meyr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz, perhaps related to Ancient Greek ἀμαυρός (amaurós) and Russian смурый (smuryj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meiːr/
    Rhymes: -eiːr
    Homophones: meir

Adjective

meyr (comparative meyrari, superlative meyrastur)

  1. tender (of meat, etc.)
  2. sensitive, sentimental
  3. decayed

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative meyr meyr meyrt
accusative meyran meyra meyrt
dative meyrum meyrri meyru
genitive meyrs meyrrar meyrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative meyrir meyrar meyr
accusative meyra meyrar meyr
dative meyrum meyrum meyrum
genitive meyrra meyrra meyrra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative meyri meyra meyra
accusative meyra meyru meyra
dative meyra meyru meyra
genitive meyra meyru meyra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative meyru meyru meyru
accusative meyru meyru meyru
dative meyru meyru meyru
genitive meyru meyru meyru
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative meyrari meyrari meyrara
accusative meyrari meyrari meyrara
dative meyrari meyrari meyrara
genitive meyrari meyrari meyrara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative meyrari meyrari meyrari
accusative meyrari meyrari meyrari
dative meyrari meyrari meyrari
genitive meyrari meyrari meyrari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative meyrastur meyrust meyrast
accusative meyrastan meyrasta meyrast
dative meyrustum meyrastri meyrustu
genitive meyrasts meyrastrar meyrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative meyrastir meyrastar meyrust
accusative meyrasta meyrastar meyrust
dative meyrustum meyrustum meyrustum
genitive meyrastra meyrastra meyrastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative meyrasti meyrasta meyrasta
accusative meyrasta meyrustu meyrasta
dative meyrasta meyrustu meyrasta
genitive meyrasta meyrustu meyrasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative meyrustu meyrustu meyrustu
accusative meyrustu meyrustu meyrustu
dative meyrustu meyrustu meyrustu
genitive meyrustu meyrustu meyrustu

References
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