vír

See also: vir, Vir, VIR, and -vir-

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈviːr]
Rhymes: -iːr
Homophone: výr

Noun

vír m

whirlpool

Related terms

vířit
vířivka f

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”) from Proto-Indo-European *weyro- (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).

Noun

vír m (genitive singular vírs, nominative plural vírar)

wire

Declension

declension of vír

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	vír	vírinn	vírar	vírarnir
accusative	vír	vírinn	víra	vírana
dative	vír	vírnum	vírum	vírunum
genitive	vírs	vírsins	víra	víranna

Derived terms

heftivír

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