litur

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːtʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -iːtʊɹ

From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).

litur m (genitive singular litar, plural litir)

1. colour
2. (at sheep, etc.) coloured stain
3. colour (stuff to paint with)
4. political point of view

From Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Related to Latin libra.

litur m (genitive singular liturs, plural litrar)

1. liter, litre

From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪːtʏr̥]

  Rhymes: -ɪːtʏr̥

litur m (genitive singular litar, nominative plural litir)

1. colour

   Þetta er fallegur litur.

   That is a pretty colour.

2. a dye or paint to colour with
3. a marker, crayon or colour pencil
4. complexion, appearance
5. (card games) suit
6. (poker) flush

• litríkur (“colourful”)
• litningur m (“chromosome”)

• 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), “litur”, 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
• “litur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “litur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)