sannur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.

Adjective

sannur (comparative sannari, superlative sannastur)

  1. true (factually correct)
  2. real

Declension
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Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) sannur sonn satt
Accusative (hvønnfall) sannan sanna
Dative (hvørjumfall) sonnum sannari sonnum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (sans) (sannar) (sans)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) sannir sannar sonn
Accusative (hvønnfall) sannar
Dative (hvørjumfall) sonnum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (sanna)
Weak adjectival inflection of sannur
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) sanni sanna sanna
Accusative (hvønnfall) sanna sonnu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) sonnu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsanːʏr/
    Rhymes: -anːʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sannr, saðr, from Proto-Germanic *sanþaz.

Adjective

sannur (comparative sannari, superlative sannastur)

  1. true, not a lie, authentic
    Hún er að segja satt.
    She's telling the truth.
    Sönn íslensk sakamál.
    Real Icelandic criminal cases.
  2. real, genuine, true
    Þú ert sannur vinur.
    You are a true friend.
Inflection
    strong declension
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sannur sönn satt
accusative sannan sanna satt
dative sönnum sannri sönnu
genitive sanns sannrar sanns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sannir sannar sönn
accusative sanna sannar sönn
dative sönnum sönnum sönnum
genitive sannra sannra sannra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sanni sanna sanna
accusative sanna sönnu sanna
dative sanna sönnu sanna
genitive sanna sönnu sanna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sönnu sönnu sönnu
accusative sönnu sönnu sönnu
dative sönnu sönnu sönnu
genitive sönnu sönnu sönnu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sannari sannari sannara
accusative sannari sannari sannara
dative sannari sannari sannara
genitive sannari sannari sannara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sannari sannari sannari
accusative sannari sannari sannari
dative sannari sannari sannari
genitive sannari sannari sannari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sannastur sannöst sannast
accusative sannastan sannasta sannast
dative sannöstum sannastri sannöstu
genitive sannasts sannastrar sannasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sannastir sannastar sannöst
accusative sannasta sannastar sannöst
dative sannöstum sannöstum sannöstum
genitive sannastra sannastra sannastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sannasti sannasta sannasta
accusative sannasta sannöstu sannasta
dative sannasta sannöstu sannasta
genitive sannasta sannöstu sannasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sannöstu sannöstu sannöstu
accusative sannöstu sannöstu sannöstu
dative sannöstu sannöstu sannöstu
genitive sannöstu sannöstu sannöstu
Derived terms
  • segja satt (to tell the truth)
  • hafa fyrir satt (to believe to be true)
  • að sönnu
  • sanna
  • sannleikur
  • sannur að sök (guilty as charge)
  • njósn sönn (intel, "true rumor")

Noun

sannur m (genitive singular sanns, no plural)

  1. Used in set phrases
Derived terms
  • fjarri sanni (far from the truth)
  • nærri sanni (close to the truth)
  • færa heim sanninn um (give proof of something)
  • mega með sanni segja (able to be truly told)
  • vita með sanni (to know for certain)
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