brattur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse brattr, brantr, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”).
Cognate with Icelandic brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
Declension
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| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | brattur | bratt/ brøtt |
bratt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | brattan | bratta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | brattum/ brøttum |
brattari | brattum/ brøttum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (brats) | (brattar) | (brats) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | brattir | brattar | bratt/ brøtt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | brattar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | brattum/ brøttum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (bratta) | ||
Antonyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse brattr, brantr, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”).
Cognate with Faroese brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).
Adjective
brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)
Declension
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattur | brött | bratt |
| accusative | brattan | bratta | bratt |
| dative | bröttum | brattri | bröttu |
| genitive | bratts | brattrar | bratts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattir | brattar | brött |
| accusative | bratta | brattar | brött |
| dative | bröttum | bröttum | bröttum |
| genitive | brattra | brattra | brattra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bratti | bratta | bratta |
| accusative | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| dative | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| genitive | bratta | bröttu | bratta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| accusative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| dative | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
| genitive | bröttu | bröttu | bröttu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| accusative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| dative | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| genitive | brattari | brattari | brattara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| accusative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| dative | brattari | brattari | brattari |
| genitive | brattari | brattari | brattari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattastur | bröttust | brattast |
| accusative | brattastan | brattasta | brattast |
| dative | bröttustum | brattastri | bröttustu |
| genitive | brattasts | brattastrar | brattasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | brattastir | brattastar | bröttust |
| accusative | brattasta | brattastar | bröttust |
| dative | bröttustum | bröttustum | bröttustum |
| genitive | brattastra | brattastra | brattastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | brattasti | brattasta | brattasta |
| accusative | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| dative | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| genitive | brattasta | bröttustu | brattasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| accusative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| dative | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
| genitive | bröttustu | bröttustu | bröttustu |
Derived terms
- bera bratt hala sinn, (to hold one's head up high)
- bera ekki bratt hala sinn
- snarbrattur (precipitous, very steep)
Related terms
- bratti (steepness)
- brattlendi (steep ground)
References
- “brattur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959.
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