gnýr

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kniːr]
  • Rhymes: -iːr

Etymology 1

Related to gnýja (“to rage, to roar”).

Noun

gnýr m (genitive singular gnýs, nominative plural gnýir)

  1. boom
    Synonyms: duna, druna, dynur, glymur
Declension
declension of gnýr
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gnýr gnýrinn gnýir gnýirnir
accusative gný gnýinn gnýi gnýina
dative gný gnýnum gnýjum gnýjunum
genitive gnýs gnýsins gnýja gnýjanna

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Danish gnu, from German Gnu.

Noun

gnýr m (genitive singular gnýs, nominative plural gnýir)

  1. gnu, wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
Declension
declension of gnýr
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gnýr gnýrinn gnýir gnýirnir
accusative gný gnýinn gnýi gnýina
dative gný gnýnum gnýjum gnýjunum
genitive gnýs gnýsins gnýja gnýjanna
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