myr
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian myr, from Old Norse mýrr.
Noun
myr c (singular definite myren, plural indefinite myrer)
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: myr
References
Manx
Etymology
From Middle Irish immar. Cognate with Irish mar.
Conjunction
myr
Middle Low German
Noun
myr f
- alternative form of mure
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
myr f or m (definite singular myra or myren, indefinite plural myrer, definite plural myrene)
Derived terms
References
- “myr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic *miuzijō. Akin to English mire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /myːr/
Noun
myr f (definite singular myra, indefinite plural myrar or myrer, definite plural myrane or myrene)
Inflection
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
Aasen1 | ei Myr | Myri | Myrar | Myrarna | |
1901 | myrarne (myrane) | ||||
1917 | myra, myri | myrane | |||
1938 | myra [myri] | myrar [myrer] | myrane [myrene] | ||
2012 (current) | ei myr | myra | myrar, myrer | myrane, myrene |
- Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard.
- Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier.
- Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen.
- 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
myr
References
- “myr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Gutnish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse mýrr.
Noun
myr
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse mýrr.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -yːr
Noun
myr c
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | myr | myrs |
definite | myren | myrens | |
plural | indefinite | myrar | myrars |
definite | myrarna | myrarnas |
Hyponyms
Derived terms
See also
- våtmark (“wetland”)
References
- myr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- myr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- myr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɪr/
Adjective
myr
- nasal mutation of byr (“short”)