riddari

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse riddari, from Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɹɪtːaɹɪ]

Noun

riddari m (genitive singular riddara, plural riddarar)

  1. rider, horseman
  2. (historical) knight
  3. (chess) knight
  4. knight (Order of the Dannebrog)

Declension
Declension of riddari
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative riddari riddarin riddarar riddararnir
accusative riddara riddaran riddarar riddararnar
dative riddara riddaranum riddarum riddarunum
genitive riddara riddarans riddara riddaranna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse riddari, from Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪtːarɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɪtːarɪ

Noun

riddari m (genitive singular riddara, nominative plural riddarar)

  1. knight
  2. (chess) knight

Declension
declension of riddari
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative riddari riddarinn riddarar riddararnir
accusative riddara riddarann riddara riddarana
dative riddara riddaranum riddurum riddurunum
genitive riddara riddarans riddara riddaranna

See also
Chess pieces in Icelandic · [Term?] (layout · text)
kóngur drottning hrókur biskup riddari peð


Old Norse

Etymology

From Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”).

Noun

riddari m (genitive riddara, plural riddarar)

  1. knight, mounted warrior
  2. (chess) knight

Declension
  Declension of riddari (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative riddari riddarinn riddarar riddararnir
accusative riddara riddarann riddara riddarana
dative riddara riddaranum riddurum riddurunum
genitive riddara riddarans riddara riddaranna

Descendants

References
  • riddari in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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