sýra

Icelandic

/ˈsiːra/

noun

Definitions

acid
sour whey
(slang) acid, LSD

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sýra (sour milk) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sūrą.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sūrą

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

syre Norwegian Bokmål
*sūrą Proto-Germanic
syra Swedish
syre Norwegian Nynorsk
sýra Old Norse
blár Icelandic
blásýra Icelandic
fita Icelandic
fitusýra Icelandic
kol Icelandic
kolsýra Icelandic
maur Icelandic
maurasýra Icelandic
mjólk Icelandic
mjólkursýra Icelandic
sýra Faroese