Faroese

Noun

dýr n (genitive singular dýrs, plural dýr)

1. animal

Declension

Synonyms

• djór

Derived terms

• dýraslag
• dýraætt
• lindýr
• skordýr
• skeldýr

Adjective

dýr

1. expensive, female nominative singular form of dýrur
2. expensive, neuter nominative and accusative plural form of dýrur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiːr/

  Rhymes: -iːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýrr from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, whence also Old English dēore (English dear), Old High German tiuri. Cognates with Danish dyr, Faroese dýrur, Norwegian dyr and Swedish dyr.

Adjective

dýr ‎(comparative dýrari, superlative dýrastur) or dýr ‎(comparative dýrri, superlative dýrstur)

1. expensive, costly
2. valuable, precious

Inflection

Derived terms

• rándýr
• dýrkeyptur

Synonyms

• (expensive): ^def. kostnaðarsamur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýr.

Noun

dýr n ‎(genitive singular dýrs, nominative plural dýr)

1. an animal, a beast

Declension

Derived terms

• skordýr
• húsdýr
• spendýr
• froskdýr
• skrápdýr
• villidýr
• hreindýr
• tígrisdýr
• nagdýr
• gæludýr