súr
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sur"
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros. Compare English sour, German sauer, Dutch zuur, Danish sur, Faroese súrur, Norwegian sur and Swedish sur.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]súr (comparative súrari, superlative súrastur)
- sour, tart, acid, acidic
- surly, bitter, morose, sour (of mood)
- Ekki vera svona súr.
- Don't be so morose.
Declension
[edit]positive forms of súr
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | súr | súr | súrt | |
accusative | súran | súra | ||
dative | súrum | súrri | súru | |
genitive | súrs | súrrar | súrs | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | súrir | súrar | súr | |
accusative | súra | |||
dative | súrum | |||
genitive | súrra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | súri | súra | súra | |
acc/dat/gen | súra | súru | ||
plural (all-case) | súru |
superlative forms of súr
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | súrastur | súrust | súrast | |
accusative | súrastan | súrasta | ||
dative | súrustum | súrastri | súrustu | |
genitive | súrasts | súrastrar | súrasts | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | súrastir | súrastar | súrust | |
accusative | súrasta | |||
dative | súrustum | |||
genitive | súrastra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | súrasti | súrasta | súrasta | |
acc/dat/gen | súrasta | súrustu | ||
plural (all-case) | súrustu |
Derived terms
[edit]Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish súr, the verbal noun of sirid.
Noun
[edit]súr m (genitive singular súir)
Declension
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Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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súr | shúr after an, tsúr |
not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “súr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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- Icelandic 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/uːr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/uːr/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic adjectives
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- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish
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- Irish nouns
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