brattur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse brattr, brantr. Cognate with Icelandic brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

Adjective

brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)

  1. steep

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
Genitive (hvørsfall) (bratta)

Antonyms

See also


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brattr, brantr. Cognate with Faroese brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

Adjective

brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)

  1. steep syn.
  2. straight, upright syn.
  3. vigorous, lively syn.

Declension

Synonyms

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)
  • bratti (steepness)
  • brattlendi (steep ground)
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