þunnur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þunnr, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθʏnːʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ʏnːʏr

Adjective

þunnur (comparative þynnri, superlative þynnstur)

  1. (of an object) thin
    • Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)
      Inn vari gestur
      er til verðar kemur
      þunnu hljóði þegir,
      eyrum hlýðir,
      en augum skoðar.
      Svo nýsist fróðra hver fyrir.
      The knowing guest
      who goes to the feast,
      In silent attention sits;
      With his ears he hears,
      with his eyes he watches,
      Thus wary are wise men all.
  2. hungover

Declension

Positive forms of þunnur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnur þunn þunnt
accusative þunnan þunna
dative þunnum þunnri þunnu
genitive þunns þunnrar þunns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnir þunnar þunn
accusative þunna
dative þunnum
genitive þunnra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunni þunna þunna
acc/dat/gen þunna þunnu
plural (all-case) þunnu
Comparative forms of þunnur (umlauted-comp)
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) þynnri þynnri þynnra
plural (all-case) þynnri
Superlative forms of þunnur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þynnstur þynnst þynnst
accusative þynnstan þynnsta
dative þynnstum þynnstri þynnstu
genitive þynnsts þynnstrar þynnsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þynnstir þynnstar þynnst
accusative þynnsta
dative þynnstum
genitive þynnstra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þynnsti þynnsta þynnsta
acc/dat/gen þynnsta þynnstu
plural (all-case) þynnstu

Derived terms

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