eggjan in Faroese

IPA: /ˈɛt͡ʃːan/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Norse eggjan. Etymology templates: {{inh|fo|non|eggjan}} Old Norse eggjan Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|genitive singular|eggjanar|||||plural|eggjanir|||||cat2=|cat3=|g=f|head=}} eggjan f (genitive singular eggjanar, plural eggjanir), {{fo-noun|f|eggjanar|eggjanir}} eggjan f (genitive singular eggjanar, plural eggjanir) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-f2|eggjan}} Forms: eggjanar [genitive, singular], eggjanir [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], eggjan [indefinite, nominative, singular], eggjanin [definite, nominative, singular], eggjanir [indefinite, nominative, plural], eggjanirnar [definite, nominative, plural], eggjan [accusative, indefinite, singular], eggjanina [accusative, definite, singular], eggjanir [accusative, indefinite, plural], eggjanirnar [accusative, definite, plural], eggjan [dative, indefinite, singular], eggjanini [dative, definite, singular], eggjanum [dative, indefinite, plural], eggjanunum [dative, definite, plural], eggjanar [genitive, indefinite, singular], eggjanarinnar [definite, genitive, singular], eggjana [genitive, indefinite, plural], eggjananna [definite, genitive, plural]

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{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "eggjan",
      "eggjan#Old_Norse"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "eggjan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse eggjan",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse eggjan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eggjanar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanir",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-noun-f2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjananna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "10": "eggjanir",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "eggjanar",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "g": "f",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "eggjan f (genitive singular eggjanar, plural eggjanir)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "eggjanar",
        "3": "eggjanir"
      },
      "expansion": "eggjan f (genitive singular eggjanar, plural eggjanir)",
      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eggjan"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-f2"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "encouragement"
      ],
      "id": "en-eggjan-fo-noun-oLwI8PbG",
      "links": [
        [
          "encouragement",
          "encouragement"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tileggjan"
        },
        {
          "word": "tilstuðling"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛt͡ʃːan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eggjan"
}

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{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "eggjan",
      "eggjan#Old_Norse"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "eggjan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse eggjan",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse eggjan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eggjanar",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanir",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-noun-f2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjanarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eggjananna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "10": "eggjanir",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "eggjanar",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural",
        "cat2": "",
        "cat3": "",
        "g": "f",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "eggjan f (genitive singular eggjanar, plural eggjanir)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "eggjanar",
        "3": "eggjanir"
      },
      "expansion": "eggjan f (genitive singular eggjanar, plural eggjanir)",
      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eggjan"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-f2"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Faroese feminine nouns",
        "Faroese lemmas",
        "Faroese nouns",
        "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "encouragement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "encouragement",
          "encouragement"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tileggjan"
        },
        {
          "word": "tilstuðling"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɛt͡ʃːan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eggjan"
}

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"eggjan" meaning in Faroese

Noun