læri

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaiːrɪ/
    Rhymes: -aiːrɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lær, from Proto-Germanic *lahwaz.

Noun

læri n (genitive singular læris, nominative plural læri)

  1. (of a human) a thigh
  2. (of a lamb) a leg
  3. (of hens) the upper joint
Declension
Declension of læri (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative læri lærið læri lærin
accusative læri lærið læri lærin
dative læri lærinu lærum lærunum
genitive læris lærisins læra læranna

Etymology 2

From læra (“to learn”).

Noun

læri n (genitive singular læris, no plural)

  1. apprenticeship
Declension
Declension of læri (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative læri lærið
accusative læri lærið
dative læri lærinu
genitive læris lærisins

Etymology 3

Verb

læri

  1. first-person singular active present indicative of læra
  2. first-person singular active present subjunctive of læra
  3. third-person singular active present subjunctive of læra
  4. third-person plural active present subjunctive of læra
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