spjör

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spjǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *sperrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spjœːr/

  Rhymes: -œːr

Noun

spjör f (genitive singular spjarar, nominative plural spjarir)

1. garment, an item of clothing

   Synonym: flík

Declension

Declension of spjör (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spjör	spjörin	spjarir	spjarirnar
accusative	spjör	spjörina	spjarir	spjarirnar
dative	spjör	spjörinni	spjörum	spjörunum
genitive	spjarar	spjararinnar	spjara	spjaranna

Derived terms

• fara úr hverri spjör (“undress completely”)
• spyrja spjörunum úr (“to question closely”)