borg

borg f (genitive singular borgar, plural borgir)

borgar (genitive singular)
borgir (plural)
borg (indefinite nominative singular)
borgin (definite nominative singular)
borgir (indefinite nominative plural)
borgirnar (definite nominative plural)
borg (accusative indefinite singular)
borgina (accusative definite singular)
borgir (accusative indefinite plural)
borgirnar (accusative definite plural)
borg (dative indefinite singular)
borgini (dative definite singular)
borgum (dative indefinite plural)
borgunum (dative definite plural)
borgar (genitive indefinite singular)
borgarinnar (definite genitive singular)
borga (genitive indefinite plural)
borganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse borg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“fort”). Related to berg (“mountain”), bjørg (“mountain side”).


borg

fo-noun

borg n (genitive singular borgs, uncountable)

borgs (genitive singular)
borg (indefinite nominative singular)
borgið (definite nominative singular)
borg (accusative indefinite singular)
borgið (accusative definite singular)
borgi (dative indefinite singular)
borginum (dative definite singular)
borgs (genitive indefinite singular)
borgsins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Danish borg, from Middle Low German borg, borge. Compare German Borg (“credit”).

At keypa upp á borg.


standing

standing f (genitive singular standingar, uncountable)

standingar (genitive singular)
standing (indefinite nominative singular)
standingin (definite nominative singular)
standing (accusative indefinite singular)
standingina (accusative definite singular)
standing (dative indefinite singular)
standingini (dative definite singular)
standingar (genitive indefinite singular)
standingarinnar (definite genitive singular)


skip

skip n (genitive singular skips, plural skip)

skips (genitive singular)
skip (plural)
skip (indefinite nominative singular)
skipið (definite nominative singular)
skip (indefinite nominative plural)
skipini (definite nominative plural)
skip (accusative indefinite singular)
skipið (accusative definite singular)
skip (accusative indefinite plural)
skipini (accusative definite plural)
skipi (dative indefinite singular)
skipinum (dative definite singular)
skipum (dative indefinite plural)
skipunum (dative definite plural)
skips (genitive indefinite singular)
skipsins (definite genitive singular)
skipa (genitive indefinite plural)
skipanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skip, from Proto-Germanic *skipą.


viti

viti m (genitive singular vita, plural vitar)

vita (genitive singular)
vitar (plural)
viti (indefinite nominative singular)
vitin (definite nominative singular)
vitar (indefinite nominative plural)
vitarnir (definite nominative plural)
vita (accusative indefinite singular)
vitan (accusative definite singular)
vitar (accusative indefinite plural)
vitarnar (accusative definite plural)
vita (dative indefinite singular)
vitanum (dative definite singular)
vitum (dative indefinite plural)
vitunum (dative definite plural)
vita (genitive indefinite singular)
vitans (definite genitive singular)
vita (genitive indefinite plural)
vitanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse viti (“token, mark, signal; beacon”).


stig

fo-noun

stig n (genitive singular stigs, plural stig)

stigs (genitive singular)
stig (plural)
stig (indefinite nominative singular)
stigið (definite nominative singular)
stig (indefinite nominative plural)
stigini (definite nominative plural)
stig (accusative indefinite singular)
stigið (accusative definite singular)
stig (accusative indefinite plural)
stigini (accusative definite plural)
stigi (dative indefinite singular)
stiginum (dative definite singular)
stigum (dative indefinite plural)
stigunum (dative definite plural)
stigs (genitive indefinite singular)
stigsins (definite genitive singular)
stiga (genitive indefinite plural)
stiganna (definite genitive plural)


err

err n (genitive singular ers, plural err)

ers (genitive singular)
err (plural)
err (indefinite nominative singular)
errið (definite nominative singular)
err (indefinite nominative plural)
errini (definite nominative plural)
err (accusative indefinite singular)
errið (accusative definite singular)
err (accusative indefinite plural)
errini (accusative definite plural)
erri (dative indefinite singular)
errinum (dative definite singular)
errum (dative indefinite plural)
errunum (dative definite plural)
ers (genitive indefinite singular)
ersins (definite genitive singular)
erra (genitive indefinite plural)
erranna (definite genitive plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.


tá

tá f (genitive singular táar, plural tær)

táar (genitive singular)
tær (plural)
tá (indefinite nominative singular)
táin (definite nominative singular)
tær (indefinite nominative plural)
tærnar (definite nominative plural)
tá (accusative indefinite singular)
tánna (accusative definite singular)
tær (accusative indefinite plural)
tærnar (accusative definite plural)
tá (dative indefinite singular)
tánni (dative definite singular)
tóm (dative indefinite plural)
tónum (dative definite plural)
táar (genitive indefinite singular)
táarinnar (definite genitive singular)
táa (genitive indefinite plural)
táanna (definite genitive plural)


ond

ond f (genitive singular andar, plural andir)

andar (genitive singular)
andir (plural)
ond (indefinite nominative singular)
ondin (definite nominative singular)
andir (indefinite nominative plural)
andirnar (definite nominative plural)
ond (accusative indefinite singular)
ondina (accusative definite singular)
andir (accusative indefinite plural)
andirnar (accusative definite plural)
ond (dative indefinite singular)
ondini (dative definite singular)
ondum (dative indefinite plural)
ondunum (dative definite plural)
andar (genitive indefinite singular)
andarinnar (definite genitive singular)
anda (genitive indefinite plural)
andanna (definite genitive plural)


lán

lán n (genitive singular láns, plural lán)

láns (genitive singular)
lán (plural)
lán (indefinite nominative singular)
lánið (definite nominative singular)
lán (indefinite nominative plural)
lánini (definite nominative plural)
lán (accusative indefinite singular)
lánið (accusative definite singular)
lán (accusative indefinite plural)
lánini (accusative definite plural)
láni (dative indefinite singular)
láninum (dative definite singular)
lánum (dative indefinite plural)
lánunum (dative definite plural)
láns (genitive indefinite singular)
lánsins (definite genitive singular)
lána (genitive indefinite plural)
lánanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.


messa

messa f (genitive singular messu, plural messur)

messu (genitive singular)
messur (plural)
messa (indefinite nominative singular)
messan (definite nominative singular)
messur (indefinite nominative plural)
messurnar (definite nominative plural)
messu (accusative indefinite singular)
messuna (accusative definite singular)
messur (accusative indefinite plural)
messurnar (accusative definite plural)
messu (dative indefinite singular)
messuni (dative definite singular)
messum (dative indefinite plural)
messunum (dative definite plural)
messu (genitive indefinite singular)
messunnar (definite genitive singular)
messa (genitive indefinite plural)
messanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse messa, from Late Latin missa, from Latin missum.


mais

mais f (genitive singular maisar, uncountable)

mais n (genitive singular mais, uncountable)

maisar (genitive singular)
mais (genitive singular)
mais (indefinite nominative singular)
maisin (definite nominative singular)
mais (accusative indefinite singular)
maisina (accusative definite singular)
mais (dative indefinite singular)
maisini (dative definite singular)
maisar (genitive indefinite singular)
maisarinnar (definite genitive singular)
mais (indefinite nominative singular)
maisið (definite nominative singular)
mais (accusative indefinite singular)
maisið (accusative definite singular)
maisi (dative indefinite singular)
maisinum (dative definite singular)
mais (genitive indefinite singular)
maisins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno maisí, mahis (variously spelled).


glas

glas n (genitive singular glas, plural gløs)

glas (genitive singular)
gløs (plural)
glas (indefinite nominative singular)
glasið (definite nominative singular)
gløs (indefinite nominative plural)
gløsini (definite nominative plural)
glas (accusative indefinite singular)
glasið (accusative definite singular)
gløs (accusative indefinite plural)
gløsini (accusative definite plural)
glasi (dative indefinite singular)
glasinum (dative definite singular)
gløsum (dative indefinite plural)
gløsunum (dative definite plural)
glas (genitive indefinite singular)
glasins (definite genitive singular)
glasa (genitive indefinite plural)
glasanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse glas(keri), itself borrowed from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas.


januar

January (the first month of the Gregorian calendar)


februar

February (month of the Gregorian calendar)


kalium

kalium n (genitive singular kaliums, uncountable)

kaliums (genitive singular)
kalium (indefinite nominative singular)
kaliumið (definite nominative singular)
kalium (accusative indefinite singular)
kaliumið (accusative definite singular)
kaliumi (dative indefinite singular)
kaliuminum (dative definite singular)
kaliums (genitive indefinite singular)
kaliumsins (definite genitive singular)


pf.

Abbreviation from partafelag (corporation)


træ

træ n (genitive singular træs, plural trø)

træs (genitive singular)
trø (plural)
træ (indefinite nominative singular)
træið (definite nominative singular)
trø (indefinite nominative plural)
trøini (definite nominative plural)
træ (accusative indefinite singular)
træið (accusative definite singular)
trø (accusative indefinite plural)
trøini (accusative definite plural)
træi (dative indefinite singular)
træinum (dative definite singular)
trøum (dative indefinite plural)
trøunum (dative definite plural)
træs (genitive indefinite singular)
træsins (definite genitive singular)
træa (genitive indefinite plural)
træanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tré (“tree”), from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree, wood”), from pre-Germanic *dréu̯om, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Cognate with Swedish trä (“wood”), träd (“tree”), Norwegian tre (“tree”), Icelandic tré (“tree”), English tree, Scots tree (“wood, rod, stick”), North Frisian tre, trä (“tree”), Middle Dutch tree (“tree”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu, “tree, wood, piece of wood”), Albanian dru (“tree, wood”), Welsh dâr (“oaks”), Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “wood, spear”), Tocharian A or.


