kýr

See also: kyr

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰʊiːjr/
    Rhymes: -ʊiːjr

Noun

kýr

  1. nominative plural of kúgv
  2. accusative plural of kúgv

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kýr, from Proto-Germanic *kūz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cʰiːr/
    Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

kýr f (genitive singular kýr, nominative plural kýr)

  1. cow
    Þetta er stór kýr.
    That is a big cow.
    Kýrnar mjólka á sumrin.
    The cows milk in the summer.

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kūz, whence also Old English cū (Modern English cow), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (“cow”).

Noun

kýr f (genitive kýr, dative kú, plural kýr)

  1. cow

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kýr
  • Norwegian: ku
  • Swedish: ko

See also

  • ko (East dialect)
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