mágur

See also: magur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mágr (“relative by marriage”), from Proto-Germanic *mēgaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔaːvʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɔaːvʊɹ

  Homophones: máur, mávur

Noun

mágur m (genitive singular mágs, plural mágar)

1. son-in-law

Declension

Declension of mágur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mágur	mágurin	mágar	mágarnir
accusative	mág	mágin	mágar	mágarnar
dative	mági	máginum	mágum	mágunum
genitive	mágs	mágsins	mága	máganna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mágr (“relative by marriage”), from Proto-Germanic *mēgaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmauːʏr/

  Rhymes: -auːʏr

Noun

mágur m (genitive singular mágs, nominative plural mágar)

1. one’s spouse’s brother or one’s sibling’s husband; brother-in-law

Declension

Declension of mágur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mágur	mágurinn	mágar	mágarnir
accusative	mág	máginn	mága	mágana
dative	mági	máginum	mágum	mágunum
genitive	mágs	mágsins	mága	máganna

Derived terms

• kviðmágur

Anagrams

• gámur