fagur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛaːvʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛaːvʊɹ

Adjective

fagur (comparative fagrari, superlative fagrastur)

1. beautiful, fair, pulchritudinous

   fagrir litir

   beautiful colors

   alt er í fagrasta lagi

   all is in best order

2. (weather) very good

   veðrið var av tí fagrasta

   the weather was of the best

3. (literature) about fiction

   fagrar bókmentir

   fiction

Declension

Declension of fagur (a29)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fagur	føgur	fagurt
Accusative	fagran	fagra	fagurt
Dative	føgrum	fagrari	føgrum
Genitive	fagurs	fagrar	fagurs
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fagrir	fagrar	føgur
Accusative	fagrar	fagrar	føgur
Dative	føgrum	føgrum	føgrum
Genitive	fagra	fagra	fagra

Synonyms

• (beautiful): fríður, vakur, penur

Antonyms

• ljótur (“ugly”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːɣʏr/

  Rhymes: -aːɣʏr

Adjective

fagur (comparative fegurri, superlative fegurstur)

1. beautiful, fair

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fagur	fögur	fagurt
accusative	fagran	fagra	fagurt
dative	fögrum	fagurri	fögru
genitive	fagurs	fagurrar	fagurs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fagrir	fagrar	fögur
accusative	fagra	fagrar	fögur
dative	fögrum	fögrum	fögrum
genitive	fagurra	fagurra	fagurra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fagri	fagra	fagra
accusative	fagra	fögru	fagra
dative	fagra	fögru	fagra
genitive	fagra	fögru	fagra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fögru	fögru	fögru
accusative	fögru	fögru	fögru
dative	fögru	fögru	fögru
genitive	fögru	fögru	fögru

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fegurri	fegurri	fegurra
accusative	fegurri	fegurri	fegurra
dative	fegurri	fegurri	fegurra
genitive	fegurri	fegurri	fegurra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fegurri	fegurri	fegurri
accusative	fegurri	fegurri	fegurri
dative	fegurri	fegurri	fegurri
genitive	fegurri	fegurri	fegurri

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fegurstur	fegurst	fegurstt
accusative	fegurstan	fegursta	fegurstt
dative	fegurstum	fegurstri	fegurstu
genitive	fegursts	fegurstrar	fegursts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fegurstir	fegurstar	fegurst
accusative	fegursta	fegurstar	fegurst
dative	fegurstum	fegurstum	fegurstum
genitive	fegurstra	fegurstra	fegurstra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fegursti	fegursta	fegursta
accusative	fegursta	fegurstu	fegursta
dative	fegursta	fegurstu	fegursta
genitive	fegursta	fegurstu	fegursta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fegurstu	fegurstu	fegurstu
accusative	fegurstu	fegurstu	fegurstu
dative	fegurstu	fegurstu	fegurstu
genitive	fegurstu	fegurstu	fegurstu

A poetic comparative form fegri also exists:

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fegri	fegri	fegra
accusative	fegri	fegri	fegra
dative	fegri	fegri	fegra
genitive	fegri	fegri	fegra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	fegri	fegri	fegri
accusative	fegri	fegri	fegri
dative	fegri	fegri	fegri
genitive	fegri	fegri	fegri

Synonyms

• (beautiful): fallegur, fríður

Derived terms

• fagurfræði
• fagurblár
• hverjum þykir sinn fugl fagur

Romanian

Noun

fagur m (plural faguri)

1. Alternative form of fagure

Declension

Declension of fagur

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) fagur	fagurul	(niște) faguri	fagurii
genitive/dative	(unui) fagur	fagurului	(unor) faguri	fagurilor
vocative	fagurule		fagurilor