frekur

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɹeː(ʰ)kʊɹ], [freɛː(ʰ)kʊɹ]

Adjective

frekur

1. greedy

Icelandic

FWOTD – 26 July 2017

Etymology

From Old Norse frekr, from Proto-Germanic *frekaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɛːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːkʏr

Adjective

frekur (comparative frekari, superlative frekastur)

1. aggressively assertive or demanding; pushy
2. (of animals) difficult to handle, wild
3. taking up too much space
4. (of a quantity of time or space) (too) much, (overly) long
   • 1974 November 30, Jóa, “Bæjarpóstur – Færið íþróttirnar”, in Þjóðviljinn, Reykjavík, page 2:

     Á undan íþróttaþættinum er framhaldsmyndaflokkur, sem krakkar hafa ekki nema takmarkað gaman af að fylgjast með. Hann tekur það frekan tíma af dagskránni, að íþróttirnar byrja ekki fyrr en um hálf tíu, og lýkur því ekki fyrr en um hálf ellefu.

     Before the sports program there is a series, which kids only have limited enjoyment of watching. It takes up so much time out of the schedule, that the sports don’t start until about half past nine, and therefore don’t end until about half past ten.

5. (of a quantity of time or space) slightly more than; over
   • 1938 October 20, B. Fletcher Robinson, “Skuldin”, in Einar Páll Jónsson, editor, Lögberg, Winnipeg: The Columbia Press Limited, page 6:

     Í freka tvo klukkutíma sat apinn á hækjum sínum fyrir framan mig og horfði forvitnislega á mig og þótti mér þetta allískyggilegt.

     For over two hours the ape sat on his haunches in front of me and looked curiously at me and I found this quite ominous.

6. (in comparative) more, further

   Frekari rannsókna er þörf.

   Further research is needed.

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekur	frek	frekt
accusative	frekan	freka	frekt
dative	frekum	frekri	freku
genitive	freks	frekrar	freks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekir	frekar	frek
accusative	freka	frekar	frek
dative	frekum	frekum	frekum
genitive	frekra	frekra	frekra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	freki	freka	freka
accusative	freka	freku	freka
dative	freka	freku	freka
genitive	freka	freku	freka
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	freku	freku	freku
accusative	freku	freku	freku
dative	freku	freku	freku
genitive	freku	freku	freku

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekari	frekari	frekara
accusative	frekari	frekari	frekara
dative	frekari	frekari	frekara
genitive	frekari	frekari	frekara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekari	frekari	frekari
accusative	frekari	frekari	frekari
dative	frekari	frekari	frekari
genitive	frekari	frekari	frekari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekastur	frekust	frekast
accusative	frekastan	frekasta	frekast
dative	frekustum	frekastri	frekustu
genitive	frekasts	frekastrar	frekasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekastir	frekastar	frekust
accusative	frekasta	frekastar	frekust
dative	frekustum	frekustum	frekustum
genitive	frekastra	frekastra	frekastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekasti	frekasta	frekasta
accusative	frekasta	frekustu	frekasta
dative	frekasta	frekustu	frekasta
genitive	frekasta	frekustu	frekasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	frekustu	frekustu	frekustu
accusative	frekustu	frekustu	frekustu
dative	frekustu	frekustu	frekustu
genitive	frekustu	frekustu	frekustu

Derived terms

• frekt (adverb)
• tímafrekur