yðar
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɪːðar/
- Rhymes: -ɪːðar
Etymology 1
See þér.
Pronoun
yðar
- (personal, archaic, formal) genitive of þér
Etymology 2
From Old Norse yðarr, yðvarr, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz.
Alternative forms
- yðvar
Pronoun
yðar (feminine yður, neuter yðart)
Usage notes
This obsolete possessive pronoun was replaced with the genitive yðar of the personal pronoun þér, which has now also fallen out of common use, being only occasionally used in formal writing or in very formal speech. Originally referred to 3 or more possessors, opposite the word ykkar, referring to 2 possessors.
Declension
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | yðar | yður | yðart | |
| accusative | yðran | yðra | ||
| dative | yðrum | yðarri | yðru | |
| genitive | yðars | yðarrar | yðars | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | yðrir | yðrar | yður | |
| accusative | yðra | |||
| dative | yðrum | |||
| genitive | yðarra | |||
See also
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “yðar”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
- “yðar” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)