auður

See also: Auður

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøyːðʏr/
    Rhymes: -øyːðʏr
    Homophones: Auður

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auðr (“desolate”), from Proto-Germanic *auþaz whence also Faroese eyður, Norwegian aud and ød, Danish ød, Swedish öd. Cognate with Old English ēaþ, īeþe, and Old High German ōdi.

Adjective

auður (comparative auðari, superlative auðastur)

  1. empty
    Húsið var autt.
    The house was empty.
  2. desolate
Inflection
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auði auða auða
accusative auða auðu auða
dative auða auðu auða
genitive auða auðu auða
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðu auðu auðu
accusative auðu auðu auðu
dative auðu auðu auðu
genitive auðu auðu auðu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðari auðari auðara
accusative auðari auðari auðara
dative auðari auðari auðara
genitive auðari auðari auðara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðari auðari auðari
accusative auðari auðari auðari
dative auðari auðari auðari
genitive auðari auðari auðari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðastur auðust auðast
accusative auðastan auðasta auðast
dative auðustum auðastri auðustu
genitive auðasts auðastrar auðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðastir auðastar auðust
accusative auðasta auðastar auðust
dative auðustum auðustum auðustum
genitive auðastra auðastra auðastra
Derived terms
  • sitja auðum höndum

Etymology 2

From Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *audaz whence also Faroese eyður. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd; Old English ēad (“happiness”); Old High German ōt.

Noun

auður m (genitive singular auðs, no plural)

  1. wealth, riches
Declension
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