æður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Cognate to the form æðr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeːʊɹ/

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðar, plural æðrar)

  1. (Suðuroy) vein, vessel

Declension

Declension of æður
f18 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative æður æðurin æðrar æðrarnar
accusative æður æðrina æðrar æðrarnar
dative æður æðrini æðrum æðrunum
genitive æðar æðarinnar æðra æðranna

Synonyms

  • æðr (rest of the country)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːðʏr/
    Rhymes: -aiːðʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse æðr, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ēdī, cognate with Sanskrit आति (āti, aquatic bird), or else from Proto-Germanic *awidō, cognate with Latin avis (bird).

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)

  1. eider
Declension

Note: Several other variations have existed: plural æðir; genitive singular æður, plural æður; full r-stem declension with genitive singular æðrar, plural æðrar. These are generally obsolete or nonstandard.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Now replaced by the form æð.

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðrar, nominative plural æðrar) or æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)

  1. (obsolete) vein

Etymology 3

From Old Norse œðr, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaz. Now mostly replaced by the variant væður.

Adjective

æður (not comparable)

  1. wadable
Inflection

References

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