sýr

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *syrъ.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsiːr]

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sýr m inan

1. cheese (dairy product)

   pizza se sýrem ― pizza with cheese

• “sýr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “sýr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “sýr”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʊiːjɹ]
• Rhymes: -ʊiːjɹ

sýr

1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of súgv

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːr/
• Rhymes: -iːr

Inherited from Old Norse sýr, from Proto-Germanic *sūz, from Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

sýr f (genitive singular sýr, nominative plural sýr)

1. (archaic) sow (female pig)

   Synonym: gylta

sýr m (genitive singular sýrs, no plural)

1. (poetic) sour whey

• Halldóra Jónsdóttir, Þórdís Úlfarsdóttir, editors (2014–2020), “sýr”, in Íslensk nútímamálsorðabók [Icelandic Modern Dictionary] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

• *sōʀ — Old East Norse

From Proto-Germanic *sūz, whence also Old English sū, Old Saxon sū, Old High German sū (whence German Sau), Swedish so. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sū-. Cognate with Latin sūs (“pig”), Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs, “wild boar”), Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará). Compare also related forms with velar stops or fricatives, such as Norwegian sugge (“sow”), Swedish sugga (“sow”), Old English sugu, Old Saxon suga, Welsh hwch (“pig”).

sýr f (genitive sýr, plural sýr)

1. (Old West Norse) sow (female pig)

• Icelandic: sýr
• Faroese: súgv
• Norwegian Nynorsk: su

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)