æra

fo-noun

æra f (genitive singular æru, uncountable)

æru (genitive singular)
æra (indefinite nominative singular)
æran (definite nominative singular)
æru (accusative indefinite singular)
æruna (accusative definite singular)
æru (dative indefinite singular)
æruni (dative definite singular)
æru (genitive indefinite singular)
ærunnar (definite genitive singular)


sild

sild f (genitive singular sildar, plural sildir)

sildar (genitive singular)
sildir (plural)
sild (indefinite nominative singular)
sildin (definite nominative singular)
sildir (indefinite nominative plural)
sildirnar (definite nominative plural)
sild (accusative indefinite singular)
sildina (accusative definite singular)
sildir (accusative indefinite plural)
sildirnar (accusative definite plural)
sild (dative indefinite singular)
sildini (dative definite singular)
sildum (dative indefinite plural)
sildunum (dative definite plural)
sildar (genitive indefinite singular)
sildarinnar (definite genitive singular)
silda (genitive indefinite plural)
sildanna (definite genitive plural)

Clupea harengus
Clupea harengus#Translingual


enn

enn n (genitive singular ens, plural enn)

ens (genitive singular)
enn (plural)
enn (indefinite nominative singular)
ennið (definite nominative singular)
enn (indefinite nominative plural)
ennini (definite nominative plural)
enn (accusative indefinite singular)
ennið (accusative definite singular)
enn (accusative indefinite plural)
ennini (accusative definite plural)
enni (dative indefinite singular)
enninum (dative definite singular)
ennum (dative indefinite plural)
ennunum (dative definite plural)
ens (genitive indefinite singular)
ensins (definite genitive singular)
enna (genitive indefinite plural)
ennanna (definite genitive plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.


sinn

sinn n (genitive singular sins, plural sinn)

sins (genitive singular)
sinn (plural)
sinn (indefinite nominative singular)
sinnið (definite nominative singular)
sinn (indefinite nominative plural)
sinnini (definite nominative plural)
sinn (accusative indefinite singular)
sinnið (accusative definite singular)
sinn (accusative indefinite plural)
sinnini (accusative definite plural)
sinni (dative indefinite singular)
sinninum (dative definite singular)
sinnum (dative indefinite plural)
sinnunum (dative definite plural)
sins (genitive indefinite singular)
sinsins (definite genitive singular)
sinna (genitive indefinite plural)
sinnanna (definite genitive plural)

á sinni

á hesum sinni

ikki á hvørjum sinni

á síðsta sinni

ikki enn á sinni


tol

tol n (genitive singular tols, uncountable)

tols (genitive singular)
tol (indefinite nominative singular)
tolið (definite nominative singular)
tol (accusative indefinite singular)
tolið (accusative definite singular)
toli (dative indefinite singular)
tolinum (dative definite singular)
tols (genitive indefinite singular)
tolsins (definite genitive singular)


uran

uran n (genitive singular urans, uncountable)

urans (genitive singular)
uran (indefinite nominative singular)
uranið (definite nominative singular)
uran (accusative indefinite singular)
uranið (accusative definite singular)
urani (dative indefinite singular)
uraninum (dative definite singular)
urans (genitive indefinite singular)
uransins (definite genitive singular)


dollari

dollari m (genitive singular dollara, plural dollarar)

dollara (genitive singular)
dollarar (plural)
dollari (indefinite nominative singular)
dollarin (definite nominative singular)
dollarar (indefinite nominative plural)
dollararnir (definite nominative plural)
dollara (accusative indefinite singular)
dollaran (accusative definite singular)
dollarar (accusative indefinite plural)
dollararnar (accusative definite plural)
dollara (dative indefinite singular)
dollaranum (dative definite singular)
dollarum (dative indefinite plural)
dollarunum (dative definite plural)
dollara (genitive indefinite singular)
dollarans (definite genitive singular)
dollara (genitive indefinite plural)
dollaranna (definite genitive plural)


tunga

tunga f (genitive singular tungu, plural tungur)

tungu (genitive singular)
tungur (plural)
tunga (indefinite nominative singular)
tungan (definite nominative singular)
tungur (indefinite nominative plural)
tungurnar (definite nominative plural)
tungu (accusative indefinite singular)
tunguna (accusative definite singular)
tungur (accusative indefinite plural)
tungurnar (accusative definite plural)
tungu (dative indefinite singular)
tunguni (dative definite singular)
tungum (dative indefinite plural)
tungunum (dative definite plural)
tungu (genitive indefinite singular)
tungunnar (definite genitive singular)
tunga (genitive indefinite plural)
tunganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tunga, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.


vit

vit n (genitive singular vits, uncountable)

vits (genitive singular)
vit (indefinite nominative singular)
vitið (definite nominative singular)
vit (accusative indefinite singular)
vitið (accusative definite singular)
viti (dative indefinite singular)
vitinum (dative definite singular)
vits (genitive indefinite singular)
vitsins (definite genitive singular)

From Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit.

der

fáa vitið aftur


sending

fo-noun

sending f (genitive singular sendingar, plural sendingar)

sendingar (genitive singular)
sendingar (plural)
sending (indefinite nominative singular)
sendingin (definite nominative singular)
sendingar (indefinite nominative plural)
sendingarnar (definite nominative plural)
sending (accusative indefinite singular)
sendingina (accusative definite singular)
sendingar (accusative indefinite plural)
sendingarnar (accusative definite plural)
sending (dative indefinite singular)
sendingini (dative definite singular)
sendingum (dative indefinite plural)
sendingunum (dative definite plural)
sendingar (genitive indefinite singular)
sendingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sendinga (genitive indefinite plural)
sendinganna (definite genitive plural)

(media) program (news, shows etc., broadcast on radio or television)

(communication) transmission (data etc.)


bast

bast n (genitive singular basts, uncountable)

basts (genitive singular)
bast (indefinite nominative singular)
bastið (definite nominative singular)
bast (accusative indefinite singular)
bastið (accusative definite singular)
basti (dative indefinite singular)
bastinum (dative definite singular)
basts (genitive indefinite singular)
bastsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse bast (“bast, inner bark of trees from which ropes were made”), from Proto-Germanic *bastaz (“bast, rope”), perhaps an alteration of Proto-Indo-European *bʰask-, *bʰasḱ- (“bundle”).


morgun

fo-noun

morgun m (genitive singular morguns, plural morgnar)

morguns (genitive singular)
morgnar (plural)
morgun (indefinite nominative singular)
morgunin (definite nominative singular)
morgnar (indefinite nominative plural)
morgnarnir (definite nominative plural)
morgun (accusative indefinite singular)
morgunin (accusative definite singular)
morgnar (accusative indefinite plural)
morgnarnar (accusative definite plural)
morgni (dative indefinite singular)
morgninum (dative definite singular)
morgnum (dative indefinite plural)
morgnunum (dative definite plural)
morguns (genitive indefinite singular)
morgunsins (definite genitive singular)
morgna (genitive indefinite plural)
morgnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse morginn, morgunn, from Proto-Germanic *murganaz.


pitjantjatjara

pitjantjatjara n (genitive singular pitjantjatjara, uncountable)


quenya

quenya n (genitive singular quenya, uncountable)


badminton

badminton n (genitive singular badmintons, uncountable)

badmintons (genitive singular)
badminton (indefinite nominative singular)
badmintonið (definite nominative singular)
badminton (accusative indefinite singular)
badmintonið (accusative definite singular)
badmintoni (dative indefinite singular)
badmintoninum (dative definite singular)
badmintons (genitive indefinite singular)
badmintonsins (definite genitive singular)


jogurt

jogurt m (genitive singular jogurts, plural jogurt)

jogurts (genitive singular)
jogurt (plural)
jogurt (indefinite nominative singular)
jogurtið (definite nominative singular)
jogurt (indefinite nominative plural)
jogurtini (definite nominative plural)
jogurt (accusative indefinite singular)
jogurtið (accusative definite singular)
jogurt (accusative indefinite plural)
jogurtini (accusative definite plural)
jogurti (dative indefinite singular)
jogurtinum (dative definite singular)
jogurtum (dative indefinite plural)
jogurtunum (dative definite plural)
jogurts (genitive indefinite singular)
jogurtsins (definite genitive singular)
jogurta (genitive indefinite plural)
jogurtanna (definite genitive plural)


bensin

bensin n (genitive singular bensins, uncountable)

bensins (genitive singular)
bensin (indefinite nominative singular)
bensinið (definite nominative singular)
bensin (accusative indefinite singular)
bensinið (accusative definite singular)
bensini (dative indefinite singular)
bensininum (dative definite singular)
bensins (genitive indefinite singular)
bensinsins (definite genitive singular)


haga

inflection of hagi:
genitive plural indefinite


vatn

vatn n (genitive singular vatns, plural vøtn)

vatns (genitive singular)
vøtn (plural)
vatn (indefinite nominative singular)
vatnið (definite nominative singular)
vøtn (indefinite nominative plural)
vøtnini (definite nominative plural)
vatn (accusative indefinite singular)
vatnið (accusative definite singular)
vøtn (accusative indefinite plural)
vøtnini (accusative definite plural)
vatni (dative indefinite singular)
vatninum (dative definite singular)
vøtnum (dative indefinite plural)
vøtnunum (dative definite plural)
vatns (genitive indefinite singular)
vatnsins (definite genitive singular)
vatna (genitive indefinite plural)
vatnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.

tað rennur ikki vatn ímillum -

there runs no water between them; they are best friends


geit

geit f (genitive singular geitar, plural geitir)

geitar (genitive singular)
geitir (plural)
geit (indefinite nominative singular)
geitin (definite nominative singular)
geitir (indefinite nominative plural)
geitirnar (definite nominative plural)
geit (accusative indefinite singular)
geitina (accusative definite singular)
geitir (accusative indefinite plural)
geitirnar (accusative definite plural)
geit (dative indefinite singular)
geitini (dative definite singular)
geitum (dative indefinite plural)
geitunum (dative definite plural)
geitar (genitive indefinite singular)
geitarinnar (definite genitive singular)
geita (genitive indefinite plural)
geitanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.


kyn

kyn n (genitive singular kyns, plural kyn)

kyns (genitive singular)
kyn (plural)
kyn (indefinite nominative singular)
kynið (definite nominative singular)
kyn (indefinite nominative plural)
kynini (definite nominative plural)
kyn (accusative indefinite singular)
kynið (accusative definite singular)
kyn (accusative indefinite plural)
kynini (accusative definite plural)
kyni (dative indefinite singular)
kyninum (dative definite singular)
kynjum (dative indefinite plural)
kynum (dative indefinite plural)
kynjunum (dative definite plural)
kynunum (dative definite plural)
kyns (genitive indefinite singular)
kynsins (definite genitive singular)
kynja (genitive indefinite plural)
kynjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kyn, from Proto-Germanic *kunją, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to produce”).
Cognate with Icelandic kyn, Swedish kön, Danish køn, Norwegian kjønn, English kin, Dutch kunne.


brenna

fo-noun

brenna f (genitive singular brennu, plural brennur)

brennu (genitive singular)
brennur (plural)
brenna (indefinite nominative singular)
brennan (definite nominative singular)
brennur (indefinite nominative plural)
brennurnar (definite nominative plural)
brennu (accusative indefinite singular)
brennuna (accusative definite singular)
brennur (accusative indefinite plural)
brennurnar (accusative definite plural)
brennu (dative indefinite singular)
brennuni (dative definite singular)
brennum (dative indefinite plural)
brennunum (dative definite plural)
brennu (genitive indefinite singular)
brennunnar (definite genitive singular)
brenna (genitive indefinite plural)
brennanna (definite genitive plural)


app

app f (genitive singular appar, plural appir)

appar (genitive singular)
appir (plural)
app (indefinite nominative singular)
appin (definite nominative singular)
appir (indefinite nominative plural)
appirnar (definite nominative plural)
app (accusative indefinite singular)
appina (accusative definite singular)
appir (accusative indefinite plural)
appirnar (accusative definite plural)
app (dative indefinite singular)
appini (dative definite singular)
appum (dative indefinite plural)
appunum (dative definite plural)
appar (genitive indefinite singular)
apparinnar (definite genitive singular)
appa (genitive indefinite plural)
appanna (definite genitive plural)

From English app, from application, from Latin applicātiō.


