aldur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą, whence also Old English ealdor, Old High German altar, from Proto-Indo-European *al-, *h₂el- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaltʊɹ]
    Rhymes: -altʊɹ

Noun

aldur m (genitive singular aldurs, plural aldrar)

  1. age
  2. age, seniority
  3. time, era

Declension

m19 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative aldur aldurin aldrar aldrarnir
Accusative aldur aldurin aldrar aldrarnar
Dative aldri aldrinum aldrum aldrunum
Genitive aldurs aldursins aldra aldranna

Synonyms

  • ævi, æviskeið, lívstíð
  • elli, aldurdómur
  • tíð, tíðarskeið

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse aldr, Proto-Germanic *aldrą, whence also Old English ealdor, Old High German altar, from Proto-Indo-European *al-, *h₂el- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaltʏr/
    Rhymes: -altʏr

Noun

aldur m (genitive singular aldurs, no plural)

  1. age

Declension

Anagrams

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