linur

See also: línur

Faroese

From Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic *linaz, *linwaz (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to dwindle; lean, slim”). Cognate with Old High German len (“mild, soft”), Middle High German lin (“lukewarm, dull, bad”), Dutch lenig (“supple, bendsome”).

linur

^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 68

From Old Norse linr, from Proto-Germanic *linwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to decrease, dwindle; lean, slim”). Cognate with Old High German len (“mild”).

linur (comparative linari, superlative linastur)

Positive forms of *linur*
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	linur	lin	lint
	accusative	linan	lina	lint
	dative	linum	linri	linu
	genitive	lins	linrar	lins

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	linir	linar	lin
	accusative	lina	linar	lin
	dative	linum
	genitive	linra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	lini	lina	lina
	acc/dat/gen	lina	linu	lina
	plural (all-case)	linu

Comparative forms of *linur*
weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	linari	linari	linara
	plural (all-case)	linari

Superlative forms of *linur*
strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	linastur	linust	linast
	accusative	linastan	linasta	linast
	dative	linustum	linastri	linustu
	genitive	linasts	linastrar	linasts

	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	linastir	linastar	linust
	accusative	linasta	linastar	linust
	dative	linustum
	genitive	linastra

weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	linasti	linasta	linasta
	acc/dat/gen	linasta	linustu	linasta
	plural (all-case)	linustu

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