See also: Annar

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse annarr, from the Proto-Germanic *anþeraz; whence also English other.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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annar

  1. other, another, else

Declension

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Indefinite pronoun - óbundið fornavn
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) annar onnur annað
Accusative (hvønnfall) annan aðra (aðru)
Dative (hvørjumfall) øðrum aðrari (aðru) øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (annars) (annarar) (annars)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) aðrir aðrar onnur
Accusative (hvønnfall) aðrar
Dative (hvørjumfall) øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (annara)


Adjective

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annar

  1. second

Declension

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Ordinal number - raðtal
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) annar onnur annað
Accusative (hvønnfall) annan aðra (aðru)
Dative (hvørjumfall) øðrum aðrari (aðru) øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (annars) (annarar) (annars)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) aðrir aðrar onnur
Accusative (hvønnfall) aðrar
Dative (hvørjumfall) øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (annara)


Synonyms

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse annarr, from the Proto-Germanic *anþeraz; whence also English other.

Pronoun

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annar (feminine önnur, neuter annað)

  1. other, another, else
Inflection
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Follows a regular strong adjectival declension, except for masculine accusative annan instead of *aðran, neuter annað instead of *annart and exhibiting the Old Norse sound change -nnr- > -ðr-.

Derived terms
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Icelandic ordinal numbers
 <  1st 2nd 3rd  > 
    Cardinal : tveir
    Ordinal : annar

Adjective

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annar

  1. second
Inflection
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As pronoun (see above).

Etymology 2

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Verb

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annar

  1. inflection of anna:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. third-person singular present indicative

Noun

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annar

  1. indefinite genitive singular of önn

Old Swedish

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Alternative forms

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  • anner
  • annan

Etymology

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From Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz.

Adjective

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annar

  1. second
  2. other
  3. one of two
    • c. 1290, Codex B 59 of Västgötalagen, Arfþær bolkær, 19
      Farr annær broþer køpfærþum ok annar hemæ i asku sitær baþir aghu þer iammykit af arvi.
      If one brother goes on mercantile journeys while the other sits home in the ash, they both own an equal part of the inheritance.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: annan