"leykur" meaning in Faroese

See leykur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛiːkʊɹ/
Rhymes: -ɛiːkʊɹ Etymology: From Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|fo|non|laukr}} Old Norse laukr, {{inh|fo|gmq-pro|ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ}} Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ), {{inh|fo|gem-pro|*laukaz}} Proto-Germanic *laukaz Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|g=m|head=}} leykur m, {{fo-noun|m|leyks|leykir}} leykur m (genitive singular leyks, plural leykir) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-m15|leyk}}, {{fo-decl-noun|leykur|leykurin|leykir|leykirnir|leyk|leykin|leykir|leykirnar|leyki|leykinum|leykum|leykunum|leyks|leyksins|leyka|leykanna|decl=m15}} Forms: leyks [genitive, singular], leykir [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], leykur [indefinite, nominative, singular], leykurin [definite, nominative, singular], leykir [indefinite, nominative, plural], leykirnir [definite, nominative, plural], leyk [accusative, indefinite, singular], leykin [accusative, definite, singular], leykir [accusative, indefinite, plural], leykirnar [accusative, definite, plural], leyki [dative, indefinite, singular], leykinum [dative, definite, singular], leykum [dative, indefinite, plural], leykunum [dative, definite, plural], leyks [genitive, indefinite, singular], leyksins [definite, genitive, singular], leyka [genitive, indefinite, plural], leykanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. any plant of the genus Allium — the onions (chives, leek, garlic etc.) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-leykur-fo-noun-JGGTV0Og Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spices and herbs, Vegetables Derived forms: blómuleykur, grasleykur, grønleykur, hagaleykur, hvítleykur, leykplanta, mýriseyðaleykur, perluleykur, pípuleykur, reyðleykur, seyðaleykur, skalottuleykur, smakkleykur
     
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "laukr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse laukr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "gmq-pro",
        "3": "ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*laukaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *laukaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leyks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykir",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-noun-m15",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykurin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykirnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyksins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "leykur m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "leyks",
        "3": "leykir"
      },
      "expansion": "leykur m (genitive singular leyks, plural leykir)",
      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "leyk"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-m15"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "leykur",
        "10": "leykinum",
        "11": "leykum",
        "12": "leykunum",
        "13": "leyks",
        "14": "leyksins",
        "15": "leyka",
        "16": "leykanna",
        "2": "leykurin",
        "3": "leykir",
        "4": "leykirnir",
        "5": "leyk",
        "6": "leykin",
        "7": "leykir",
        "8": "leykirnar",
        "9": "leyki",
        "decl": "m15"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "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 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fo",
          "name": "Spices and herbs",
          "orig": "fo:Spices and herbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fo",
          "name": "Vegetables",
          "orig": "fo:Vegetables",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "blómuleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "grasleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "grønleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "hagaleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "hvítleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "leykplanta"
        },
        {
          "word": "mýriseyðaleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "perluleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "pípuleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "reyðleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "seyðaleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "skalottuleykur"
        },
        {
          "word": "smakkleykur"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any plant of the genus Allium — the onions (chives, leek, garlic etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-leykur-fo-noun-JGGTV0Og",
      "links": [
        [
          "Allium",
          "Allium#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "onion",
          "onion"
        ],
        [
          "chives",
          "chives"
        ],
        [
          "leek",
          "leek"
        ],
        [
          "garlic",
          "garlic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛiːkʊɹ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛiːkʊɹ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leykur"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "blómuleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "grasleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "grønleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "hagaleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "hvítleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "leykplanta"
    },
    {
      "word": "mýriseyðaleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "perluleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "pípuleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "reyðleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "seyðaleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "skalottuleykur"
    },
    {
      "word": "smakkleykur"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "laukr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse laukr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "gmq-pro",
        "3": "ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*laukaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *laukaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "leyks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykir",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fo-decl-noun-m15",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykurin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykirnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykinum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyksins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leyka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leykanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "leykur m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "leyks",
        "3": "leykir"
      },
      "expansion": "leykur m (genitive singular leyks, plural leykir)",
      "name": "fo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "leyk"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-m15"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "leykur",
        "10": "leykinum",
        "11": "leykum",
        "12": "leykunum",
        "13": "leyks",
        "14": "leyksins",
        "15": "leyka",
        "16": "leykanna",
        "2": "leykurin",
        "3": "leykir",
        "4": "leykirnir",
        "5": "leyk",
        "6": "leykin",
        "7": "leykir",
        "8": "leykirnar",
        "9": "leyki",
        "decl": "m15"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Faroese lemmas",
        "Faroese masculine nouns",
        "Faroese nouns",
        "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Norse",
        "Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Norse",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Faroese/ɛiːkʊɹ",
        "Rhymes:Faroese/ɛiːkʊɹ/2 syllables",
        "fo:Spices and herbs",
        "fo:Vegetables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any plant of the genus Allium — the onions (chives, leek, garlic etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Allium",
          "Allium#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "onion",
          "onion"
        ],
        [
          "chives",
          "chives"
        ],
        [
          "leek",
          "leek"
        ],
        [
          "garlic",
          "garlic"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlɛiːkʊɹ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛiːkʊɹ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leykur"
}

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