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

yðar (feminine yður, neuter yðart)

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

Usage notes

This obsolete possessive pronoun was replaced with the genitive yðar of the personal pronoun þér, which has now also fallen out of common use, being only occasionally used in formal writing or in very formal speech. Originally referred to 3 or more possessors, opposite the word ykkar, referring to 2 possessors.

Declension

Positive forms of yðar (strong-only)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	yðar	yður	yðart
	accusative	yðran	yðra
	dative	yðrum	yðarri	yðru
	genitive	yðars	yðarrar	yðars
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	yðrir	yðrar	yður
	accusative	yðra
	dative	yðrum
	genitive	yðarra

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)