skír

See also: skir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skírr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz or *skīrijaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sciːr/
    Rhymes: -iːr
    Homophone: skýr

Adjective

skír (comparative skírari, superlative skírastur)

  1. bright, clear
  2. pure
  3. innocent, virgin

Declension

Positive forms of skír
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skír skír skírt
accusative skíran skíra
dative skírum skírri skíru
genitive skírs skírrar skírs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skírir skírar skír
accusative skíra
dative skírum
genitive skírra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skíri skíra skíra
acc/dat/gen skíra skíru
plural (all-case) skíru
Comparative forms of skír
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) skírari skírari skírara
plural (all-case) skírari
Superlative forms of skír
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skírastur skírust skírast
accusative skírastan skírasta
dative skírustum skírastri skírustu
genitive skírasts skírastrar skírasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative skírastir skírastar skírust
accusative skírasta
dative skírustum
genitive skírastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative skírasti skírasta skírasta
acc/dat/gen skírasta skírustu
plural (all-case) skírustu

Old Norse

Adjective

skír

  1. inflection of skírr:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural