undur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse undr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wen- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʊntʊɹ/

Noun

undur n (genitive singular undurs, plural undur)

wonder

Declension

n13	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	undur	undrið	undur	undrini
Accusative	undur	undrið	undur	undrini
Dative	undri	undrinum	undrum	undrunum
Genitive	undurs	undursins	undra	undranna

Synonyms

undurverk, undurgerð, undurgerningur, kraftagerð, kraftaverk, mirakul

Derived terms

ei undur í - no wonder

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse undr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wen- (“to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʏntʏr/
Rhymes: -ʏntʏr

Noun

undur n (genitive singular undurs, nominative plural undur)

a wonder, miracle
- (in combination) very, extremely, wondrously
  Fiðrildið var undurfallegt.
  
  The butterfly was extremely beautiful.

Declension

declension of undur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	undur	undrið	undur	undrin
accusative	undur	undrið	undur	undrin
dative	undri	undrinu	undrum	undrunum
genitive	undurs	undursins	undra	undranna

See also

undra
undrabarn
undralæknir
undrandi
undrast
undraverður
undrun
gera sig að undri
vera að undri
undurfagur
undurfurða
undursamlegur
undurþýður

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