falur

See also: Falur

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin fallāre, from Latin fallēre. Compare Italian fallare.

Verb

falur

  1. to fail

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaːlʏr/
    Rhymes: -aːlʏr
    Homophone: Falur

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse falr, from Proto-Germanic *falhuz.

Noun

falur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)

  1. a socket at the back of a spearhead, into which the shaft is placed
  2. the part of a knife’s blade that extends into the handle
  3. (poetic) spear
  4. lamp holder
Declension
Declension of falur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative falur falurinn falir falirnir
accusative fal falinn fali falina
dative fal falnum fölum fölunum
genitive fals falsins fala falanna

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish fald, from Proto-Germanic *fallą.

Noun

falur m (genitive singular fals, nominative plural falir)

  1. (nautical) halyard
Declension
Declension of falur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative falur falurinn falir falirnir
accusative fal falinn fali falina
dative fal falnum fölum fölunum
genitive fals falsins fala falanna

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *falaz. Compare Lithuanian pelnas, Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ (plěnŭ).

Adjective

falur (comparative falari, superlative falastur)

  1. for sale, able to be bought
    Synonyms: útbær, útþægur
    Hvað kostar sjónvarpið þitt? - Það er ekki falt!
    How much for your television? - It's not for sale!
    Mér er hann falur.
    I want to sell it.
    Og var allt falt fyrir peninga í Róm.
    And everything could be bought for money in Rome.
    Á fimmtudaginn gjörði hann sína vöru fala'.
    He did put his commodity ' on Thursday.
  2. (of a person) susceptible to bribery; bribable
    Allir embættismenn ríkisins eru grimmir og falir fyrir fé.
    All government officials are of cruel heart and can be bought for money.
Declension
Positive forms of falur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative falur föl falt
accusative falan fala
dative fölum falri fölu
genitive fals falrar fals
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative falir falar föl
accusative fala
dative fölum
genitive falra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fali fala fala
acc/dat/gen fala fölu
plural (all-case) fölu
Comparative forms of falur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) falari falari falara
plural (all-case) falari
Superlative forms of falur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative falastur fölust falast
accusative falastan falasta
dative fölustum falastri fölustu
genitive falasts falastrar falasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative falastir falastar fölust
accusative falasta
dative fölustum
genitive falastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative falasti falasta falasta
acc/dat/gen falasta fölustu
plural (all-case) fölustu
Derived terms

See also

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “falur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “falur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Tetum

Etymology

From *balu-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baluj.

Noun

falur

  1. pigeon
    Synonym: pombu

References

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