stuttur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stuttr, from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stuttur (comparative styttri, superlative stytstur)

  1. short
    Antonyms: langur, síður

Declension

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Declension of stuttur (a39)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stuttur stutt stutt
accusative stuttan stutta stutt
dative stuttum stuttari stuttum
genitive stuts stuttar stuts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stuttir stuttar stutt
accusative stuttar stuttar stutt
dative stuttum stuttum stuttum
genitive stutta stutta stutta

Derived terms

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stuttr, from Proto-Germanic *stuntaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstʏhtʏr/
    Rhymes: -ʏhtʏr

Adjective

stuttur (comparative styttri, superlative stystur)

  1. short
    Hárið mitt er stutt.
    My hair is short.
    Hann kom við í morgun og spjallaði við mig stutta stund.
    He came by this morning and chatted with me for a short while.

Declension

Positive forms of stuttur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stuttur stutt stutt
accusative stuttan stutta
dative stuttum stuttri stuttu
genitive stutts stuttrar stutts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stuttir stuttar stutt
accusative stutta
dative stuttum
genitive stuttra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stutti stutta stutta
acc/dat/gen stutta stuttu
plural (all-case) stuttu
Comparative forms of stuttur (umlauted-comp)
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) styttri styttri styttra
plural (all-case) styttri
Superlative forms of stuttur (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stystur styst styst
accusative stystan stysta
dative stystum stystri stystu
genitive stysts stystrar stysts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stystir stystar styst
accusative stysta
dative stystum
genitive stystra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stysti stysta stysta
acc/dat/gen stysta stystu
plural (all-case) stystu

Derived terms

  • fyrir stuttu (“a short while ago”)
  • gera höfðinu styttri, höfðinu styttri (“to cut of someone's head, to make them shorter by the height of their head”)
  • í stuttu máli (“in brief, stated briefly”)
  • snípstuttur
  • stutt og laggott (“succinct, to the point”)
  • stuttermabolur
  • stuttur í spuna (“curt, brusque”)
  • stytta
  • vera stutt í (“of something; to happen soon”)
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