meyr

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meiːr/

  Rhymes: -eiːr

  Homophone: meir

Adjective

meyr (comparative meyrari, superlative meyrastur)

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

Declension

    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

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)