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annar

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Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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annar

  1. other, another, else

Declension

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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

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annar

  1. second

Declension

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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

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

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annar (feminine önnur, neuter annað)

  1. other, another, else
Declension
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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-.

Derived terms
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Adjective

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Icelandic numbers (edit)
20
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    Cardinal: tveir
    Ordinal: annar
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2.
    Adverbial: tvisvar, tvívegis
    Multiplier: tvöfaldur
    Collective: báðir
    Fractional: hálfur

annar (feminine önnur, neuter annað)

  1. second
Declension
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As above.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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annar

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

Etymology 3

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Noun

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annar

  1. indefinite genitive singular of önn

Old Swedish

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Alternative forms

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  • anner
  • annan

Etymology

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

Adjective

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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

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: annan