falur

See also: Falur

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin fallāre for fallēre, present active infinitive of fallō. Compare Italian fallare.

Verb

falur

to fail

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfaːlʏr/
Rhymes: -aːlʏr

Homophone: Falur

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *falhaz.

Noun

falur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)

a socket at the back of a spearhead, into which the shaft is placed
the part of a knife’s blade that extends into the handle
(poetic) spear
lamp holder

Declension

declension of falur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s2	singular		plural
nominative	falur	falurinn	falir	falirnir
accusative	fal	falinn	fali	falina
dative	fal	falnum	fölum	fölunum
genitive	fals	falsins	fala	falanna

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish fald, from Proto-Germanic *fallą.

Noun

falur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)

(nautical) halyard

Declension

declension of falur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s2	singular		plural
nominative	falur	falurinn	falir	falirnir
accusative	fal	falinn	fali	falina
dative	fal	falnum	fölum	fölunum
genitive	fals	falsins	fala	falanna

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *falaz. Compare Lithuanian pelnas, Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ (plěnŭ).

Adjective

falur (comparative falari, superlative falastur)

for sale, able to be bought
Hvað kostar sjónvarpið þitt? - Það er ekki falt!
How much for your television? - It's not for sale!

Mér er hann falur.
I want to sell it.

Og var allt falt fyrir peninga í Róm.
And everything could be bought for money in Rome.

Allir embættismenn ríkisins eru grimmir og falir fyrir fé.y.

Á fimmtudaginn gjörði hann sína vöru fala.
He did put his commodity on sale on Thursday.
(of a person) susceptible to bribery; bribable
Allir embættismenn ríkisins eru grimmir og falir fyrir fé.
All government officials are of cruel heart and can be bought for money.

Inflection

positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falur	föl	falt
accusative	falan	fala	falt
dative	fölum	falri	fölu
genitive	fals	falrar	fals
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falir	falar	föl
accusative	fala	falar	föl
dative	fölum	fölum	fölum
genitive	falra	falra	falra

positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fali	fala	fala
accusative	fala	fölu	fala
dative	fala	fölu	fala
genitive	fala	fölu	fala
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fölu	fölu	fölu
accusative	fölu	fölu	fölu
dative	fölu	fölu	fölu
genitive	fölu	fölu	fölu

comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falari	falari	falara
accusative	falari	falari	falara
dative	falari	falari	falara
genitive	falari	falari	falara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falari	falari	falari
accusative	falari	falari	falari
dative	falari	falari	falari
genitive	falari	falari	falari

superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falastur	fölust	falast
accusative	falastan	falasta	falast
dative	fölustum	falastri	fölustu
genitive	falasts	falastrar	falasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falastir	falastar	fölust
accusative	falasta	falastar	fölust
dative	fölustum	fölustum	fölustum
genitive	falastra	falastra	falastra

superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	falasti	falasta	falasta
accusative	falasta	fölustu	falasta
dative	falasta	fölustu	falasta
genitive	falasta	fölustu	falasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fölustu	fölustu	fölustu
accusative	fölustu	fölustu	fölustu
dative	fölustu	fölustu	fölustu
genitive	fölustu	fölustu	fölustu

Synonyms

(for sale): útbær, útþægur

Derived terms

falbjóða

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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