rangur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse rangr, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz, whence also English wrong.

Adjective

rangur

1. wrong
2. wrong, bad
3. false, incorrect

Declension

Declension of rangur (a13)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rangur	rong	rangt
accusative	rangan	ranga	rangt
dative	rongum	rangari	rongum
genitive	rangs	rangar	rangs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rangir	rangar	rong
accusative	rangar	rangar	rong
dative	rongum	rongum	rongum
genitive	ranga	ranga	ranga

Weak adjectival inflection of rangur

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	rangi	ranga	ranga
accusative	ranga	rongu
dative
genitive
plural	all genders
all cases	rongu

Synonyms

• (wrong): órættur
• (bad): órættur
• (incorrect): skeivur

Antonyms

• rættur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rangr, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz, whence also English wrong.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrauŋkʏr/

  Rhymes: -auŋkʏr

Adjective

rangur (comparative rangari, superlative rangastur)

1. wrong, incorrect, false

   Þetta er rangt svar.

   That answer is wrong.

2. wrong, bad (morally reprehensible)

Declension

Positive forms of rangur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rangur	röng	rangt
	accusative	rangan	ranga
	dative	röngum	rangri	röngu
	genitive	rangs	rangrar	rangs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rangir	rangar	röng
	accusative	ranga
	dative	röngum
	genitive	rangra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rangi	ranga	ranga
	acc/dat/gen	ranga	röngu
	plural (all-case)	röngu

Comparative forms of rangur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	rangari	rangari	rangara
	plural (all-case)	rangari

Superlative forms of rangur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rangastur	röngust	rangast
	accusative	rangastan	rangasta
	dative	röngustum	rangastri	röngustu
	genitive	rangasts	rangastrar	rangasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rangastir	rangastar	röngust
	accusative	rangasta
	dative	röngustum
	genitive	rangastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	rangasti	rangasta	rangasta
	acc/dat/gen	rangasta	röngustu
	plural (all-case)	röngustu

Synonyms

• (wrong): óréttur
• (bad): óréttur
• (incorrect): ósannur

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “wrong”): réttur

Derived terms

• hafa á röngu að standa
• hafa rangt fyrir sér