vír

See also: vir, Vir, VIR, Vir., viř, and -vir-

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech vír, from Proto-Slavic *virъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈviːr]
  • Rhymes: -iːr
  • Homophone: výr

Noun

vír m inan

  1. whirlpool

Declension

Further reading

  • vír in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • vír in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • vír in Internetová jazyková příručka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīraz (wire) from Proto-Indo-European *weyro- (a twist, thread, cord, wire), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (to turn, twist, weave, plait).

Noun

vír m (genitive singular vírs, nominative plural vírar)

  1. wire

Declension

Derived terms

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