magur
التعريفات والمعاني
== Faroese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse magr, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmɛaːvʊɹ/
Rhymes: -ɛaːvʊɹ
Homophone: maður
=== Adjective ===
magur
(Sandoy, rare) thin
== Icelandic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse magr, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈmaːɣʏr/
Rhymes: -aːɣʏr
=== Adjective ===
magur (comparative magrari or megurri or (archaic/obsolete) megri, superlative magrastur or megurstur)
thin
Synonyms: grannur, mjór, (obsolete) svangur
meager
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “magur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “magur”, 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
“magur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
“magur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Alternative forms ===
magùr (alternative spelling)
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse magr. Compare Faroese and Icelandic magur.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈmɐ̞ː.ɡʊr]
=== Adjective ===
magur (neuter magurt, comparative magraré, superlative magrast)
(dialectal, Voss) alternative form of mager (“meager”)