vír
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vír, from Proto-Slavic *virъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈviːr]
- Rhymes: -iːr
- Homophone: výr
Noun
vír m inan (diminutive vírek)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “vír”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “vír”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “vír”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīraz (“wire”) from Proto-Indo-European *weyro- (“a twist, thread, cord, wire”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to turn, twist, weave, plait”).
Noun
vír m (genitive singular vírs, nominative plural vírar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vír | vírinn | vírar | vírarnir |
| accusative | vír | vírinn | víra | vírana |
| dative | vír | vírnum | vírum | vírunum |
| genitive | vírs | vírsins | víra | víranna |
Derived terms
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *virъ. First attested in the 17th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
vír m inan
- vortex, whirlpool, eddy (a powerful, circular current of water or air that spins around a central axis)
- (figuratively) swirl, whirl, vortex (a chaotic or rapid sequence of events or emotions that feels overwhelming)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vír | víry |
| genitive | víru | vírov |
| dative | víru | vírom |
| accusative | vír | víry |
| locative | víre | víroch |
| instrumental | vírom | vírmi |
Derived terms
- rozvíriť
- víriť
- zvíriť
References
- ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016), “vír”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 663
Further reading
- “vír”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026