ræðari

Icelandic

Etymology

Attested since the 18th century. Same as Faroese røðari. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon does not give the exact derivation, but the Icelandic and Faroese forms are probably derived from a late Old Norse form *rœðari. Compare the attested Old Norse forms rœði and rœðir and German Ruderer. Ultimately from the root of the verb róa (“to row”) (Proto-Germanic *rōaną).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraiːðarɪ/

  Rhymes: -aiːðarɪ

Noun

ræðari m (genitive singular ræðara, nominative plural ræðarar)

1. rower, oarsman

Declension

Declension of ræðari (masculine, based on -ari)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ræðari	ræðarinn	ræðarar	ræðararnir
accusative	ræðara	ræðarann	ræðara	ræðarana
dative	ræðara	ræðaranum	ræðurum	ræðurunum
genitive	ræðara	ræðarans	ræðara	ræðaranna

Derived terms

• árinni kennir illur ræðari

Related terms

• róa
• róður
• ræði

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “ræðari”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)