hirðir

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪrðɪr/
    Rhymes: -ɪrðɪr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hirðir, from Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz.

Noun

hirðir m (genitive singular hirðis, nominative plural hirðar)

  1. shepherd
    Synonym: hjarðmaður
Declension
Declension of hirðir (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hirðir hirðirinn hirðar hirðarnir
accusative hirði hirðinn hirða hirðana
dative hirði hirðinum hirðum hirðunum
genitive hirðis hirðisins hirða hirðanna

Etymology 2

Verb

hirðir

  1. second-person singular active present indicative of hirða
  2. third-person singular active present indicative of hirða
  3. second-person singular active present subjunctive of hirða

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz. Agent noun to hirða.

Noun

hirðir m (genitive hirðis, plural hirðar)

  1. shepherd

Declension

Declension of hirðir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hirðir hirðirinn hirðar hirðarnir
accusative hirði hirðinn hirða hirðana
dative hirði hirðinum hirðum hirðunum
genitive hirðis hirðisins hirða hirðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hirðir
  • Faroese: hirði
  • Old Swedish: hirþi
  • Old Danish: hierde, hirde, hiørde, hjurde
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hyrdar m
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