flúr

See also: flur and flùr

Faroese

Chemical element
F
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflʉuːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ʉuːɹ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flúr.

Noun

flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, uncountable)

  1. (archaic) (wheat) flour
Declension
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative flúr flúrið
accusative flúr flúrið
dative flúri flúrinum
genitive flúrs flúrsins

Etymology 2

Ultimately, from Latin fluor.

Noun

flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, uncountable)

  1. fluorine
Declension
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative flúr flúrið
accusative flúr flúrið
dative flúri flúrinum
genitive flúrs flúrsins

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fluːr/
  • Rhymes: -uːr

Noun

flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, nominative plural flúr)

  1. decoration, ornament, embellishment
    Synonyms: útflúr, skraut

Declension

Declension of flúr (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flúr flúrið flúr flúrin
accusative flúr flúrið flúr flúrin
dative flúri flúrinu flúrum flúrunum
genitive flúrs flúrsins flúra flúranna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French flor, possibly borrowed via Middle English flour.[1]

Noun

flúr n (genitive flúrs, plural flúr)

  1. flower
  2. flour

Declension

Declension of flúr (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flúr flúrit flúr flúrin
accusative flúr flúrit flúr flúrin
dative flúri flúrinu flúrum flúrunum
genitive flúrs flúrsins flúra flúranna

Descendants

  • Faroese: flúr

References

  1. ^ Mediaeval Scandinavia. (1968). United Kingdom: Odense University Press, p. 116-17

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “flúr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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