mætur

See also: matur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētijaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛaːʰtʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːʰtʊɹ
  • Homophone: matur

Adjective

mætur (comparative mætari, superlative mætastur)

  1. notable, valuable, mighty, excellent
  2. good, nice

Declension

mætur a1
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) mætur mæt mætt
Accusative (hvønnfall) mætan mæta
Dative (hvørjumfall) mætum mætari mætum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (mæts) (mætar) (mæts)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) mætir mætar mæt
Accusative (hvønnfall) mætar
Dative (hvørjumfall) mætum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (mæta)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētijaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaiːtʏr/
  • Rhymes: -aiːtʏr

Adjective

mætur (comparative mætari, superlative mætastur)

  1. respected, distinguished

Declension

Noun

mætur f pl (plurale tantum)

  1. Only used in set phrases.

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

  • hafa mætur á, hafa miklar mætur á (to prize somebody highly)
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