koma

koma f (genitive singular komu, plural komur)

komu (genitive singular)
komur (plural)
koma (indefinite nominative singular)
koman (definite nominative singular)
komur (indefinite nominative plural)
komurnar (definite nominative plural)
komu (accusative indefinite singular)
komuna (accusative definite singular)
komur (accusative indefinite plural)
komurnar (accusative definite plural)
komu (dative indefinite singular)
komuni (dative definite singular)
komum (dative indefinite plural)
komunum (dative definite plural)
komu (genitive indefinite singular)
komunnar (definite genitive singular)
koma (genitive indefinite plural)
komanna (definite genitive plural)


kassi

kassi m (genitive singular kassa, plural kassar)

kassa (genitive singular)
kassar (plural)
kassi (indefinite nominative singular)
kassin (definite nominative singular)
kassar (indefinite nominative plural)
kassarnir (definite nominative plural)
kassa (accusative indefinite singular)
kassan (accusative definite singular)
kassar (accusative indefinite plural)
kassarnar (accusative definite plural)
kassa (dative indefinite singular)
kassanum (dative definite singular)
kassum (dative indefinite plural)
kassunum (dative definite plural)
kassa (genitive indefinite singular)
kassans (definite genitive singular)
kassa (genitive indefinite plural)
kassanna (definite genitive plural)
kassi (indefinite nominative singular)
kassin (definite nominative singular)
kassar (indefinite nominative plural)
kassarnir (definite nominative plural)
kassa (accusative indefinite singular)
kassan (accusative definite singular)
kassar (accusative indefinite plural)
kassarnar (accusative definite plural)
kassa (dative indefinite singular)
kassanum (dative definite singular)
køssum (dative indefinite plural)
køssunum (dative definite plural)
kassa (genitive indefinite singular)
kassans (definite genitive singular)
kassa (genitive indefinite plural)
kassanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish kasse, from Old French casse, from Latin capsa.

box, case of iron, wood, etc.; bigger than an eskja


armband

armband n (genitive singular armbands, plural armbond)

armbands (genitive singular)
armbond (plural)
armband (indefinite nominative singular)
armbandið (definite nominative singular)
armbond (indefinite nominative plural)
armbondini (definite nominative plural)
armband (accusative indefinite singular)
armbandið (accusative definite singular)
armbond (accusative indefinite plural)
armbondini (accusative definite plural)
armbandi (dative indefinite singular)
armbandinum (dative definite singular)
armbondum (dative indefinite plural)
armbondunum (dative definite plural)
armbands (genitive indefinite singular)
armbandsins (definite genitive singular)
armbanda (genitive indefinite plural)
armbandanna (definite genitive plural)


borð

borð n (genitive singular borðs, plural borð)

borðs (genitive singular)
borð (plural)
borð (indefinite nominative singular)
borðið (definite nominative singular)
borð (indefinite nominative plural)
borðini (definite nominative plural)
borð (accusative indefinite singular)
borðið (accusative definite singular)
borð (accusative indefinite plural)
borðini (accusative definite plural)
borði (dative indefinite singular)
borðinum (dative definite singular)
borðum (dative indefinite plural)
borðunum (dative definite plural)
borðs (genitive indefinite singular)
borðsins (definite genitive singular)
borða (genitive indefinite plural)
borðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.


hestur

hestur m (genitive singular hests, plural hestar)

hests (genitive singular)
hestar (plural)
hestur (indefinite nominative singular)
hesturin (definite nominative singular)
hestar (indefinite nominative plural)
hestarnir (definite nominative plural)
hest (accusative indefinite singular)
hestin (accusative definite singular)
hestar (accusative indefinite plural)
hestarnar (accusative definite plural)
hesti (dative indefinite singular)
hestinum (dative definite singular)
hestum (dative indefinite plural)
hestunum (dative definite plural)
hests (genitive indefinite singular)
hestsins (definite genitive singular)
hesta (genitive indefinite plural)
hestanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz, *hanhistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱanḱest-, *kankest- (“horse”).


hundur

hundur m (genitive singular hunds, plural hundar)

hunds (genitive singular)
hundar (plural)
hundur (indefinite nominative singular)
hundurin (definite nominative singular)
hundar (indefinite nominative plural)
hundarnir (definite nominative plural)
hund (accusative indefinite singular)
hundin (accusative definite singular)
hundar (accusative indefinite plural)
hundarnar (accusative definite plural)
hundi (dative indefinite singular)
hundinum (dative definite singular)
hundum (dative indefinite plural)
hundunum (dative definite plural)
hunds (genitive indefinite singular)
hundsins (definite genitive singular)
hunda (genitive indefinite plural)
hundanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).


dyr

dyr f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural dura)

dura (genitive plural)
dyr (indefinite nominative plural)
dyrnar (definite nominative plural)
dyr (accusative indefinite plural)
dyrnar (accusative definite plural)
durum (dative indefinite plural)
durunum (dative definite plural)
dura (genitive indefinite plural)
duranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).


kol

fo-noun

kol n (genitive singular kols, uncountable)

kols (genitive singular)
kol (indefinite nominative singular)
kolið (definite nominative singular)
kol (accusative indefinite singular)
kolið (accusative definite singular)
koli (dative indefinite singular)
kolinum (dative definite singular)
kols (genitive indefinite singular)
kolsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse kol, from Proto-Germanic *kulą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”).


rotta

rotta f (genitive singular rottu, plural rottur)

rottu (genitive singular)
rottur (plural)
rotta (indefinite nominative singular)
rottan (definite nominative singular)
rottur (indefinite nominative plural)
rotturnar (definite nominative plural)
rottu (accusative indefinite singular)
rottuna (accusative definite singular)
rottur (accusative indefinite plural)
rotturnar (accusative definite plural)
rottu (dative indefinite singular)
rottuni (dative definite singular)
rottum (dative indefinite plural)
rottunum (dative definite plural)
rottu (genitive indefinite singular)
rottunnar (definite genitive singular)
rotta (genitive indefinite plural)
rottanna (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic *rattō.


elv

elv f (genitive singular elvar, plural elvir)

elvar (genitive singular)
elvir (plural)
elv (indefinite nominative singular)
elvin (definite nominative singular)
elvir (indefinite nominative plural)
elvirnar (definite nominative plural)
elv (accusative indefinite singular)
elvina (accusative definite singular)
elvir (accusative indefinite plural)
elvirnar (accusative definite plural)
elv (dative indefinite singular)
elvini (dative definite singular)
elvum (dative indefinite plural)
elvunum (dative definite plural)
elvar (genitive indefinite singular)
elvarinnar (definite genitive singular)
elva (genitive indefinite plural)
elvanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.


heim

heim n (genitive singular heims, plural heim)

heims (genitive singular)
heim (plural)
heim (indefinite nominative singular)
heimið (definite nominative singular)
heim (indefinite nominative plural)
heimini (definite nominative plural)
heim (accusative indefinite singular)
heimið (accusative definite singular)
heim (accusative indefinite plural)
heimini (accusative definite plural)
heimi (dative indefinite singular)
heiminum (dative definite singular)
heimum (dative indefinite plural)
heimunum (dative definite plural)
heims (genitive indefinite singular)
heimsins (definite genitive singular)
heima (genitive indefinite plural)
heimanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse heim, from heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

frítíðarheim

school children's home for the afternoon


pitsa

pitsa f (genitive singular pitsu, plural pitsur)

pitsu (genitive singular)
pitsur (plural)
pitsa (indefinite nominative singular)
pitsan (definite nominative singular)
pitsur (indefinite nominative plural)
pitsurnar (definite nominative plural)
pitsu (accusative indefinite singular)
pitsuna (accusative definite singular)
pitsur (accusative indefinite plural)
pitsurnar (accusative definite plural)
pitsu (dative indefinite singular)
pitsuni (dative definite singular)
pitsum (dative indefinite plural)
pitsunum (dative definite plural)
pitsu (genitive indefinite singular)
pitsunnar (definite genitive singular)
pitsa (genitive indefinite plural)
pitsanna (definite genitive plural)

From Italian pizza, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Ancient Greek πίττα (pítta, “cake, pie”), from Ancient Greek πίσσα (píssa, “pitch”), Attic πίττα (pítta), from πεπτός (peptós, “cooked”) or from Lombardic pizza ("bit, bite"), or from Latin pinso (“I beat, pound”).


ont

fo-noun

ont f (genitive singular antar, plural entur)

antar (genitive singular)
entur (plural)
ont (indefinite nominative singular)
ontin (definite nominative singular)
entur (indefinite nominative plural)
enturnar (definite nominative plural)
ont (accusative indefinite singular)
ontina (accusative definite singular)
entur (accusative indefinite plural)
enturnar (accusative definite plural)
ont (dative indefinite singular)
ontini (dative definite singular)
ontum (dative indefinite plural)
ontunum (dative definite plural)
antar (genitive indefinite singular)
antarinnar (definite genitive singular)
anta (genitive indefinite plural)
antanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *anadz (“duck, ennet”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂t- (“duck”).


akur

akur m (genitive singular akurs, plural akrar)

akurs (genitive singular)
akrar (plural)
akur (indefinite nominative singular)
akurin (definite nominative singular)
akrar (indefinite nominative plural)
akrarnir (definite nominative plural)
akur (accusative indefinite singular)
akurin (accusative definite singular)
akrar (accusative indefinite plural)
akrarnar (accusative definite plural)
akri (dative indefinite singular)
akrinum (dative definite singular)
økrum (dative indefinite plural)
økrunum (dative definite plural)
akurs (genitive indefinite singular)
akursins (definite genitive singular)
akra (genitive indefinite plural)
akranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”).


aldur

aldur m (genitive singular aldurs, plural aldrar)

aldurs (genitive singular)
aldrar (plural)
aldur (indefinite nominative singular)
aldurin (definite nominative singular)
aldrar (indefinite nominative plural)
aldrarnir (definite nominative plural)
aldur (accusative indefinite singular)
aldurin (accusative definite singular)
aldrar (accusative indefinite plural)
aldrarnar (accusative definite plural)
aldri (dative indefinite singular)
aldrinum (dative definite singular)
aldrum (dative indefinite plural)
aldrunum (dative definite plural)
aldurs (genitive indefinite singular)
aldursins (definite genitive singular)
aldra (genitive indefinite plural)
aldranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.


atburður

atburður m (genitive singular atburðar, plural atburðir)

atburðar (genitive singular)
atburðir (plural)
atburður (indefinite nominative singular)
atburðurin (definite nominative singular)
atburðir (indefinite nominative plural)
atburðirnir (definite nominative plural)
atburð (accusative indefinite singular)
atburðin (accusative definite singular)
atburðir (accusative indefinite plural)
atburðirnar (accusative definite plural)
atburði (dative indefinite singular)
atburðinum (dative definite singular)
atburðum (dative indefinite plural)
atburðunum (dative definite plural)
atburðar (genitive indefinite singular)
atburðarins (definite genitive singular)
atburða (genitive indefinite plural)
atburðanna (definite genitive plural)


á

Long Old Norse /a/. Often written as ā or normalized á or even aa, compare Swedish, Danish, Norwegian å.

The second letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.


