þurr

See also: yurr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θʏrː/
    Rhymes: -ʏrː

Adjective

þurr (comparative þurrari, superlative þurrastur)

  1. dry; without liquid
  2. (informal) dry, alcohol-free; without alcohol
    Þetta var þurr helgi.
    It was an alcohol-free weekend.

Inflection

    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurri þurra þurra
accusative þurra þurru þurra
dative þurra þurru þurra
genitive þurra þurru þurra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurru þurru þurru
accusative þurru þurru þurru
dative þurru þurru þurru
genitive þurru þurru þurru
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrari þurrari þurrara
accusative þurrari þurrari þurrara
dative þurrari þurrari þurrara
genitive þurrari þurrari þurrara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrari þurrari þurrari
accusative þurrari þurrari þurrari
dative þurrari þurrari þurrari
genitive þurrari þurrari þurrari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrastur þurrust þurrast
accusative þurrastan þurrasta þurrast
dative þurrustum þurrastri þurrustu
genitive þurrasts þurrastrar þurrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrastir þurrastar þurrust
accusative þurrasta þurrastar þurrust
dative þurrustum þurrustum þurrustum
genitive þurrastra þurrastra þurrastra

Derived terms

  • þurr á manninn (brusque)
  • upp úr þurru (suddenly, out of nothing, unprovoked)
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