hirðir

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪrðɪr/

  Rhymes: -ɪrðɪr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hirðir, from Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz.

Noun

hirðir m (genitive singular hirðis, nominative plural hirðar)

1. shepherd

   Synonym: hjarðmaður

Declension

declension of hirðir

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hirðir	hirðirinn	hirðar	hirðarnir
accusative	hirði	hirðinn	hirða	hirðana
dative	hirði	hirðinum	hirðum	hirðunum
genitive	hirðis	hirðisins	hirða	hirðanna

Etymology 2

Verb

hirðir

1. second-person singular active present indicative of hirða
2. third-person singular active present indicative of hirða
3. second-person singular active present subjunctive of hirða

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz.

Noun

hirðir m (genitive hirðis, plural hirðar)

1. shepherd

Declension

  Declension of hirðir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hirðir	hirðirinn	hirðar	hirðarnir
accusative	hirði	hirðinn	hirða	hirðana
dative	hirði	hirðinum	hirðum	hirðunum
genitive	hirðis	hirðisins	hirða	hirðanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hirðir
• Faroese: hirði
• Old Swedish: hirþi
  • Swedish: herde
• Old Danish: hierde, hirde, hiørde, hjurde
  • Danish: hyrde
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hyrde m
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hyrdar m