vír

See also: vir, Vir, VIR, Vir., viř, and -vir-

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vír, from Proto-Slavic *virъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈviːr]
  • Rhymes: -iːr
  • Homophone: výr

Noun

vír m inan (diminutive vírek)

  1. whirlpool

Declension

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīraz (wire) from Proto-Indo-European *weyro- (a twist, thread, cord, wire), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (to turn, twist, weave, plait).

Noun

vír m (genitive singular vírs, nominative plural vírar)

  1. wire

Declension

Declension of vír (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vír vírinn vírar vírarnir
accusative vír vírinn víra vírana
dative vír vírnum vírum vírunum
genitive vírs vírsins víra víranna

Derived terms