stírur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stírur.

Noun

stírur f pl (plural only, no genitive plural)

1. sleep, rheum (a substance found in the corner of the eyes after waking)

   Ég hef alltaf stírur í augunum þegar ég vakna.

   I always have sleep in my eyes when I wake up.

Declension

Declension of stírur (pl-only feminine)

	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	stírur	stírurnar
accusative	stírur	stírurnar
dative	stírum	stírunum
genitive	—	—

Derived terms

• vera með stírur í augunum/vera með stírurnar í augunum (“to be drowsy, to look sleepy”)