stuttur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stuttr, from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

stuttur (comparative styttri, superlative stytstur)

1. short

   Antonyms: langur, síður

Declension

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Declension of stuttur (a39)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stuttur	stutt	stutt
accusative	stuttan	stutta	stutt
dative	stuttum	stuttari	stuttum
genitive	stuts	stuttar	stuts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	stuttir	stuttar	stutt
accusative	stuttar	stuttar	stutt
dative	stuttum	stuttum	stuttum
genitive	stutta	stutta	stutta

Derived terms

• stuttleiki
• stuttsøga

Further reading

• "stuttur" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stuttr, from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstʏhtʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏhtʏr

Adjective

stuttur (comparative styttri, superlative stystur)

1. short

   Hárið mitt er stutt.

   My hair is short.

   Hann kom við í morgun og spjallaði við mig stutta stund.

   He came by this morning and chatted with me for a short while.

Declension

Positive forms of stuttur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stuttur	stutt	stutt
	accusative	stuttan	stutta
	dative	stuttum	stuttri	stuttu
	genitive	stutts	stuttrar	stutts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stuttir	stuttar	stutt
	accusative	stutta
	dative	stuttum
	genitive	stuttra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stutti	stutta	stutta
	acc/dat/gen	stutta	stuttu
	plural (all-case)	stuttu

Comparative forms of stuttur (umlauted-comp)

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	styttri	styttri	styttra
	plural (all-case)	styttri

Superlative forms of stuttur (umlauted-comp)

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stystur	styst	styst
	accusative	stystan	stysta
	dative	stystum	stystri	stystu
	genitive	stysts	stystrar	stysts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stystir	stystar	styst
	accusative	stysta
	dative	stystum
	genitive	stystra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	stysti	stysta	stysta
	acc/dat/gen	stysta	stystu
	plural (all-case)	stystu

Derived terms

• fyrir stuttu (“a short while ago”)
• gera höfðinu styttri, höfðinu styttri (“to cut of someone's head, to make them shorter by the height of their head”)
• í stuttu máli (“in brief, stated briefly”)
• snípstuttur
• stutt og laggott (“succinct, to the point”)
• stuttermabolur
• stuttur í spuna (“curt, brusque”)
• stytta
• vera stutt í (“of something; to happen soon”)