yðar

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪːðar/

  Rhymes: -ɪːðar

Etymology 1

See þér.

Pronoun

yðar

1. (personal, archaic, formal) genitive of þér

Etymology 2

From Old Norse yðarr, yðvarr, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz.

Alternative forms

• yðvar

Pronoun

(obsolete) yðar (feminine (obsolete) yður, neuter (obsolete) yðart)

1. (formal, obsolete) your, yours (referring to one or more owners)

Usage notes

• Not only is usage of the pronoun obsolete, but its declension was already obsolete by the time it fell out of use.

Declension

positive forms of yðar (strong-only)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	yðar1	yður1	yðart1
	accusative	yðran1	yðra1
	dative	yðrum1	yðarri1	yðru1
	genitive	yðars1	yðarrar1	yðars1
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	yðrir1	yðrar1	yður1
	accusative	yðra1
	dative	yðrum1
	genitive	yðarra1

¹Obsolete.

See also

• okkar
• vor

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “yðar”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “yðar” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)