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rangur

rangur

Faroese

Adjective

rangur

  1. wrong
  2. wrong, bad
  3. false, incorrect

Declension

rangur a13
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) rangur rong rangt
Accusative (hvønnfall) rangan ranga
Dative (hvørjumfall) rongum rangari rongum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (rangs) (rangar) (rangs)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) rangir rangar rong
Accusative (hvønnfall) rangar
Dative (hvørjumfall) rongum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (ranga)
Weak adjectival inflection of rangur
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) rangi ranga ranga
Accusative (hvønnfall) ranga rongu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) rongu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Antonyms

Synonyms

  • (wrong): órættur
  • (bad): órættur
  • (incorrect): skeivur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rangr, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz, whence also English wrong.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrauŋkʏr/
    Rhymes: -auŋkʏr

Adjective

rangur (comparative rangari, superlative rangastur)

  1. wrong, incorrect, false
    Þetta er rangt svar.
    That answer is wrong.
  2. wrong, bad (morally reprehensible)

Inflection

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • hafa á röngu að standa
  • hafa rangt fyrir sér

Synonyms

  • (wrong): óréttur
  • (bad): óréttur
  • (incorrect): ósannur