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máttur

máttur

See also: mattur

Faroese

Noun

máttur m (genitive singular máttar, plural máttir)

  1. power, strength

Synonyms

Declension

m12 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative máttur mátturin máttir máttirnir
Accusative mátt máttin máttir máttirnar
Dative mátti máttinum máttum máttunum
Genitive máttar máttarins mátta máttanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse máttr, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, from *maganą + *-þiz, or from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis < *magʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmauhtʏr]
    Rhymes: -auhtʏr

Noun

máttur m (genitive singular máttar, nominative plural mættir)

  1. power, strength

Declension

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