á

áar (genitive singular)
áir (plural)
á (indefinite nominative singular)
áin (definite nominative singular)
áir (indefinite nominative plural)
áirnar (definite nominative plural)
á (accusative indefinite singular)
ánna (accusative definite singular)
áir (accusative indefinite plural)
áirnar (accusative definite plural)
á (dative indefinite singular)
ánni (dative definite singular)
áum (dative indefinite plural)
áunum (dative definite plural)
áar (genitive indefinite singular)
áarinnar (definite genitive singular)
áa (genitive indefinite plural)
áanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse á (“river”), Svabo: Aa, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water”).

fo-lit-Sv

Aa¹ in: Jens Christian Svabo: Dictionarium Færoense : Færøsk-dansk-latinsk ordbog. (ed. Christian Matras after manuscripts from late 18th century). Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1966. (p. 1)


ár

árs (genitive singular)
ár (plural)
ár (indefinite nominative singular)
árið (definite nominative singular)
ár (indefinite nominative plural)
árini (definite nominative plural)
ár (accusative indefinite singular)
árið (accusative definite singular)
ár (accusative indefinite plural)
árini (accusative definite plural)
ári (dative indefinite singular)
árinum (dative definite singular)
árum (dative indefinite plural)
árunum (dative definite plural)
árs (genitive indefinite singular)
ársins (definite genitive singular)
ára (genitive indefinite plural)
áranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ár (“year”), from Proto-Germanic *jērą, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁r-. Cognates include: Dutch jaar and Afrikaans jaar, English year, German Jahr, Danish år, Norwegian Bokmål år and Swedish år.


ár

fo-noun

ár f (genitive singular árar, plural árar)

árar (genitive singular)
árar (plural)
ár (indefinite nominative singular)
árin (definite nominative singular)
árar (indefinite nominative plural)
árarnar (definite nominative plural)
ár (accusative indefinite singular)
árina (accusative definite singular)
árar (accusative indefinite plural)
árarnar (accusative definite plural)
ár (dative indefinite singular)
árini (dative definite singular)
árum (dative indefinite plural)
árunum (dative definite plural)
árar (genitive indefinite singular)
árarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ára (genitive indefinite plural)
áranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic *airō. Cognates include: Old English ār (“oar”) (English oar).


banki

banki m (genitive singular banka, plural bankar)

banka (genitive singular)
bankar (plural)
banki (indefinite nominative singular)
bankin (definite nominative singular)
bankar (indefinite nominative plural)
bankarnir (definite nominative plural)
banka (accusative indefinite singular)
bankan (accusative definite singular)
bankar (accusative indefinite plural)
bankarnar (accusative definite plural)
banka (dative indefinite singular)
bankanum (dative definite singular)
bankum (dative indefinite plural)
bankunum (dative definite plural)
banka (genitive indefinite singular)
bankans (definite genitive singular)
banka (genitive indefinite plural)
bankanna (definite genitive plural)


bátur

bátur m (genitive singular báts, plural bátar)

báts (genitive singular)
bátar (plural)
bátur (indefinite nominative singular)
báturin (definite nominative singular)
bátar (indefinite nominative plural)
bátarnir (definite nominative plural)
bát (accusative indefinite singular)
bátin (accusative definite singular)
bátar (accusative indefinite plural)
bátarnar (accusative definite plural)
báti (dative indefinite singular)
bátinum (dative definite singular)
bátum (dative indefinite plural)
bátunum (dative definite plural)
báts (genitive indefinite singular)
bátsins (definite genitive singular)
báta (genitive indefinite plural)
bátanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bátr, from Old English bāt (“boat”), from Proto-Germanic *baitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd-.

finningarbátur

boat which detects a school of pilot whales


bera

bera f (genitive singular beru, plural berur)

beru (genitive singular)
berur (plural)
bera (indefinite nominative singular)
beran (definite nominative singular)
berur (indefinite nominative plural)
berurnar (definite nominative plural)
beru (accusative indefinite singular)
beruna (accusative definite singular)
berur (accusative indefinite plural)
berurnar (accusative definite plural)
beru (dative indefinite singular)
beruni (dative definite singular)
berum (dative indefinite plural)
berunum (dative definite plural)
beru (genitive indefinite singular)
berunnar (definite genitive singular)
bera (genitive indefinite plural)
beranna (definite genitive plural)


bjór

bjór n (genitive singular bjórs, uncountable)

bjórs (genitive singular)
bjór (indefinite nominative singular)
bjórið (definite nominative singular)
bjór (accusative indefinite singular)
bjórið (accusative definite singular)
bjóri (dative indefinite singular)
bjórinum (dative definite singular)
bjórs (genitive indefinite singular)
bjórsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.


blað

blað n (genitive singular blaðs, plural bløð)

blaðs (genitive singular)
bløð (plural)
blað (indefinite nominative singular)
blaðið (definite nominative singular)
bløð (indefinite nominative plural)
bløðini (definite nominative plural)
blað (accusative indefinite singular)
blaðið (accusative definite singular)
bløð (accusative indefinite plural)
bløðini (accusative definite plural)
blað (dative indefinite singular)
blaði (dative indefinite singular)
blaðnum (dative definite singular)
blaðinum (dative definite singular)
bløðum (dative indefinite plural)
bløðunum (dative definite plural)
blaðs (genitive indefinite singular)
blaðsins (definite genitive singular)
blaða (genitive indefinite plural)
blaðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlh̥₃otom, from *bʰleh₃-.


bók

bók f (genitive singular bókar, plural bøkur)

bókar (genitive singular)
bøkur (plural)
bók (indefinite nominative singular)
bókin (definite nominative singular)
bøkur (indefinite nominative plural)
bøkurnar (definite nominative plural)
bók (accusative indefinite singular)
bókina (accusative definite singular)
bøkur (accusative indefinite plural)
bøkurnar (accusative definite plural)
bók (dative indefinite singular)
bókini (dative definite singular)
bókum (dative indefinite plural)
bókunum (dative definite plural)
bókar (genitive indefinite singular)
bókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bóka (genitive indefinite plural)
bókanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos.

Hann tosar sum ein bók .


bók

bók f (genitive singular bókar, uncountable)

bókar (genitive singular)
bók (indefinite nominative singular)
bókin (definite nominative singular)
bók (accusative indefinite singular)
bókina (accusative definite singular)
bók (dative indefinite singular)
bókini (dative definite singular)
bókar (genitive indefinite singular)
bókarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōkō.


bóndi

bóndi m (genitive singular bónda, plural bøndur)

bónda (genitive singular)
bøndur (plural)
bóndi (indefinite nominative singular)
bóndin (definite nominative singular)
bøndur (indefinite nominative plural)
bøndurnir (definite nominative plural)
bónda (accusative indefinite singular)
bóndan (accusative definite singular)
bøndur (accusative indefinite plural)
bøndurnar (accusative definite plural)
bónda (dative indefinite singular)
bóndanum (dative definite singular)
bóndum (dative indefinite plural)
bóndunum (dative definite plural)
bónda (genitive indefinite singular)
bóndans (definite genitive singular)
bónda (genitive indefinite plural)
bóndanna (definite genitive plural)


brennivín

brennivín m (genitive singular brennivíns, uncountable)

brennivíns (genitive singular)
brennivín (indefinite nominative singular)
brennivínið (definite nominative singular)
brennivín (accusative indefinite singular)
brennivínið (accusative definite singular)
brennivíni (dative indefinite singular)
brennivíninum (dative definite singular)
brennivíns (genitive indefinite singular)
brennivínsins (definite genitive singular)

Composition of brenna (“to burn”) + vín (“wine”), analogous to Danish brændevin from Middle Low German bernewin.


bróðir

bróðir m (genitive singular bróður, plural brøður)

bróður (genitive singular)
brøður (plural)
bróðir (indefinite nominative singular)
bróðirin (definite nominative singular)
brøður (indefinite nominative plural)
brøðurnir (definite nominative plural)
bróður (accusative indefinite singular)
bróðurin (accusative definite singular)
brøður (accusative indefinite plural)
brøðurnar (accusative definite plural)
bróður (dative indefinite singular)
bróðurnum (dative definite singular)
brøðrum (dative indefinite plural)
brøðrunum (dative definite plural)
bróður (genitive indefinite singular)
bróðurins (definite genitive singular)
brøðra (genitive indefinite plural)
brøðranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bróðir (“a brother”), from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.


dagblað

dagblað n (genitive singular dagblaðs, plural dagbløð)

dagblaðs (genitive singular)
dagbløð (plural)
dagblað (indefinite nominative singular)
dagblaðið (definite nominative singular)
dagbløð (indefinite nominative plural)
dagbløðini (definite nominative plural)
dagblað (accusative indefinite singular)
dagblaðið (accusative definite singular)
dagbløð (accusative indefinite plural)
dagbløðini (accusative definite plural)
dagblað (dative indefinite singular)
dagblaði (dative indefinite singular)
dagblaðnum (dative definite singular)
dagblaðinum (dative definite singular)
dagbløðum (dative indefinite plural)
dagbløðunum (dative definite plural)
dagblaðs (genitive indefinite singular)
dagblaðsins (definite genitive singular)
dagblaða (genitive indefinite plural)
dagblaðanna (definite genitive plural)

From dagur (“day”) + blað (“leaf, paper”).


dagur

dagur m (genitive singular dags, plural dagar)

dags (genitive singular)
dagar (plural)
dagur (indefinite nominative singular)
dagurin (definite nominative singular)
dagar (indefinite nominative plural)
dagarnir (definite nominative plural)
dag (accusative indefinite singular)
dagin (accusative definite singular)
dagar (accusative indefinite plural)
dagarnar (accusative definite plural)
degi (dative indefinite singular)
degnum (dative definite singular)
døgum (dative indefinite plural)
døgunum (dative definite plural)
dags (genitive indefinite singular)
dagsins (definite genitive singular)
daga (genitive indefinite plural)
daganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dagr (“day”), from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).

der

day, the time between sunrise and sunset


dekk

fo-noun

dekk n (genitive singular deks, plural dekk)

deks (genitive singular)
dekk (plural)
dekk (indefinite nominative singular)
dekkið (definite nominative singular)
dekk (indefinite nominative plural)
dekkini (definite nominative plural)
dekk (accusative indefinite singular)
dekkið (accusative definite singular)
dekk (accusative indefinite plural)
dekkini (accusative definite plural)
dekki (dative indefinite singular)
dekkinum (dative definite singular)
dekkum (dative indefinite plural)
dekkunum (dative definite plural)
deks (genitive indefinite singular)
deksins (definite genitive singular)
dekka (genitive indefinite plural)
dekkanna (definite genitive plural)


dóttir

dóttir f (genitive singular dóttur, plural døtur)

dóttur (genitive singular)
døtur (plural)
dóttir (indefinite nominative singular)
dóttirin (definite nominative singular)
døtur (indefinite nominative plural)
døturnar (definite nominative plural)
dóttur (accusative indefinite singular)
dóttrina (accusative definite singular)
døtur (accusative indefinite plural)
døturnar (accusative definite plural)
dóttur (dative indefinite singular)
dóttrini (dative definite singular)
døtrum (dative indefinite plural)
døtrnum (dative definite plural)
dóttur (genitive indefinite singular)
dótturinnar (definite genitive singular)
døtra (genitive indefinite plural)
døtranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dóttir, from Proto-Norse ᛞᛟᚺᛏᚱᛁᛉ (dohtriʀ), from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰugh₂tḗr.


