*fagraz

Runic: ᚠᚨᚷᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑɣ.rɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

suitable, fitting, appropriate, nice

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *ph₂ḱ-ró-s, an adjective derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh2ḱ- (‘to join, attach; agreement, settlement’). Cognate with Proto-Italic *pākris (‘propitious’) and Czech pěkný (‘nice, pretty’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	fagraz	fagrō	fagrą, -atō	fagrai	fagrôz	fagrō
Acc.	fagranǭ	fagrǭ	fagrą, -atō	fagranz	fagrōz	fagrō
Gen.	fagras, -is	fagraizōz	fagras, -is	fagraizǫ̂	fagraizǫ̂	fagraizǫ̂
Dat.	fagrammai	fagraizōi	fagrammai	fagraimaz	fagraimaz	fagraimaz
Inst.	fagranō	fagraizō	fagranō	fagraimiz	fagraimiz	fagraimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	fagrô	fagrǭ	fagrô	fagraniz	fagrōniz	fagrōnō
Acc.	fagranų	fagrōnų	fagrô	fagranunz	fagrōnunz	fagrōnō
Gen.	fagriniz	fagrōniz	fagriniz	fagranǫ̂	fagrōnǫ̂	fagranǫ̂
Dat.	fagrini	fagrōni	fagrini	fagrammaz	fagrōmaz	fagrammaz
Inst.	fagrinē	fagrōnē	fagrinē	fagrammiz	fagrōmiz	fagrammiz

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Descendants

*fagr (Proto-West Germanic)
- *fagar, *vagar (Old Dutch)
*fagr (Proto-West Germanic)
- fæger, fæġer (Old English)
  - fager, fæȝer, feir, fayer, fayr (Middle English)
    - fair (English)
    - fair, fayr, fare (Scots)
*fagr (Proto-West Germanic)
- fagar (Old High German)
  - fager, vager (Middle High German)
*fagr (Proto-West Germanic)
- fagar (Old Saxon)
  - fagher (Middle Low German)
fagr (Old Norse)
- fagur (Faroese)
- fagur (Icelandic)
- feg, fåg, feger (Norn)
- fager, fagr, fagur (Norwegian Nynorsk)
fagr (Old Norse)
- faghær (Old Danish)
  - fager, feir, fauer, faver, favr (Danish)
  - fager (Norwegian Bokmål)
fagr (Old Norse)
- fagher (Old Swedish)
  - fager (Swedish)
𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs) (Gothic)

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