dómur

See also: -dómur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dómr (“judgment”), compare døma (“to judge”); from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔuːmʊɹ/

Noun

dómur m (genitive singular dóms, plural dómar)

1. (law) sentence, conviction
2. (law) judgment, decree
3. opinion, judgment, verdict
4. (philosophy) proposition, judgment
5. (religion) judgment
6. (sports) judgment, decision

Declension

Declension of dómur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dómur	dómurin	dómar	dómarnir
accusative	dóm	dómin	dómar	dómarnar
dative	dómi	dóminum	dómum	dómunum
genitive	dóms	dómsins	dóma	dómanna

Related terms

• døma

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dómr, from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtouːmʏr/
• Rhymes: -ouːmʏr

Noun

dómur m (genitive singular dóms, nominative plural dómar)

1. sentence, conviction
2. judgement, verdict
3. opinion

Declension

Declension of dómur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dómur	dómurinn	dómar	dómarnir
accusative	dóm	dóminn	dóma	dómana
dative	dómi	dóminum, dómnum	dómum	dómunum
genitive	dóms	dómsins	dóma	dómanna

Related terms

• dæma

Further reading

• “dómur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)