annar

See also: Annar

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse annarr, from the Proto-Germanic *anþeraz; whence also English other.

Pronoun

annar

1. other, another, else

Declension

Indefinite pronoun - óbundið fornavn
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	annar	onnur	annað
Accusative (hvønnfall)	annan	aðra (aðru)
Dative (hvørjumfall)	øðrum	aðrari (aðru)	øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(annars)	(annarar)	(annars)
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	aðrir	aðrar	onnur
Accusative (hvønnfall)	aðrar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(annara)

Adjective

annar

1. second

Declension

Ordinal number - raðtal
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	annar	onnur	annað
Accusative (hvønnfall)	annan	aðra (aðru)
Dative (hvørjumfall)	øðrum	aðrari (aðru)	øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(annars)	(annarar)	(annars)
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	aðrir	aðrar	onnur
Accusative (hvønnfall)	aðrar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(annara)

Synonyms

• seinni (second of two)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanːar/
• Rhymes: -anːar

Etymology 1

From Old Norse annarr, from the Proto-Germanic *anþeraz; whence also English other.

Pronoun

annar (feminine önnur, neuter annað)

1. other, another, else

Inflection

Follows a regular strong adjectival declension, except for masculine accusative annan instead of *aðran, neuter annað instead of *annart and exhibiting the Old Norse sound change -nnr- > -ðr-.

    strong declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	annar	önnur	annað
accusative	annan	aðra	annað
dative	öðrum	annarri	öðru
genitive	annars	annarrar	annars
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aðrir	aðrar	önnur
accusative	aðra	aðrar	önnur
dative	öðrum	öðrum	öðrum
genitive	annarra	annarra	annarra

Derived terms

• eins og hver annar
• á annað (“as long as”)

Icelandic ordinal numbers

<  1st	2nd	3rd  >
Cardinal : tveir     Ordinal : annar

Adjective

annar

1. second

Inflection

As pronoun (see above).

Etymology 2

Verb

annar

1. inflection of anna:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person singular present indicative

Noun

annar

1. indefinite genitive singular of önn

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• anner
• annan

Etymology

From Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz.

Adjective

annar

1. second
2. other
3. one of two
   • c. 1290, Codex B 59 of Västgötalagen, Arfþær bolkær, 19

     Farr annær broþer køpfærþum ok annar hemæ i asku sitær baþir aghu þer iammykit af arvi.

     If one brother goes on mercantile journeys while the other sits home in the ash, they both own an equal part of the inheritance.

Declension

Declension of annar, annær (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	annar, annær	annur	annat
accusative	annan, annæn	andra, aþra	annat
dative	andrum, aþrum andrum, aþrum	andri, annari andri, annari	andru, aþru andru, aþru
genitive	annars	annarar	annars
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	andrir, aþrir andrir, aþrir	andrar, aþrar	annur
accusative	andra, aþra	andrar, aþrar	annur
dative	andrum, aþrum andrum, aþrum	andrum, aþrum andrum, aþrum	andrum, aþrum andrum, aþrum
genitive	andra, annara andra, annara	andra, annara andra, annara	andra, annara andra, annara

Descendants

• Swedish: annan