fagur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛaːvʊɹ/
    Rhymes: -ɛaːvʊɹ

Adjective

fagur (comparative fagrari, superlative fagrastur)

  1. beautiful, fair, pulchritudinous
    fagrir litir
    beautiful colors
    alt er í fagrasta lagi
    all is in best order
  2. (weather) very good
    veðrið var av tí fagrasta
    the weather was of the best
  3. (literature) about fiction
    fagrar bókmentir
    fiction

Declension
fagur a29
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) fagur føgur fagurt
Accusative (hvønnfall) fagran fagra
Dative (hvørjumfall) føgrum fagrari føgrum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (fagurs) (fagrar) (fagurs)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) fagrir fagrar føgur
Accusative (hvønnfall) fagrar
Dative (hvørjumfall) føgrum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (fagra)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːɣʏr/
    Rhymes: -aːɣʏr

Adjective

fagur (comparative fegurri, superlative fegurstur)

  1. beautiful, fair

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fagur fögur fagurt
accusative fagran fagra fagurt
dative fögrum fagurri fögru
genitive fagurs fagurrar fagurs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fagrir fagrar fögur
accusative fagra fagrar fögur
dative fögrum fögrum fögrum
genitive fagurra fagurra fagurra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fagri fagra fagra
accusative fagra fögru fagra
dative fagra fögru fagra
genitive fagra fögru fagra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fögru fögru fögru
accusative fögru fögru fögru
dative fögru fögru fögru
genitive fögru fögru fögru
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegurri fegurri fegurra
accusative fegurri fegurri fegurra
dative fegurri fegurri fegurra
genitive fegurri fegurri fegurra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegurri fegurri fegurri
accusative fegurri fegurri fegurri
dative fegurri fegurri fegurri
genitive fegurri fegurri fegurri
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegurstur fegurst fegurstt
accusative fegurstan fegursta fegurstt
dative fegurstum fegurstri fegurstu
genitive fegursts fegurstrar fegursts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegurstir fegurstar fegurst
accusative fegursta fegurstar fegurst
dative fegurstum fegurstum fegurstum
genitive fegurstra fegurstra fegurstra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegursti fegursta fegursta
accusative fegursta fegurstu fegursta
dative fegursta fegurstu fegursta
genitive fegursta fegurstu fegursta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegurstu fegurstu fegurstu
accusative fegurstu fegurstu fegurstu
dative fegurstu fegurstu fegurstu
genitive fegurstu fegurstu fegurstu

A poetic comparative form fegri also exists:

    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegri fegri fegra
accusative fegri fegri fegra
dative fegri fegri fegra
genitive fegri fegri fegra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fegri fegri fegri
accusative fegri fegri fegri
dative fegri fegri fegri
genitive fegri fegri fegri

Synonyms

Derived terms

Romanian

Noun

fagur m (plural faguri)

  1. Alternative form of fagure

Declension
Declension of fagur
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) fagur fagurul (niște) faguri fagurii
genitive/dative (unui) fagur fagurului (unor) faguri fagurilor
vocative fagurule fagurilor
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