myrkur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz. Cognate to English murk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪɹ̥kʊr]

Noun

myrkur n (genitive singular myrkurs, uncountable)

1. darkness

Declension

n13-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	myrkur	myrkrið
accusative	myrkur	myrkrið
dative	myrkri	myrkrinum
genitive	myrkurs	myrkursins

Adjective

myrkur (comparative myrkari, superlative myrkastur)

1. dark

Declension

Declension of myrkur (a1)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	myrkur	myrk	myrkt
Accusative	myrkan	myrka	myrkt
Dative	myrkum	myrkari	myrkum
Genitive	myrks	myrkar	myrks
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	myrkir	myrkar	myrk
Accusative	myrkar	myrkar	myrk
Dative	myrkum	myrkum	myrkum
Genitive	myrka	myrka	myrka

Synonyms

• døkkur
• dimmur

Antonyms

• ljósur

Derived terms

• myrkrið

Related terms

• myrkagulur, myrkareyður, myrkagrønur, myrkabláur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz. Cognate to English murk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪr̥kʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪr̥kʏr

Adjective

myrkur (comparative myrkari, superlative myrkastur)

1. dark

   Synonyms: dimmur, dökkur

2. difficult to understand, obscure

   Synonym: torskilinn

3. gloomy

   Synonym: þungbúinn

Declension

positive forms of myrkur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrkur	myrk	myrkt
	accusative	myrkan	myrka
	dative	myrkum	myrkri	myrku
	genitive	myrks	myrkrar	myrks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrkir	myrkar	myrk
	accusative	myrka
	dative	myrkum
	genitive	myrkra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrki	myrka	myrka
	acc/dat/gen	myrka	myrku
	plural (all-case)	myrku

comparative forms of myrkur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	myrkari	myrkari	myrkara
	plural (all-case)	myrkari

superlative forms of myrkur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrkastur	myrkust	myrkast
	accusative	myrkastan	myrkasta
	dative	myrkustum	myrkastri	myrkustu
	genitive	myrkasts	myrkastrar	myrkasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrkastir	myrkastar	myrkust
	accusative	myrkasta
	dative	myrkustum
	genitive	myrkastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	myrkasti	myrkasta	myrkasta
	acc/dat/gen	myrkasta	myrkustu
	plural (all-case)	myrkustu

Noun

myrkur n (genitive singular myrkurs, nominative plural myrkur)

1. darkness, the dark
   • Genesis 1 (Icelandic translation)

     Guð sagði: „Verði ljós!“ Og það varð ljós. Guð sá, að ljósið var gott, og Guð greindi ljósið frá myrkrinu. Og Guð kallaði ljósið dag, en myrkrið kallaði hann nótt. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn fyrsti dagur.

     And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Declension

Declension of myrkur (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	myrkur	myrkrið	myrkur	myrkrin
accusative	myrkur	myrkrið	myrkur	myrkrin
dative	myrkri	myrkrinu	myrkrum	myrkrunum
genitive	myrkurs	myrkursins	myrkra	myrkranna