dyr

See also: dýr and dyr-

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyːr/, [d̥yɐ̯ˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

Adjective

dyr

1. expensive
2. dear

   hendes dyreste eje

   her most precious possession

Inflection

Inflection of dyr
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	dyr	dyrere	dyrest2
Neuter singular	dyrt	dyrere	dyrest2
Plural	dyre	dyrere	dyrest2
Definite attributive1	dyre	dyrere	dyreste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.

Noun

dyr n ( singular definite dyret, plural indefinite dyr)

1. animal (organism)
2. beast
3. deer

Declension

Declension of dyr

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dyr	dyret	dyr	dyrene
genitive	dyrs	dyrets	dyrs	dyrenes

Etymology 3

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

dyr

1. present tense of dy

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tiːɹ/
• Rhymes: -iːɹ

Etymology

From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- ‎(“door, gate”).

Noun

dyr f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural dura)

1. door, doorway

Declension

Declension of dyr (plural only)
f28	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	dyr	dyrnar
accusative	dyr	dyrnar
dative	durum	durunum
genitive	dura	duranna

See also

• hurð (wing of the door)

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- ‎(“door, gate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪːr/
• Rhymes: -ɪːr

Noun

dyr f pl (plurale tantum)

1. a door, a doorway

Declension

declension of dyr

f-s3	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	dyr	dyrnar
accusative	dyr	dyrnar
dative	dyrum	dyrunum
genitive	dyra	dyranna

Derived terms

• dyrabjalla
• dyravörður
• aðaldyr
• koma til dyranna eins og maður er klæddur

See also

• hurð

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýr. Cognate with Danish dyr, Swedish djur, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 ‎(dius), German Tier, Dutch dier, and English deer

Noun

dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra or dyrene)

1. an animal

Derived terms

• dyreart
• dyrefett
• dyrefor, dyrefôr
• dyrehage
• dyrerike
• husdyr
• kattedyr
• kjæledyr
• kosedyr
• krypdyr

• nebbdyr
• pungdyr
• reinsdyr
• rovdyr
• sirkusdyr
• skadedyr
• skalldyr
• villdyr
• virveldyr

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýrr. Cognate with Danish dyr, Swedish dyr, German teuer, Dutch duur and dier, and English dear

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dyːɾ/

Adjective

dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrere, indefinite superlative dyrest, definite superlative dyreste)

1. expensive
2. dear

Synonyms

• kostbar

Antonyms

• billig

References

• “dyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýr.

Noun

dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra)

1. an animal

Derived terms

• dyreart
• dyrefor, dyrefôr
• dyrehage
• dyrerike
• dådyr
• husdyr
• kattedyr
• kjæledyr
• kosedyr
• krypdyr

• nebbdyr
• pungdyr
• reinsdyr
• rovdyr
• rådyr
• sirkusdyr
• skadedyr
• skaldyr
• villdyr
• virveldyr

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýrr.

Adjective

dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrare, indefinite superlative dyrast, definite superlative dyraste)

1. expensive
2. dear

Synonyms

• kostbar

Antonyms

• billeg

References

• “dyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

Adjective

dȳr

1. expensive, valuable

Declension

Declension of dȳr (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dȳr	dȳr	dȳrt
accusative	dȳran	dȳra	dȳrt
dative	dȳrum, -om	dȳrri, -re	dȳru, -o
genitive	dȳrs	dȳrrar	dȳrs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dȳrir, -e(r)	dȳrar	dȳr
accusative	dȳra	dȳrar	dȳr
dative	dȳrum, -om	dȳrum, -om	dȳrum, -om
genitive	dȳrra	dȳrra	dȳrra

Declension of dȳrer (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dȳri, -e	dȳra	dȳra
accusative	dȳra	dȳru, -o	dȳra
dative	dȳra	dȳru, -o	dȳra
genitive	dȳra	dȳru, -o	dȳra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dȳru, -o	dȳru, -o	dȳru, -o
accusative	dȳru, -o	dȳru, -o	dȳru, -o
dative	dȳru, -o	dȳru, -o	dȳru, -o
genitive	dȳru, -o	dȳru, -o	dȳru, -o

Descendants

• Swedish: dyr

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dȳr, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dyr (comparative dyrare, superlative dyrast)

1. expensive
2. (archaic) very valuable

Declension

Inflection of dyr
Indefinite/attributive	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	dyr	dyrare	dyrast
Neuter singular	dyrt	dyrare	dyrast
Plural	dyra	dyrare	dyrast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	dyre	dyrare	dyraste
All	dyra	dyrare	dyraste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role.

Antonyms

• (expensive): billig
• (valuable): billig

Synonyms

• (expensive): kostsam
• (valuable): värdefull

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Vilamovian

Article

dyr (definite)

1. the

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /dɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /dɪr/

Verb

dyr

1. Soft mutation of tyr.