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skyr
skyr
See also: skýr
English
Noun
skyr (uncountable)
- a yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine that can be traced back to the Vikings
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃiːɹ/
- Rhymes: -iːɹ
Noun
skyr n (genitive singular skyrs, uncountable)
Declension
n3s | Singular | |
Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | skyr | skyrið |
Accusative | skyr | skyrið |
Dative | skyri | skyrinum |
Genitive | skyrs | skyrsins |
Icelandic
Etymology
From the Old Norse skyr from the term skjör-ost in Fjón, Denmark. The Latin term lac concretum is in the book Germania by Tacitus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /scɪːr/
- Rhymes: -ɪːr
Noun
skyr n (genitive singular skyrs, no plural)
- skyr; a yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine that can be traced back to the Vikings
Declension
declension of skyr
n-s | singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skyr | skyrið |
accusative | skyr | skyrið |
dative | skyri | skyrinu |
genitive | skyrs | skyrsins |
Derived terms
Derived terms
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See also
- sletta
- ólekja