Noun: sýr
Gender: f
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | sýr |
| Sg. Def. | sýrin |
| Pl. Indef. | sýr |
| Pl. Def. | sýrnar |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | sýr |
| Sg. Def. | sýrinnar |
| Pl. Indef. | súa |
| Pl. Def. | súanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | sú |
| Sg. Def. | súnni |
| Pl. Indef. | súm |
| Pl. Def. | súnum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | sú |
| Sg. Def. | súna |
| Pl. Indef. | sýr |
| Pl. Def. | sýrnar |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like sýr
kýr,
sýr,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sūz, whence also Old English sū, Old Saxon sū, Old High German sū (whence German Sau), Swedish so. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sū-. Cognate with Latin sūs (“pig”), Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs, “wild boar”), Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará). Compare also related forms with velar stops or fricatives, such as Norwegian sugge (“sow”), Swedish sugga (“sow”), Old English sugu, Old Saxon suga, Welsh hwch (“pig”). See: German Nouns '
Sau', Swedish Nouns '
so', Latin Nouns '
sūs', Ancient Greek Nouns '
ὗς', Swedish Nouns '
sugga', Old English Nouns '
sugu'.
Verbs referencing "sýr"
Danish Nouns
so, Old English Nouns
su, Icelandic Nouns
sýr, Faroese Nouns
súgv.
Translations