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mær
mær
Danish
Noun
mær c (singular definite mæren, plural indefinite mære)
Inflection
Inflection of mær
Synonyms
Faroese
Pronunciation
Pronoun
mær sg
Declension
Faroese personal pronouns
| Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn) | |||||
| Singular (eintal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | eg, jeg | tú | hann | hon | tað |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | meg, mjeg | teg, tjeg | hana | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | mær | tær | honum | henni | tí |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | mín | tín | hansara, hans† | hennara, hennar† | tess |
| Plural (fleirtal) | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person masc. | 3rd person fem. | 3rd person neut. |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | vit | tit | teir | tær | tey |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | okkum | tykkum | |||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | teimum, teim† | ||||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | okkara | tykkara | teirra | ||
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse mær, from Proto-Germanic *mawī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maiːr/
- Rhymes: -aiːr
Noun
mær f (genitive singular meyjar, nominative plural meyjar)
- (poetic) maiden
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mawī (“girl”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹 (mawi).
Noun
mær f (genitive meyjar, plural meyjar)
Declension
Declension of mær (strong jō-stem)
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse mærr, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz.
Adjective
mǣr
Declension
Declension of mǣr (strong)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mǣr | mǣr | mǣrt |
| accusative | mǣran | mǣra | mǣrt |
| dative | mǣrum, -om | mǣrri, -re | mǣru, -o |
| genitive | mǣrs | mǣrrar | mǣrs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mǣrir, -e(r) | mǣrar | mǣr |
| accusative | mǣra | mǣrar | mǣr |
| dative | mǣrum, -om | mǣrum, -om | mǣrum, -om |
| genitive | mǣrra | mǣrra | mǣrra |
Declension of mǣr (weak)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mǣri, -e | mǣra | mǣra |
| accusative | mǣra | mǣru, -o | mǣra |
| dative | mǣra | mǣru, -o | mǣra |
| genitive | mǣra | mǣru, -o | mǣra |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mǣru, -o | mǣru, -o | mǣru, -o |
| accusative | mǣru, -o | mǣru, -o | mǣru, -o |
| dative | mǣru, -o | mǣru, -o | mǣru, -o |
| genitive | mǣru, -o | mǣru, -o | mǣru, -o |