dúkur

dúkur m (genitive singular dúks, plural dúkar)

dúks (genitive singular)
dúkar (plural)
dúkur (indefinite nominative singular)
dúkurin (definite nominative singular)
dúkar (indefinite nominative plural)
dúkarnir (definite nominative plural)
dúk (accusative indefinite singular)
dúkin (accusative definite singular)
dúkar (accusative indefinite plural)
dúkarnar (accusative definite plural)
dúki (dative indefinite singular)
dúkinum (dative definite singular)
dúkum (dative indefinite plural)
dúkunum (dative definite plural)
dúks (genitive indefinite singular)
dúksins (definite genitive singular)
dúka (genitive indefinite plural)
dúkanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse dúkr, borrowed from Middle Low German dôk, dûk, from Old Saxon dōk, from Proto-West Germanic *dōk (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwōg- (“cloth”)
Cognate with Danish dug, Swedish duk, Norwegian Nynorsk duk, Norwegian Bokmål duk, and German Tuch.


eiga

eiga f (genitive singular eigu, plural eigur)

eigu (genitive singular)
eigur (plural)
eiga (indefinite nominative singular)
eigan (definite nominative singular)
eigur (indefinite nominative plural)
eigurnar (definite nominative plural)
eigu (accusative indefinite singular)
eiguna (accusative definite singular)
eigur (accusative indefinite plural)
eigurnar (accusative definite plural)
eigu (dative indefinite singular)
eiguni (dative definite singular)
eigum (dative indefinite plural)
eigunum (dative definite plural)
eigu (genitive indefinite singular)
eigunnar (definite genitive singular)
eiga (genitive indefinite plural)
eiganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aigǭ, from the verb *aiganą.


stari

stari m (genitive singular stara, plural starar)

stara (genitive singular)
starar (plural)
stari (indefinite nominative singular)
starin (definite nominative singular)
starar (indefinite nominative plural)
stararnir (definite nominative plural)
stara (accusative indefinite singular)
staran (accusative definite singular)
starar (accusative indefinite plural)
stararnar (accusative definite plural)
stara (dative indefinite singular)
staranum (dative definite singular)
starum (dative indefinite plural)
starunum (dative definite plural)
stara (genitive indefinite singular)
starans (definite genitive singular)
stara (genitive indefinite plural)
staranna (definite genitive plural)

Sturnus vulgaris
Sturnus vulgaris#Translingual

starling (Sturnus vulgaris), in the Faroes: Sturnus vulgaris faroensis


eitur

eitur n (genitive singular eiturs, uncountable)

eiturs (genitive singular)
eitur (indefinite nominative singular)
eitrið (definite nominative singular)
eitur (accusative indefinite singular)
eitrið (accusative definite singular)
eitri (dative indefinite singular)
eitrinum (dative definite singular)
eiturs (genitive indefinite singular)
eitursins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse eitr, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyd-, *h₂eyd-.


ekki

ekki m (genitive singular ekka, uncountable)

ekka (genitive singular)
ekki (indefinite nominative singular)
ekkin (definite nominative singular)
ekka (accusative indefinite singular)
ekkan (accusative definite singular)
ekka (dative indefinite singular)
ekkanum (dative definite singular)
ekka (genitive indefinite singular)
ekkans (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse ekki, from Proto-Germanic *inkô.


eldur

eldur m (genitive singular elds, plural eldar)

elds (genitive singular)
eldar (plural)
eldur (indefinite nominative singular)
eldurin (definite nominative singular)
eldar (indefinite nominative plural)
eldarnir (definite nominative plural)
eld (accusative indefinite singular)
eldin (accusative definite singular)
eldar (accusative indefinite plural)
eldarnar (accusative definite plural)
eldi (dative indefinite singular)
eldinum (dative definite singular)
eldum (dative indefinite plural)
eldunum (dative definite plural)
elds (genitive indefinite singular)
eldsins (definite genitive singular)
elda (genitive indefinite plural)
eldanna (definite genitive plural)


faðir

faðir m (genitive singular faðirs or føður, plural fedrar)

faðirs (genitive singular)
føður (genitive singular)
fedrar (plural)
faðir (indefinite nominative singular)
faðirin (definite nominative singular)
fedrar (indefinite nominative plural)
fedrarnir (definite nominative plural)
faðir (accusative indefinite singular)
faðirin (accusative definite singular)
fedrar (accusative indefinite plural)
fedrarnar (accusative definite plural)
faðir (dative indefinite singular)
faðirinum (dative definite singular)
fedrum (dative indefinite plural)
fedrunum (dative definite plural)
faðirs (genitive indefinite singular)
faðirsins (definite genitive singular)
fedra (genitive indefinite plural)
fedranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse faðir, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with English father, German Vater, German Low German Vader, Voder, Vadder, Icelandic faðir, Norwegian Bokmål far, fader, Norwegian Nynorsk far, fader, Danish far, fader, Swedish far, fader.


ferð

ferð f (genitive singular ferðar, plural ferðir)

ferðar (genitive singular)
ferðir (plural)
ferð (indefinite nominative singular)
ferðin (definite nominative singular)
ferðir (indefinite nominative plural)
ferðirnar (definite nominative plural)
ferð (accusative indefinite singular)
ferðina (accusative definite singular)
ferðir (accusative indefinite plural)
ferðirnar (accusative definite plural)
ferð (dative indefinite singular)
ferðini (dative definite singular)
ferðum (dative indefinite plural)
ferðunum (dative definite plural)
ferðar (genitive indefinite singular)
ferðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ferða (genitive indefinite plural)
ferðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz.


ferja

ferja f (genitive singular ferju, plural ferjur)

ferju (genitive singular)
ferjur (plural)
ferja (indefinite nominative singular)
ferjan (definite nominative singular)
ferjur (indefinite nominative plural)
ferjurnar (definite nominative plural)
ferju (accusative indefinite singular)
ferjuna (accusative definite singular)
ferjur (accusative indefinite plural)
ferjurnar (accusative definite plural)
ferju (dative indefinite singular)
ferjuni (dative definite singular)
ferjum (dative indefinite plural)
ferjunum (dative definite plural)
ferju (genitive indefinite singular)
ferjunnar (definite genitive singular)
ferja (genitive indefinite plural)
ferjanna (definite genitive plural)


finna

finna f (genitive singular finnu, plural finnur)

finnu (genitive singular)
finnur (plural)
finna (indefinite nominative singular)
finnan (definite nominative singular)
finnur (indefinite nominative plural)
finnurnar (definite nominative plural)
finnu (accusative indefinite singular)
finnuna (accusative definite singular)
finnur (accusative indefinite plural)
finnurnar (accusative definite plural)
finnu (dative indefinite singular)
finnuni (dative definite singular)
finnum (dative indefinite plural)
finnunum (dative definite plural)
finnu (genitive indefinite singular)
finnunnar (definite genitive singular)
finna (genitive indefinite plural)
finnanna (definite genitive plural)


fingur

fingur m (genitive singular fingurs, plural fingrar)

fingurs (genitive singular)
fingrar (plural)
fingur (indefinite nominative singular)
fingurin (definite nominative singular)
fingrar (indefinite nominative plural)
fingrarnir (definite nominative plural)
fingur (accusative indefinite singular)
fingurin (accusative definite singular)
fingrar (accusative indefinite plural)
fingrarnar (accusative definite plural)
fingri (dative indefinite singular)
fingrinum (dative definite singular)
fingrum (dative indefinite plural)
fingrunum (dative definite plural)
fingurs (genitive indefinite singular)
fingursins (definite genitive singular)
fingra (genitive indefinite plural)
fingranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.


fiskur

fiskur m (genitive singular fisks, plural fiskar)

fisks (genitive singular)
fiskar (plural)
fiskur (indefinite nominative singular)
fiskurin (definite nominative singular)
fiskar (indefinite nominative plural)
fiskarnir (definite nominative plural)
fisk (accusative indefinite singular)
fiskin (accusative definite singular)
fiskar (accusative indefinite plural)
fiskarnar (accusative definite plural)
fiski (dative indefinite singular)
fiskinum (dative definite singular)
fiskum (dative indefinite plural)
fiskunum (dative definite plural)
fisks (genitive indefinite singular)
fisksins (definite genitive singular)
fiska (genitive indefinite plural)
fiskanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


fluga

fluga f (genitive singular flugu, plural flugur)

flugu (genitive singular)
flugur (plural)
fluga (indefinite nominative singular)
flugan (definite nominative singular)
flugur (indefinite nominative plural)
flugurnar (definite nominative plural)
flugu (accusative indefinite singular)
fluguna (accusative definite singular)
flugur (accusative indefinite plural)
flugurnar (accusative definite plural)
flugu (dative indefinite singular)
fluguni (dative definite singular)
flugum (dative indefinite plural)
flugunum (dative definite plural)
flugu (genitive indefinite singular)
flugunnar (definite genitive singular)
fluga (genitive indefinite plural)
fluganna (definite genitive plural)

(fishing) fly (a lure resembling an insect)


fólk

fólk n (genitive singular fólks, plural fólk)

fólks (genitive singular)
fólk (plural)
fólk (indefinite nominative singular)
fólkið (definite nominative singular)
fólk (indefinite nominative plural)
fólkini (definite nominative plural)
fólk (accusative indefinite singular)
fólkið (accusative definite singular)
fólk (accusative indefinite plural)
fólkini (accusative definite plural)
fólki (dative indefinite singular)
fólkinum (dative definite singular)
fólkum (dative indefinite plural)
fólkunum (dative definite plural)
fólks (genitive indefinite singular)
fólksins (definite genitive singular)
fólka (genitive indefinite plural)
fólkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.


fótur

fótur m (genitive singular fótar, plural føtur)

fótar (genitive singular)
føtur (plural)
fótur (indefinite nominative singular)
fóturin (definite nominative singular)
føtur (indefinite nominative plural)
føturnir (definite nominative plural)
fót (accusative indefinite singular)
fótin (accusative definite singular)
føtur (accusative indefinite plural)
føturnar (accusative definite plural)
fóti (dative indefinite singular)
fótinum (dative definite singular)
fótum (dative indefinite plural)
fótunum (dative definite plural)
fótar (genitive indefinite singular)
fótarins (definite genitive singular)
fóta (genitive indefinite plural)
fótanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.


