fjórir

Icelandic

Icelandic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : fjórir
    Ordinal : fjórði

Etymology

From Old Norse fjórir, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjouːrir/

Number

fjórir m pl, fjórar f pl, fjögur n pl

  1. four; the cardinal number after þrír (“three”) and before fimm (“five”).
    Sjáðu! Fjórir menn.
    Look! Four men.

Declension

Numerals
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative - - - fjórir fjórar fjögur
accusative - - - fjóra fjórar fjögur
dative - - - fjórum fjórum fjórum
genitive - - - fjögurra/ fjögra fjögurra/ fjögra fjögurra/ fjögra

Derived terms

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fedwōr, from *kʷetwṓr, the neuter form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Numeral

fjórir

  1. four
    fjögurra vegna — to the four cardinal points

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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