Inherited fromProto-Slavic*syrъ.

• IPA^(key):[ˈsiːr]

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sýr m inan

1. cheese (dairy product)

   pizza sesýrem ―pizza withcheese

• “sýr”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957
• “sýr”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989
• “sýr”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025

• IPA^(key):[ˈsʊiːjɹ]
• Rhymes:-ʊiːjɹ

sýr

1. indefinitenominative/accusativeplural ofsúgv

• IPA^(key):/ˈsiːr/
• Rhymes:-iːr

Inherited fromOld Norsesýr, fromProto-Germanic*sūz, fromProto-Indo-European*sū-.

sýr f (genitive singularsýr,nominative pluralsýr)

1. (archaic)sow(female pig)

   Synonym:gylta

sýr m (genitive singularsýrs,no plural)

1. (poetic)sourwhey

• Halldóra Jónsdóttir, Þórdís Úlfarsdóttir, editors (2014–2020), “sýr”, inÍslensk nútímamálsorðabók [Icelandic Modern Dictionary] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

• *sōʀ —Old East Norse

FromProto-Germanic*sūz, whence alsoOld Englishsū,Old Saxonsū,Old High Germansū (whenceGermanSau),Swedishso. Ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*sū-. Cognate withLatinsūs(“pig”),Ancient Greekὗς(hûs,“wild boar”),Sanskritसूकर(sūkará). Compare also related forms with velar stops or fricatives, such asNorwegiansugge(“sow”),Swedishsugga(“sow”),Old Englishsugu,Old Saxonsuga,Welshhwch(“pig”).

sýr f (genitivesýr,pluralsýr)

1. (Old West Norse)sow (female pig)

• Icelandic:sýr
• Faroese:súgv
• Norwegian Nynorsk:su

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989)Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies,→ISBN(Available atMálið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)