framburður

framburður m (genitive singular framburðar, plural framburðir)

framburðar (genitive singular)
framburðir (plural)
framburður (indefinite nominative singular)
framburðurin (definite nominative singular)
framburðir (indefinite nominative plural)
framburðirnir (definite nominative plural)
framburð (accusative indefinite singular)
framburðin (accusative definite singular)
framburðir (accusative indefinite plural)
framburðirnar (accusative definite plural)
framburði (dative indefinite singular)
framburðinum (dative definite singular)
framburðum (dative indefinite plural)
framburðunum (dative definite plural)
framburðar (genitive indefinite singular)
framburðarins (definite genitive singular)
framburða (genitive indefinite plural)
framburðanna (definite genitive plural)


friður

friður m (genitive singular friðar, uncountable)

friðar (genitive singular)
friður (indefinite nominative singular)
friðurin (definite nominative singular)
frið (accusative indefinite singular)
friðin (accusative definite singular)
frið (dative indefinite singular)
friði (dative indefinite singular)
friðnum (dative definite singular)
friðinum (dative definite singular)
friðar (genitive indefinite singular)
friðarins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse friðr, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz.


fylgja

fylgja f (genitive singular fylgju, plural fylgjur)

fylgju (genitive singular)
fylgjur (plural)
fylgja (indefinite nominative singular)
fylgjan (definite nominative singular)
fylgjur (indefinite nominative plural)
fylgjurnar (definite nominative plural)
fylgju (accusative indefinite singular)
fylgjuna (accusative definite singular)
fylgjur (accusative indefinite plural)
fylgjurnar (accusative definite plural)
fylgju (dative indefinite singular)
fylgjuni (dative definite singular)
fylgjum (dative indefinite plural)
fylgjunum (dative definite plural)
fylgju (genitive indefinite singular)
fylgjunnar (definite genitive singular)
fylgja (genitive indefinite plural)
fylgjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fylgja, from Proto-Germanic *fulgijaną.

kind of guardian angel, guardian spirit, tutelary entity, which was held to follow each person or family and the relationship being affixed or bound at the process or ceremony of naming.


garður

garður m (genitive singular garðs, plural garðar)

garðs (genitive singular)
garðar (plural)
garður (indefinite nominative singular)
garðurin (definite nominative singular)
garðar (indefinite nominative plural)
garðarnir (definite nominative plural)
garð (accusative indefinite singular)
garðin (accusative definite singular)
garðar (accusative indefinite plural)
garðarnar (accusative definite plural)
garði (dative indefinite singular)
garðinum (dative definite singular)
gørðum (dative indefinite plural)
gørðunum (dative definite plural)
garðs (genitive indefinite singular)
garðsins (definite genitive singular)
garða (genitive indefinite plural)
garðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from *gʰerdʰ-.


gestur

gestur m (genitive singular gests, plural gestir)

gests (genitive singular)
gestir (plural)
gestur (indefinite nominative singular)
gesturin (definite nominative singular)
gestir (indefinite nominative plural)
gestirnir (definite nominative plural)
gest (accusative indefinite singular)
gestin (accusative definite singular)
gestir (accusative indefinite plural)
gestirnar (accusative definite plural)
gesti (dative indefinite singular)
gestinum (dative definite singular)
gestum (dative indefinite plural)
gestunum (dative definite plural)
gests (genitive indefinite singular)
gestsins (definite genitive singular)
gesta (genitive indefinite plural)
gestanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Norse *ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (*gastiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.


gjald

gjald n (genitive singular gjalds, plural gjøld)

gjalds (genitive singular)
gjøld (plural)
gjald (indefinite nominative singular)
gjaldið (definite nominative singular)
gjøld (indefinite nominative plural)
gjøldini (definite nominative plural)
gjald (accusative indefinite singular)
gjaldið (accusative definite singular)
gjøld (accusative indefinite plural)
gjøldini (accusative definite plural)
gjaldi (dative indefinite singular)
gjaldinum (dative definite singular)
gjøldum (dative indefinite plural)
gjøldunum (dative definite plural)
gjalds (genitive indefinite singular)
gjaldsins (definite genitive singular)
gjalda (genitive indefinite plural)
gjaldanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gjald, from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“reward, gift, money”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).


hár

fo-noun

hár n (genitive singular hárs, plural hár)

hárs (genitive singular)
hár (plural)
hár (indefinite nominative singular)
hárið (definite nominative singular)
hár (indefinite nominative plural)
hárini (definite nominative plural)
hár (accusative indefinite singular)
hárið (accusative definite singular)
hár (accusative indefinite plural)
hárini (accusative definite plural)
hári (dative indefinite singular)
hárinum (dative definite singular)
hárum (dative indefinite plural)
hárunum (dative definite plural)
hárs (genitive indefinite singular)
hársins (definite genitive singular)
hára (genitive indefinite plural)
háranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”).


hátíð

fo-noun

hátíð f (genitive singular hátíðar, plural hátíðir)

hátíðar (genitive singular)
hátíðir (plural)
hátíð (indefinite nominative singular)
hátíðin (definite nominative singular)
hátíðir (indefinite nominative plural)
hátíðirnar (definite nominative plural)
hátíð (accusative indefinite singular)
hátíðina (accusative definite singular)
hátíðir (accusative indefinite plural)
hátíðirnar (accusative definite plural)
hátíð (dative indefinite singular)
hátíðini (dative definite singular)
hátíðum (dative indefinite plural)
hátíðunum (dative definite plural)
hátíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
hátíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hátíða (genitive indefinite plural)
hátíðanna (definite genitive plural)

[ˈhɔaːˌtʰʊiːj]


heilsa

heilsa f (genitive singular heilsu, plural heilsur)

heilsu (genitive singular)
heilsur (plural)
heilsa (indefinite nominative singular)
heilsan (definite nominative singular)
heilsur (indefinite nominative plural)
heilsurnar (definite nominative plural)
heilsu (accusative indefinite singular)
heilsuna (accusative definite singular)
heilsur (accusative indefinite plural)
heilsurnar (accusative definite plural)
heilsu (dative indefinite singular)
heilsuni (dative definite singular)
heilsum (dative indefinite plural)
heilsunum (dative definite plural)
heilsu (genitive indefinite singular)
heilsunnar (definite genitive singular)
heilsa (genitive indefinite plural)
heilsanna (definite genitive plural)


herbergi

herbergi n (genitive singular herbergis, plural herbergi or herbergir)

herbergis (genitive singular)
herbergi (plural)
herbergir (plural)
herbergi (indefinite nominative singular)
herbergið (definite nominative singular)
herbergi (indefinite nominative plural)
herbergir (indefinite nominative plural)
herbergini (definite nominative plural)
herbergi (accusative indefinite singular)
herbergið (accusative definite singular)
herbergi (accusative indefinite plural)
herbergir (accusative indefinite plural)
herbergini (accusative definite plural)
herbergi (dative indefinite singular)
herbergnum (dative definite singular)
herberginum (dative definite singular)
herbergum (dative indefinite plural)
herbergunum (dative definite plural)
herbergis (genitive indefinite singular)
herbergisins (definite genitive singular)
herberga (genitive indefinite plural)
herberganna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈhɛɹ.pɛɹt͡ʃɪ/


hiti

hiti m (genitive singular hita, uncountable)

hita (genitive singular)
hiti (indefinite nominative singular)
hitin (definite nominative singular)
hita (accusative indefinite singular)
hitan (accusative definite singular)
hita (dative indefinite singular)
hitanum (dative definite singular)
hita (genitive indefinite singular)
hitans (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse hiti, from Proto-Germanic *haitį̄ (“heat”).


hjálmur

hjálmur m (genitive singular hjálms, plural hjálmar)

hjálms (genitive singular)
hjálmar (plural)
hjálmur (indefinite nominative singular)
hjálmurin (definite nominative singular)
hjálmar (indefinite nominative plural)
hjálmarnir (definite nominative plural)
hjálm (accusative indefinite singular)
hjálmin (accusative definite singular)
hjálmar (accusative indefinite plural)
hjálmarnar (accusative definite plural)
hjálmi (dative indefinite singular)
hjálminum (dative definite singular)
hjálmum (dative indefinite plural)
hjálmunum (dative definite plural)
hjálms (genitive indefinite singular)
hjálmsins (definite genitive singular)
hjálma (genitive indefinite plural)
hjálmanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈt͡ʃʰɔlmʊɹ/

From Old Norse hjalmr, from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.


hjálp

hjálp f (genitive singular hjálpar, plural hjálpir)

hjálpar (genitive singular)
hjálpir (plural)
hjálp (indefinite nominative singular)
hjálpin (definite nominative singular)
hjálpir (indefinite nominative plural)
hjálpirnar (definite nominative plural)
hjálp (accusative indefinite singular)
hjálpina (accusative definite singular)
hjálpir (accusative indefinite plural)
hjálpirnar (accusative definite plural)
hjálp (dative indefinite singular)
hjálpini (dative definite singular)
hjálpum (dative indefinite plural)
hjálpunum (dative definite plural)
hjálpar (genitive indefinite singular)
hjálparinnar (definite genitive singular)
hjálpa (genitive indefinite plural)
hjálpanna (definite genitive plural)


hópur

hópur m (genitive singular hóps, plural hópar)

hóps (genitive singular)
hópar (plural)
hópur (indefinite nominative singular)
hópurin (definite nominative singular)
hópar (indefinite nominative plural)
hóparnir (definite nominative plural)
hóp (accusative indefinite singular)
hópin (accusative definite singular)
hópar (accusative indefinite plural)
hóparnar (accusative definite plural)
hópi (dative indefinite singular)
hópinum (dative definite singular)
hópum (dative indefinite plural)
hópunum (dative definite plural)
hóps (genitive indefinite singular)
hópsins (definite genitive singular)
hópa (genitive indefinite plural)
hópanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hópr, an early borrowing from Middle Low German hôp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz.


hurð

hurð f (genitive singular hurðar, plural hurðar)

hurðar (genitive singular)
hurðar (plural)
hurð (indefinite nominative singular)
hurðin (definite nominative singular)
hurðar (indefinite nominative plural)
hurðarnar (definite nominative plural)
hurð (accusative indefinite singular)
hurðina (accusative definite singular)
hurðar (accusative indefinite plural)
hurðarnar (accusative definite plural)
hurð (dative indefinite singular)
hurðini (dative definite singular)
hurðum (dative indefinite plural)
hurðunum (dative definite plural)
hurðar (genitive indefinite singular)
hurðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hurða (genitive indefinite plural)
hurðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hurð, from Proto-Germanic *hurdiz.


hús

hús n (genitive singular hús, plural hús)

hús (genitive singular)
hús (plural)
hús (indefinite nominative singular)
húsið (definite nominative singular)
hús (indefinite nominative plural)
húsini (definite nominative plural)
hús (accusative indefinite singular)
húsið (accusative definite singular)
hús (accusative indefinite plural)
húsini (accusative definite plural)
húsi (dative indefinite singular)
húsinum (dative definite singular)
húsum (dative indefinite plural)
húsunum (dative definite plural)
hús (genitive indefinite singular)
húsins (definite genitive singular)
húsa (genitive indefinite plural)
húsanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

