fiður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fiðri, from Proto-Germanic *fiþriją. Cognate with German Gefieder (“plumage”). Related to fjöður (“feather; spring”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪːðʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

Noun

fiður n (genitive singular fiðurs, no plural)

  1. feathers, down, plumage

Declension
declension of fiður
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative fiður fiðrið
accusative fiður fiðrið
dative fiðri fiðrinu
genitive fiðurs fiðursins
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