"mikil" meaning in Faroese

See mikil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s. Etymology templates: {{inh|fo|non|mikill}} Old Norse mikill, {{inh|fo|gem-pro|*mikilaz}} Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, {{der|fo|ine-pro|*méǵh₂s}} Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Head templates: {{head|fo|adjectives|||comparative|meiri|superlative|mestur|head=}} mikil (comparative meiri, superlative mestur), {{fo-adj|meiri|mestur|22=miklari}} mikil (comparative meiri, superlative mestur) Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-adj-28|mik}}, {{fo-decl-adj|d.p=miklum|f.a.p=miklar|f.a.s=mikla|f.d.s=miklari|f.g.s=miklar|f.n.p=miklar|f.n.s=mikil|g.p=mikla|group=28|m.a.p=miklar|m.a.s=miklan|m.d.s=miklum|m.g.s=mikils|m.n.p=miklir|m.n.s=mikil|n.a.p=mikil|n.a.s=mikið|n.d.s=miklum|n.g.s=mikils|n.n.p=mikil|n.n.s=mikið}} Forms: meiri [comparative], mestur [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], mikil [masculine, nominative, singular], mikil [feminine, nominative, singular], mikið [neuter, nominative, singular], miklan [accusative, masculine, singular], mikla [accusative, feminine, singular], mikið [accusative, neuter, singular], miklum [dative, masculine, singular], miklari [dative, feminine, singular], miklum [dative, neuter, singular], mikils [genitive, masculine, singular], miklar [feminine, genitive, singular], mikils [genitive, neuter, singular], miklir [masculine, nominative, plural], miklar [feminine, nominative, plural], mikil [neuter, nominative, plural], miklar [accusative, masculine, plural], miklar [accusative, feminine, plural], mikil [accusative, neuter, plural], miklum [dative, plural], mikla [genitive, plural]
  1. great
    Sense id: en-mikil-fo-adj-h3Zdpszw
  2. important (persons)
    Sense id: en-mikil-fo-adj-Egm1j44T Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stórur, nógvur Derived forms: týdningarmikil, valdmikil, óljóðamikil, mikilsverdur Related terms: týðandi, umráðandi

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "smáur"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "týdningarmikil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "valdmikil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "óljóðamikil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mikilsverdur"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "non",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse mikill",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*mikilaz"
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse mikill, from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.",
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      "form": "meiri",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestur",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fo-decl-adj-28",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mikil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklan",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mikla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklari",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikils",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikils",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "miklar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "m.n.s": "mikil",
        "n.a.p": "mikil",
        "n.a.s": "mikið",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "umráðandi"
    }
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        "great"
      ],
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          "great"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "stórur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nógvur"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "smáur"
    }
  ],
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    "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Faroese lemmas",
    "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Saxon adjectives",
    "Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Saxon lemmas",
    "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Requests for pronunciation in Faroese entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "týdningarmikil"
    },
    {
      "word": "valdmikil"
    },
    {
      "word": "óljóðamikil"
    },
    {
      "word": "mikilsverdur"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "der"
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      "form": "meiri",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mestur",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "fo-decl-adj-28",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "mikil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "miklan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklari",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mikils",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikils",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "miklar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "miklar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "miklar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "mikil",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "miklum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mikla",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      "word": "stórur"
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      "word": "nógvur"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Faroese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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