(only n pl) house (to live in), home, dwelling


húsbóndi

húsbóndi m (genitive singular húsbónda, plural húsbøndur)

húsbónda (genitive singular)
húsbøndur (plural)
húsbóndi (indefinite nominative singular)
húsbóndin (definite nominative singular)
húsbøndur (indefinite nominative plural)
húsbøndurnir (definite nominative plural)
húsbónda (accusative indefinite singular)
húsbóndan (accusative definite singular)
húsbøndur (accusative indefinite plural)
húsbøndurnar (accusative definite plural)
húsbónda (dative indefinite singular)
húsbóndanum (dative definite singular)
húsbóndum (dative indefinite plural)
húsbóndunum (dative definite plural)
húsbónda (genitive indefinite singular)
húsbóndans (definite genitive singular)
húsbónda (genitive indefinite plural)
húsbóndanna (definite genitive plural)


húsfrú

húsfrú f (genitive singular húsfrúar, plural húsfrýr or húsfrúir)

húsfrúar (genitive singular)
húsfrýr (plural)
húsfrúir (plural)
húsfrú (indefinite nominative singular)
húsfrúin (definite nominative singular)
húsfrýr (indefinite nominative plural)
húsfrýrnar (definite nominative plural)
húsfrú (accusative indefinite singular)
húsfrúnna (accusative definite singular)
húsfrýr (accusative indefinite plural)
húsfrýrnar (accusative definite plural)
húsfrú (dative indefinite singular)
húsfrúnni (dative definite singular)
húsfrúm (dative indefinite plural)
húsfrúnum (dative definite plural)
húsfrúar (genitive indefinite singular)
húsfrúarinnar (definite genitive singular)
húsfrúa (genitive indefinite plural)
húsfrúanna (definite genitive plural)
húsfrú (indefinite nominative singular)
húsfrúin (definite nominative singular)
húsfrúir (indefinite nominative plural)
húsfrúirnar (definite nominative plural)
húsfrú (accusative indefinite singular)
húsfrúina (accusative definite singular)
húsfrúir (accusative indefinite plural)
húsfrúirnar (accusative definite plural)
húsfrú (dative indefinite singular)
húsfrúini (dative definite singular)
húsfrúum (dative indefinite plural)
húsfrúunum (dative definite plural)
húsfrúar (genitive indefinite singular)
húsfrúarinnar (definite genitive singular)
húsfrúa (genitive indefinite plural)
húsfrúanna (definite genitive plural)


hvalur

hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, plural hvalir)

hvals (genitive singular)
hvalir (plural)
hvalur (indefinite nominative singular)
hvalurin (definite nominative singular)
hvalir (indefinite nominative plural)
hvalirnir (definite nominative plural)
hval (accusative indefinite singular)
hvalin (accusative definite singular)
hvalir (accusative indefinite plural)
hvalirnar (accusative definite plural)
hvali (dative indefinite singular)
hvalinum (dative definite singular)
hvølum (dative indefinite plural)
hvalum (dative indefinite plural)
hvølunum (dative definite plural)
hvalunum (dative definite plural)
hvals (genitive indefinite singular)
hvalsins (definite genitive singular)
hvala (genitive indefinite plural)
hvalanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈkʰvɛaːlʊɹ/

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).


hvíla

hvíla f (genitive singular hvílu, plural hvílur)

hvílu (genitive singular)
hvílur (plural)
hvíla (indefinite nominative singular)
hvílan (definite nominative singular)
hvílur (indefinite nominative plural)
hvílurnar (definite nominative plural)
hvílu (accusative indefinite singular)
hvíluna (accusative definite singular)
hvílur (accusative indefinite plural)
hvílurnar (accusative definite plural)
hvílu (dative indefinite singular)
hvíluni (dative definite singular)
hvílum (dative indefinite plural)
hvílunum (dative definite plural)
hvílu (genitive indefinite singular)
hvílunnar (definite genitive singular)
hvíla (genitive indefinite plural)
hvílanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hvíla, akin to Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 (ƕeilan, “to pause, cease”), from Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “hour”), akin to Old High German hwila (“a while”) (or wila or hwil), compare German Weile.


innbrot

fo-noun

innbrot n (genitive singular innbrots, plural innbrot)

innbrots (genitive singular)
innbrot (plural)
innbrot (indefinite nominative singular)
innbrotið (definite nominative singular)
innbrot (indefinite nominative plural)
innbrotini (definite nominative plural)
innbrot (accusative indefinite singular)
innbrotið (accusative definite singular)
innbrot (accusative indefinite plural)
innbrotini (accusative definite plural)
innbroti (dative indefinite singular)
innbrotinum (dative definite singular)
innbrotum (dative indefinite plural)
innbrotunum (dative definite plural)
innbrots (genitive indefinite singular)
innbrotsins (definite genitive singular)
innbrota (genitive indefinite plural)
innbrotanna (definite genitive plural)


íbúð

íbúð f (genitive singular íbúðar, plural íbúðir)

íbúðar (genitive singular)
íbúðir (plural)
íbúð (indefinite nominative singular)
íbúðin (definite nominative singular)
íbúðir (indefinite nominative plural)
íbúðirnar (definite nominative plural)
íbúð (accusative indefinite singular)
íbúðina (accusative definite singular)
íbúðir (accusative indefinite plural)
íbúðirnar (accusative definite plural)
íbúð (dative indefinite singular)
íbúðini (dative definite singular)
íbúðum (dative indefinite plural)
íbúðunum (dative definite plural)
íbúðar (genitive indefinite singular)
íbúðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
íbúða (genitive indefinite plural)
íbúðanna (definite genitive plural)


kanna

kanna f (genitive singular kannu, plural kannur)

kannu (genitive singular)
kannur (plural)
kanna (indefinite nominative singular)
kannan (definite nominative singular)
kannur (indefinite nominative plural)
kannurnar (definite nominative plural)
kannu (accusative indefinite singular)
kannuna (accusative definite singular)
kannur (accusative indefinite plural)
kannurnar (accusative definite plural)
kannu (dative indefinite singular)
kannuni (dative definite singular)
kannum (dative indefinite plural)
kannunum (dative definite plural)
kannu (genitive indefinite singular)
kannunnar (definite genitive singular)
kanna (genitive indefinite plural)
kannanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kanna, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (“tankard, can”), of uncertain and disputed origin. Perhaps from Latin canne (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).


kirkja

kirkja f (genitive singular kirkju, plural kirkjur)

kirkju (genitive singular)
kirkjur (plural)
kirkja (indefinite nominative singular)
kirkjan (definite nominative singular)
kirkjur (indefinite nominative plural)
kirkjurnar (definite nominative plural)
kirkju (accusative indefinite singular)
kirkjuna (accusative definite singular)
kirkjur (accusative indefinite plural)
kirkjurnar (accusative definite plural)
kirkju (dative indefinite singular)
kirkjuni (dative definite singular)
kirkjum (dative indefinite plural)
kirkjunum (dative definite plural)
kirkju (genitive indefinite singular)
kirkjunnar (definite genitive singular)
kirkja (genitive indefinite plural)
kirkjanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈt͡ʃʰɪr̥t͡ʃa/

From Old Norse kirkja, borrowed from Old English cirice.


kona

kona f (genitive singular konu, plural konur)

konu (genitive singular)
konur (plural)
kona (indefinite nominative singular)
konan (definite nominative singular)
konur (indefinite nominative plural)
konurnar (definite nominative plural)
konu (accusative indefinite singular)
konuna (accusative definite singular)
konur (accusative indefinite plural)
konurnar (accusative definite plural)
konu (dative indefinite singular)
konuni (dative definite singular)
konum (dative indefinite plural)
konunum (dative definite plural)
konu (genitive indefinite singular)
konunnar (definite genitive singular)
kona (genitive indefinite plural)
konanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kona, from Proto-Germanic *kwenǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.


kort

kort n (genitive singular korts, plural kort)

korts (genitive singular)
kort (plural)
kort (indefinite nominative singular)
kortið (definite nominative singular)
kort (indefinite nominative plural)
kortini (definite nominative plural)
kort (accusative indefinite singular)
kortið (accusative definite singular)
kort (accusative indefinite plural)
kortini (accusative definite plural)
korti (dative indefinite singular)
kortinum (dative definite singular)
kortum (dative indefinite plural)
kortunum (dative definite plural)
korts (genitive indefinite singular)
kortsins (definite genitive singular)
korta (genitive indefinite plural)
kortanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kort, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs).


krá

krá n (genitive singular krás, plural krá)

From Old Norse krá, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krēaną (“to crow”). Compare Danish kro sig (“brag”), English crow.


krókur

krókur m (genitive singular króks, plural krókar)

króks (genitive singular)
krókar (plural)
krókur (indefinite nominative singular)
krókurin (definite nominative singular)
krókar (indefinite nominative plural)
krókarnir (definite nominative plural)
krók (accusative indefinite singular)
krókin (accusative definite singular)
krókar (accusative indefinite plural)
krókarnar (accusative definite plural)
króki (dative indefinite singular)
krókinum (dative definite singular)
krókum (dative indefinite plural)
krókunum (dative definite plural)
króks (genitive indefinite singular)
króksins (definite genitive singular)
króka (genitive indefinite plural)
krókanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈkʰɾɔuːkʊɹ/

From Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz.


krydd

krydd n (genitive singular kryds, plural krydd)

kryds (genitive singular)
krydd (plural)
krydd (indefinite nominative singular)
kryddið (definite nominative singular)
krydd (indefinite nominative plural)
kryddini (definite nominative plural)
krydd (accusative indefinite singular)
kryddið (accusative definite singular)
krydd (accusative indefinite plural)
kryddini (accusative definite plural)
kryddi (dative indefinite singular)
kryddinum (dative definite singular)
kryddum (dative indefinite plural)
kryddunum (dative definite plural)
kryds (genitive indefinite singular)
krydsins (definite genitive singular)
krydda (genitive indefinite plural)
kryddanna (definite genitive plural)


landbúnaður

landbúnaður m (genitive singular landbúnaðar, uncountable)

landbúnaðar (genitive singular)
landbúnaður (indefinite nominative singular)
landbúnaðurin (definite nominative singular)
landbúnað (accusative indefinite singular)
landbúnaðin (accusative definite singular)
landbúnaði (dative indefinite singular)
landbúnaðinum (dative definite singular)
landbúnaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
landbúnaðarins (definite genitive singular)


landslag

landslag n (genitive singular landslags, plural landsløg)

landslags (genitive singular)
landsløg (plural)
landslag (indefinite nominative singular)
landslagið (definite nominative singular)
landsløg (indefinite nominative plural)
landsløgini (definite nominative plural)
landslag (accusative indefinite singular)
landslagið (accusative definite singular)
landsløg (accusative indefinite plural)
landsløgini (accusative definite plural)
landslag (dative indefinite singular)
landslagi (dative indefinite singular)
landslagnum (dative definite singular)
landslaginum (dative definite singular)
landsløgum (dative indefinite plural)
landsløgunum (dative definite plural)
landslags (genitive indefinite singular)
landslagsins (definite genitive singular)
landslaga (genitive indefinite plural)
landslaganna (definite genitive plural)


lás

lás n (genitive singular lás, plural lás)

lás (genitive singular)
lás (plural)
lás (indefinite nominative singular)
lásið (definite nominative singular)
lás (indefinite nominative plural)
lásini (definite nominative plural)
lás (accusative indefinite singular)
lásið (accusative definite singular)
lás (accusative indefinite plural)
lásini (accusative definite plural)
lási (dative indefinite singular)
lásinum (dative definite singular)
lásum (dative indefinite plural)
lásunum (dative definite plural)
lás (genitive indefinite singular)
lásins (definite genitive singular)
lása (genitive indefinite plural)
lásanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse láss, from Proto-Germanic *lamsaz.


