[ˈlɪːtʏr̥]
OriginFrom Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).
- masculinecolour
“Þetta er fallegur litur.” — That is a pretty colour.
- masculinea dye or paint to colour with
- masculinea marker, crayon or colour pencil
- masculinecomplexion, appearance
- masculinesuit
- masculineflush
Formslitar(genitive, singular) · litir(nominative, plural) · litur(indefinite, nominative, singular) · liturinn(definite, nominative, singular) · litir(indefinite, nominative, plural) · litirnir(definite, nominative, plural) · lit(accusative, indefinite, singular) · litinn(accusative, definite, singular) · liti(accusative, indefinite, plural) · litu(accusative, archaic, indefinite, literary, plural) · litina(accusative, definite, plural) · lit(dative, indefinite, singular) · litnum(dative, definite, singular) · litum(dative, indefinite, plural) · litunum(dative, definite, plural) · litar(genitive, indefinite, singular) · litarins(definite, genitive, singular) · lita(genitive, indefinite, plural) · litanna(definite, genitive, plural)