dýrs

Dýrs is the genitive singular form of the Icelandic noun dýr, which means animal. In Icelandic grammar, the genitive case marks possession or attribution, and dýrs is used when the noun dýr occupies a possessive or relational role within a noun phrase. The form is part of standard Icelandic inflection for neuter nouns and is widely recognized across dialects.

The base noun dýr refers to any member of the animal kingdom and is common in everyday language as well as in scientific and descriptive texts. The genitive singular dýrs appears specifically in contexts where something belongs to or relates to an animal, or when describing characteristics, relationships, or ownership connected to animals. As with other genitive forms, dýrs helps link nouns in a compact, possessive construction without using a separate possessive determiner.

In historical and descriptive linguistics, the suffix -s in the genitive singular is a regular pattern for certain neuter nouns in Icelandic. The use of dýrs aligns with broader Icelandic practice of denoting possession through inflected noun forms rather than fixed prepositional phrases alone.

See also: dýr; Icelandic grammar; genitive case.