niður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Danish and Swedish ned, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.

Adverb

niður (not comparable)

1. down

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪːðʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Danish and Swedish ned, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.

Adverb

niður (not comparable)

1. down, downwards

   Hlauptu upp og niður stigann hundrað sinnum!

   Run up and down the stair a hundred times!

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fara niður í bæ (to go downtown)
• hlaða niður
• líta niður
• líta niður á
• niður með ánni (downstream)
• með allt niður um sig

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

niður m (genitive singular niðar, no plural)

1. murmuring, humming, purling

Synonyms

• (murmuring): kliður