frekur

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɹeː(ʰ)kʊɹ], [freɛː(ʰ)kʊɹ]

Adjective

frekur

1. greedy

Icelandic

FWOTD – 26 July 2017

Etymology

From Old Norse frekr, from Proto-Germanic *frekaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɛːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːkʏr

Adjective

frekur (comparative frekari, superlative frekastur)

1. aggressively assertive or demanding; pushy
2. (of animals) difficult to handle, wild
3. taking up too much space
4. (of a quantity of time or space) (too) much, (overly) long
   • 1974 November 30, Jóa, “Bæjarpóstur – Færið íþróttirnar”, in Þjóðviljinn, Reykjavík, page 2:

     Á undan íþróttaþættinum er framhaldsmyndaflokkur, sem krakkar hafa ekki nema takmarkað gaman af að fylgjast með. Hann tekur það frekan tíma af dagskránni, að íþróttirnar byrja ekki fyrr en um hálf tíu, og lýkur því ekki fyrr en um hálf ellefu.

     Before the sports program there is a series, which kids only have limited enjoyment of watching. It takes up so much time out of the schedule, that the sports don’t start until about half past nine, and therefore don’t end until about half past ten.

5. (of a quantity of time or space) slightly more than; over
   • 1938 October 20, B. Fletcher Robinson, “Skuldin”, in Einar Páll Jónsson, editor, Lögberg, Winnipeg: The Columbia Press Limited, page 6:

     Í freka tvo klukkutíma sat apinn á hækjum sínum fyrir framan mig og horfði forvitnislega á mig og þótti mér þetta allískyggilegt.

     For over two hours the ape sat on his haunches in front of me and looked curiously at me and I found this quite ominous.

6. (in comparative) more, further

   Frekari rannsókna er þörf.

   Further research is needed.

Declension

Positive forms of frekur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frekur	frek	frekt
	accusative	frekan	freka
	dative	frekum	frekri	freku
	genitive	freks	frekrar	freks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frekir	frekar	frek
	accusative	freka
	dative	frekum
	genitive	frekra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	freki	freka	freka
	acc/dat/gen	freka	freku
	plural (all-case)	freku

Comparative forms of frekur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	frekari	frekari	frekara
	plural (all-case)	frekari

Superlative forms of frekur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frekastur	frekust	frekast
	accusative	frekastan	frekasta
	dative	frekustum	frekastri	frekustu
	genitive	frekasts	frekastrar	frekasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frekastir	frekastar	frekust
	accusative	frekasta
	dative	frekustum
	genitive	frekastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	frekasti	frekasta	frekasta
	acc/dat/gen	frekasta	frekustu
	plural (all-case)	frekustu

Derived terms

• frekt (adverb)
• tímafrekur