dimmur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse dimmr.

Adjective

dimmur (comparative dimmari, superlative dimmastur)

dark

Declension

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Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	dimmur	dimm	dimt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	dimman	dimma	dimt
Dative (hvørjumfall)	dimmum	dimmari	dimmum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(dims)	(dimmar/ dimrar)	(dims)

Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	dimmir	dimmar	dimm
Accusative (hvønnfall)	dimmar	dimmar	dimm
Dative (hvørjumfall)	dimmum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(dimma dimra)

Synonyms

Derived terms

dimmreyður (“dark red”)
dimmgrønur (“dark green”)
dimmbláur (“dark blue”)
dimmgráur (“dark grey”)
dimmmorreyður (“dark reddish-brown”)

Related terms

dimma (“to get dark, darken”)
dimmi (“darkness”)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dimmr (compare Old English dimm, English dim).

Adjective

dimmur (comparative dimmari, superlative dimmastur)

dark ^syn.
Herbergið mitt er dimmt.
My room is dark.
(of sound or a voice) deep, low in pitch
Pabbi hefur svakalega dimma rödd.
Dad has a really deep voice.
(grammar) grave

Synonyms

(dark^def.): myrkur

Related terms

dimma f (“darkness”)
dimma (“to get dark, grow dark”)

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