sýr

See also: syr and SYR

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *syrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsiːr]

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Noun

sýr m inan

1. cheese (dairy product)

   pizza se sýrem ― pizza with cheese

Declension

Declension of sýr (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	sýr	sýry
genitive	sýra, sýru	sýrů
dative	sýru	sýrům
accusative	sýr	sýry
vocative	sýre	sýry
locative	sýru	sýrech
instrumental	sýrem	sýry

Derived terms

adjective

• sýrový

nouns

• syreček
• syrnačka
• syrovátka
• syřidlo
• sýrař
• sýrařka
• sýrařství
• sýrárna
• sýrohub
• sýrorodka
• sýrovina
• sýřenina

Further reading

• “sýr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “sýr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “sýr”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʊiːjɹ]
• Rhymes: -ʊiːjɹ

Noun

sýr

1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of súgv

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːr/
• Rhymes: -iːr

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse sýr, from Proto-Germanic *sūz, from Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Noun

sýr f (genitive singular sýr, nominative plural sýr)

1. (archaic) sow (female pig)

   Synonym: gylta

Declension

Declension of sýr (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sýr	sýrin	sýr	sýrnar
accusative	sú	súna	sýr	sýrnar
dative	sú	súnni	súm	súnum
genitive	sýr	sýrinnar	súa	súnna

Etymology 2

Noun

sýr m (genitive singular sýrs, no plural)

1. (poetic) sour whey

Declension

Declension of sýr (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	sýr	sýrinn
accusative	sýr	sýrinn
dative	sýr	sýrnum
genitive	sýrs	sýrsins

References

• Halldóra Jónsdóttir, Þórdís Úlfarsdóttir, editors (2014–2020), “sýr”, in Íslensk nútímamálsorðabók [Icelandic Modern Dictionary] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• *sōʀ — Old East Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sūz, whence also Old English sū, Old Saxon sū, Old High German sū (whence German Sau), Swedish so. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sū-. Cognate with Latin sūs (“pig”), Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs, “wild boar”), Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará). Compare also related forms with velar stops or fricatives, such as Norwegian sugge (“sow”), Swedish sugga (“sow”), Old English sugu, Old Saxon suga, Welsh hwch (“pig”).

Noun

sýr f (genitive sýr, plural sýr)

1. (Old West Norse) sow (female pig)

Declension

Declension of sýr (strong consonant stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sýr	sýrin	sýr	sýrnar
accusative	sú	súna	sýr	sýrnar
dative	sú	súnni	súm	súnum
genitive	sýr	sýrinnar	súa	súanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: sýr
• Faroese: súgv
• Norwegian Nynorsk: su

Further reading

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