessive | vérnél | véreknél |
| illative | vérbe | vérekbe |
| sublative | vérre | vérekre |
| allative | vérhez | vérekhez |
| elative | vérből | vérekből |
| delative | vérről | vérekről |
| ablative | vértől | vérektől |
| Possessive forms of vér | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | vérem | véreim |
| 2nd person sing. | véred | véreid |
| 3rd person sing. | vére | vérei |
| 1st person plural | vérünk | véreink |
| 2nd person plural | véretek | véreitek |
| 3rd person plural | vérük | véreik |
Derived terms
Compound words
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse vér, from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.
Pronoun
vér
- (archaic) First person plural pronoun; we (singular ég, eg).
- (archaic, formal) A formal term of self-reference used by a royal person; we.
- Vér teljum þetta mál hið alvarlegasta. Kallið saman ríkisráðið undir eins.
- We deem this matter most grave. Assemble the privy council immediately.
- Vér teljum þetta mál hið alvarlegasta. Kallið saman ríkisráðið undir eins.
Usage notes
This pronoun has mostly fallen out of use, but lingers in biblical language in the raw plural sense, and finds occasional use elsewhere. As a majestic self-reference, it was used in royal decrees, and may find modern use e.g. in literature dealing with persons who refer to themselves in such a way.
Declension
| Icelandic honorific pronouns | ||||||
| plural | first person | second person | ||||
| nominative | vér | þér | ||||
| accusative | oss | yður | ||||
| dative | oss | yður | ||||
| genitive | vor | yðar | ||||
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂. Cognate with Old English wē ( > English we), Old Frisian wī ( > West Frisian wy), Old Saxon wī ( > Low German wi), Old Dutch wī ( > Dutch wij), Old High German wir ( > German wir), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (weis).
Alternative forms
Pronoun
vér
Descendants
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.