magur

See also: mágur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse magr, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛaːvʊɹ/
    Rhymes: -ɛaːvʊɹ
    Homophone: maður

Adjective

magur

  1. (Sandoy, rare) thin

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse magr, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːɣʏr/
    Rhymes: -aːɣʏr

Adjective

magur (comparative magrari or megurri or (archaic/obsolete) megri, superlative magrastur or megurstur)

  1. thin
    Synonyms: grannur, mjór, (obsolete) svangur
  2. meager

Declension

Positive forms of magur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative magur mögur magurt
accusative magran magra
dative mögrum magurri mögru
genitive magurs magurrar magurs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative magrir magrar mögur
accusative magra
dative mögrum
genitive magurra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative magri magra magra
acc/dat/gen magra mögru
plural (all-case) mögru
Comparative forms of magur (umlauted-comp)
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) magrari, megurri, megri1 magrari, megurri, megri1 magrara, megurra, megra1
plural (all-case) magrari, megurri, megri1

1Archaic/obsolete.

Superlative forms of magur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative magrastur, megurstur mögrust, megurst magrast, megurst
accusative magrastan, megurstan magrasta, megursta
dative mögrustum, megurstum magrastri, megurstri mögrustu, megurstu
genitive magrasts, megursts magrastrar, megurstrar magrasts, megursts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative magrastir, megurstir magrastar, megurstar mögrust, megurst
accusative magrasta, megursta
dative mögrustum, megurstum
genitive magrastra, megurstra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative magrasti, megursti magrasta, megursta magrasta, megursta
acc/dat/gen magrasta, megursta mögrustu, megurstu
plural (all-case) mögrustu, megurstu

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), “magur”, 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
  • “magur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • magur”, 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?)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • magùr (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse magr. Compare Faroese and Icelandic magur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɐ̞ː.ɡʊr]

Adjective

magur (neuter magurt, comparative magraré, superlative magrast)

  1. (dialectal, Vossamål) alternative form of mager (meager)
    • 1944, Knut Bjørgaas, Or gommol ti IV: Tao Vossastrond’ne:
      È fiskjinn magùr um vaur’n, vettù da godt aur.
      If the fish is meager in the spring, then it becomes a good year.