aldur

See also: Aldur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą, whence also Old English ealdor, Old High German altar, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaltʊɹ]
    Rhymes: -altʊɹ

Noun

aldur m (genitive singular aldurs, plural aldrar)

  1. age
  2. age, seniority
  3. time, era

Declension
m19 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative aldur aldurin aldrar aldrarnir
Accusative aldur aldurin aldrar aldrarnar
Dative aldri aldrinum aldrum aldrunum
Genitive aldurs aldursins aldra aldranna

Synonyms
  • ævi, æviskeið, lívstíð
  • elli, aldurdómur
  • tíð, tíðarskeið

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse aldr, Proto-Germanic *aldrą, whence also Old English ealdor, Old High German altar, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaltʏr/
    Rhymes: -altʏr

Noun

aldur m (genitive singular aldurs, no plural)

  1. age

Declension
declension of aldur
m-s1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative aldur aldurinn
accusative aldur aldurinn
dative aldri aldrinum
genitive aldurs aldursins

Derived terms

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

aldur

  1. Alternative form of aldre
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