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dyr

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See also: dýr and dyr-

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Dyarim.

Symbol

dyr

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Dyarim.

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dyːˀɐ̯/, [ˈd̥yˀɐ̯], [ˈtyɒ̯̽ˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old East Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.

Cognate with Swedish djur, English deer, German Tier, Dutch dier.

Noun

dyr n (singular definite dyret, plural indefinite dyr)

  1. animal, beast (as opposed to human beings, or of human beings acting brutally)
  2. (zoology) animal (a member of Animalia)
  3. (hunting) deer (a mammal of the family Cervidae)
Declension
More information neuter gender, singular ...
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, cognate with Swedish dyr, English dear, German teuer, Dutch duur.

Adjective

dyr (neuter dyrt, plural and definite singular attributive dyre)

  1. expensive
  2. dear, prized
    Hendes dyreste eje.
    Her most precious possession.
Inflection
More information positive, comparative ...

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms
  • drøndyr
  • dyr spøg
  • dyre vaner
  • dyrebar
  • dyrekøbt
  • dyrtid
  • dyrtidsportion
  • dyrtidsregulere
  • dyrtidsregulering
  • dyrtidstillæg
  • edderdyr
  • fordyre
  • halvdyr
  • hammerdyr
  • herredyr
  • hundedyr
  • i dyre domme
  • man kan også købe guld for dyrt
  • megadyr
  • nu er gode råd dyre
  • pissedyr
  • rævedyr
  • semidyr
  • skidedyr
  • tæskedyr

References

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dyr

  1. present tense of dy
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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tiːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɹ

Noun

dyr f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural dura)

  1. door, doorway

Declension

More information f28, plural ...

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).

Pronunciation

Noun

dyr f pl (plural only, genitive plural dyra)

  1. a door, a doorway

Declension

More information plural, indefinite ...

Derived terms

See also

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old West Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm., from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. Cognate with Swedish djur, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius), German Tier, Dutch dier, and English deer.

Pronunciation

Noun

dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra or dyrene)

  1. an animal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýrr. Cognate with Swedish dyr, German teuer, Dutch duur and dier, and English dear.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrere, indefinite superlative dyrest, definite superlative dyreste)

  1. expensive
  2. dear
Synonyms
Antonyms

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old West Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.

Noun

dyr n (definite singular dyret, indefinite plural dyr, definite plural dyra)

  1. an animal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýrr.

Adjective

dyr (neuter singular dyrt, definite singular and plural dyre, comparative dyrare, indefinite superlative dyrast, definite superlative dyraste)

  1. expensive
  2. dear
Synonyms
Antonyms

References

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz.

Adjective

dȳr

  1. expensive, valuable

Declension

More information singular, masculine ...
More information singular, masculine ...

Descendants

  • Swedish: dyr

References

  • dyr in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
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Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “compare dyrdem”)

Pronunciation

Interjection

dyr

  1. (Western Lublin, Józefów) used to imitate the sound of running
    Synonym: giec

Further reading

  • Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “dyr”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 274
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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dȳr, from Old Norse dýrr, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Cognate with English dear.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dyr (comparative dyrare, superlative dyrast)

  1. expensive
    Synonym: kostsam
    Antonym: billig
  2. (archaic) dear, precious, valued
    Synonym: kär

Declension

More information Indefinite, positive ...

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German der, from Old High German der, ther, replacing the original masculine and feminine nominative forms from Proto-Germanic *sa, by analogy with the adjective inflection.

Article

dyr (definite)

  1. the

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

dyr

  1. soft mutation of tyr

Mutation

More information radical, soft ...

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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