rangur - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

• Beginning
• 1 Faroese
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Adjective
    * 1.2.1 Declension
    * 1.2.2 Synonyms
    * 1.2.3 Antonyms
• 2 Icelandic
  • 2.1 Etymology
  • 2.2 Pronunciation
  • 2.3 Adjective
    * 2.3.1 Declension
    * 2.3.2 Synonyms
    * 2.3.3 Antonyms
    * 2.3.4 Derived terms

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From Old Norse rangr, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz, whence also English wrong.

rangur

1. wrong
2. wrong, bad
3. false, incorrect

Weak adjectival inflection of rangur

• (wrong): órættur
• (bad): órættur
• (incorrect): skeivur
• rættur

From Old Norse rangr, from Proto-Germanic *wrangaz, whence also English wrong.

• IPA(key): /ˈrauŋkʏr/
  Rhymes: -auŋkʏr

rangur (comparative rangari, superlative rangastur)

1. wrong, incorrect, false
   Þetta er rangt svar.
   That answer is wrong.
2. wrong, bad (morally reprehensible)

Comparative forms of rangur

• (wrong): óréttur
• (bad): óréttur
• (incorrect): ósannur
• (antonym(s) of “wrong”): réttur
• hafa á röngu að standa
• hafa rangt fyrir sér

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• Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
• Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
• Faroese lemmas
• Faroese adjectives
• Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
• Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
• Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
• Icelandic 2-syllable words
• Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
• Rhymes:Icelandic/auŋkʏr
• Rhymes:Icelandic/auŋkʏr/2 syllables
• Icelandic lemmas
• Icelandic adjectives
• Icelandic comparable adjectives
• Icelandic terms with usage examples