ljós

ljós n (genitive singular ljós, plural ljós)

ljós (genitive singular)
ljós (plural)
ljós (indefinite nominative singular)
ljósið (definite nominative singular)
ljós (indefinite nominative plural)
ljósini (definite nominative plural)
ljós (accusative indefinite singular)
ljósið (accusative definite singular)
ljós (accusative indefinite plural)
ljósini (accusative definite plural)
ljósi (dative indefinite singular)
ljósinum (dative definite singular)
ljósum (dative indefinite plural)
ljósunum (dative definite plural)
ljós (genitive indefinite singular)
ljósins (definite genitive singular)
ljósa (genitive indefinite plural)
ljósanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.


lyfta

lyfta f (genitive singular lyftu, plural lyftur)

lyftu (genitive singular)
lyftur (plural)
lyfta (indefinite nominative singular)
lyftan (definite nominative singular)
lyftur (indefinite nominative plural)
lyfturnar (definite nominative plural)
lyftu (accusative indefinite singular)
lyftuna (accusative definite singular)
lyftur (accusative indefinite plural)
lyfturnar (accusative definite plural)
lyftu (dative indefinite singular)
lyftuni (dative definite singular)
lyftum (dative indefinite plural)
lyftunum (dative definite plural)
lyftu (genitive indefinite singular)
lyftunnar (definite genitive singular)
lyfta (genitive indefinite plural)
lyftanna (definite genitive plural)


læra

læra f (genitive singular læru, plural lærur)

læru (genitive singular)
lærur (plural)
læra (indefinite nominative singular)
læran (definite nominative singular)
lærur (indefinite nominative plural)
lærurnar (definite nominative plural)
læru (accusative indefinite singular)
læruna (accusative definite singular)
lærur (accusative indefinite plural)
lærurnar (accusative definite plural)
læru (dative indefinite singular)
læruni (dative definite singular)
lærum (dative indefinite plural)
lærunum (dative definite plural)
læru (genitive indefinite singular)
lærunnar (definite genitive singular)
læra (genitive indefinite plural)
læranna (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Norse læra, lǽra, from Old Saxon lērian, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną.


maður

maður m (genitive singular mans, plural menn)

mans (genitive singular)
menn (plural)
maður (indefinite nominative singular)
maðurin (definite nominative singular)
menn (indefinite nominative plural)
menninir (definite nominative plural)
mann (accusative indefinite singular)
mannin (accusative definite singular)
menn (accusative indefinite plural)
menninar (accusative definite plural)
manni (dative indefinite singular)
manninum (dative definite singular)
monnum (dative indefinite plural)
monnunum (dative definite plural)
mans (genitive indefinite singular)
mansins (definite genitive singular)
manna (genitive indefinite plural)
mannanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse maðr, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mánu- (“person”), *man-.


maðkur

maðkur m (genitive singular maðks, plural maðkar)

maðks (genitive singular)
maðkar (plural)
maðkur (indefinite nominative singular)
maðkurin (definite nominative singular)
maðkar (indefinite nominative plural)
maðkarnir (definite nominative plural)
maðk (accusative indefinite singular)
maðkin (accusative definite singular)
maðkar (accusative indefinite plural)
maðkarnar (accusative definite plural)
maðki (dative indefinite singular)
maðkinum (dative definite singular)
maðkum (dative indefinite plural)
maðkunum (dative definite plural)
maðks (genitive indefinite singular)
maðksins (definite genitive singular)
maðka (genitive indefinite plural)
maðkanna (definite genitive plural)
maðkur (indefinite nominative singular)
maðkurin (definite nominative singular)
maðkar (indefinite nominative plural)
maðkarnir (definite nominative plural)
maðk (accusative indefinite singular)
maðkin (accusative definite singular)
maðkar (accusative indefinite plural)
maðkarnar (accusative definite plural)
maðki (dative indefinite singular)
maðkinum (dative definite singular)
møðkum (dative indefinite plural)
møðkunum (dative definite plural)
maðks (genitive indefinite singular)
maðksins (definite genitive singular)
maðka (genitive indefinite plural)
maðkanna (definite genitive plural)


matur

matur m (genitive singular matar, uncountable)

matar (genitive singular)
matur (indefinite nominative singular)
maturin (definite nominative singular)
mat (accusative indefinite singular)
matin (accusative definite singular)
mati (dative indefinite singular)
matinum (dative definite singular)
matar (genitive indefinite singular)
matarins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse matr (“food”) from Proto-Germanic *matiz. Whence also Old English mēte (Middle English mēte from which English meat came); Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 (mats); Old High German maz, Swedish mat, Danish mad and Icelandic matur.


miðja

miðja f (genitive singular miðju, plural miðjur)

miðju (genitive singular)
miðjur (plural)
miðja (indefinite nominative singular)
miðjan (definite nominative singular)
miðjur (indefinite nominative plural)
miðjurnar (definite nominative plural)
miðju (accusative indefinite singular)
miðjuna (accusative definite singular)
miðjur (accusative indefinite plural)
miðjurnar (accusative definite plural)
miðju (dative indefinite singular)
miðjuni (dative definite singular)
miðjum (dative indefinite plural)
miðjunum (dative definite plural)
miðju (genitive indefinite singular)
miðjunnar (definite genitive singular)
miðja (genitive indefinite plural)
miðjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse miðja, Proto-Germanic *midjǭ (“centre”), *midją.


mjólk

mjólk f (genitive singular mjólkar, uncountable)

mjólkar (genitive singular)
mjólk (indefinite nominative singular)
mjólkin (definite nominative singular)
mjólk (accusative indefinite singular)
mjólkina (accusative definite singular)
mjólk (dative indefinite singular)
mjólkini (dative definite singular)
mjólkar (genitive indefinite singular)
mjólkarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse mjǫlk, mjolk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, cognate with Danish mælk, Swedish mjölk, English milk. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

knívur mátti ikki fara í mjólk - bert skeið ella spónur og krúss - a knife may never go in milk - only scoop


móðir

móðir f (genitive singular móður, plural møður)

móður (genitive singular)
møður (plural)
móðir (indefinite nominative singular)
móðirin (definite nominative singular)
møður (indefinite nominative plural)
møðurnar (definite nominative plural)
móður (accusative indefinite singular)
móðurina (accusative definite singular)
møður (accusative indefinite plural)
møðurnar (accusative definite plural)
móður (dative indefinite singular)
móðurini (dative definite singular)
møðrum (dative indefinite plural)
møðrnum (dative definite plural)
móður (genitive indefinite singular)
móðurinnar (definite genitive singular)
møðra (genitive indefinite plural)
møðranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse móðir, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.


mynd

mynd f (genitive singular myndar, plural myndir)

myndar (genitive singular)
myndir (plural)
mynd (indefinite nominative singular)
myndin (definite nominative singular)
myndir (indefinite nominative plural)
myndirnar (definite nominative plural)
mynd (accusative indefinite singular)
myndina (accusative definite singular)
myndir (accusative indefinite plural)
myndirnar (accusative definite plural)
mynd (dative indefinite singular)
myndini (dative definite singular)
myndum (dative indefinite plural)
myndunum (dative definite plural)
myndar (genitive indefinite singular)
myndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
mynda (genitive indefinite plural)
myndanna (definite genitive plural)


nál

nál f (genitive singular nálar, plural nálir)

nálar (genitive singular)
nálir (plural)
nál (indefinite nominative singular)
nálin (definite nominative singular)
nálir (indefinite nominative plural)
nálirnar (definite nominative plural)
nál (accusative indefinite singular)
nálina (accusative definite singular)
nálir (accusative indefinite plural)
nálirnar (accusative definite plural)
nál (dative indefinite singular)
nálini (dative definite singular)
nálum (dative indefinite plural)
nálunum (dative definite plural)
nálar (genitive indefinite singular)
nálarinnar (definite genitive singular)
nála (genitive indefinite plural)
nálanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse nál, from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō.


náttúra

náttúra f (genitive singular náttúru, uncountable)

náttúru (genitive singular)
náttúra (indefinite nominative singular)
náttúran (definite nominative singular)
náttúru (accusative indefinite singular)
náttúruna (accusative definite singular)
náttúru (dative indefinite singular)
náttúruni (dative definite singular)
náttúru (genitive indefinite singular)
náttúrunnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse náttúra, from Latin nātūra. Compare the colloquial Faroese natúr.


norður

norður n (genitive singular norðurs, uncountable)

norðurs (genitive singular)
norður (indefinite nominative singular)
norðrið (definite nominative singular)
norður (accusative indefinite singular)
norðrið (accusative definite singular)
norðri (dative indefinite singular)
norðrinum (dative definite singular)
norðurs (genitive indefinite singular)
norðursins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.


opna

opna f (genitive singular opnu, plural opnur)

opnu (genitive singular)
opnur (plural)
opna (indefinite nominative singular)
opnan (definite nominative singular)
opnur (indefinite nominative plural)
opnurnar (definite nominative plural)
opnu (accusative indefinite singular)
opnuna (accusative definite singular)
opnur (accusative indefinite plural)
opnurnar (accusative definite plural)
opnu (dative indefinite singular)
opnuni (dative definite singular)
opnum (dative indefinite plural)
opnunum (dative definite plural)
opnu (genitive indefinite singular)
opnunnar (definite genitive singular)
opna (genitive indefinite plural)
opnanna (definite genitive plural)


opna

From Old Norse opna, from Proto-Germanic *upanǭ.


orð

orð n (genitive singular orðs, plural orð)

orðs (genitive singular)
orð (plural)
orð (indefinite nominative singular)
orðið (definite nominative singular)
orð (indefinite nominative plural)
orðini (definite nominative plural)
orð (accusative indefinite singular)
orðið (accusative definite singular)
orð (accusative indefinite plural)
orðini (accusative definite plural)
orði (dative indefinite singular)
orðinum (dative definite singular)
orðum (dative indefinite plural)
orðunum (dative definite plural)
orðs (genitive indefinite singular)
orðsins (definite genitive singular)
orða (genitive indefinite plural)
orðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo- (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“speak”).
Cognate with Old Frisian word, Old Saxon word, Dutch woord, Old High German wort (German Wort), Swedish ord, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (waurd), and English word.
The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Latin verbum, Lithuanian vardas, and, more distantly, of Ancient Greek εἴρω (eírō, “I say”) and Old Church Slavonic ротити сѧ (rotiti sę, “to swear”) (Russian ротиться (rotitʹsja, “to vow”)).


orðabók

fo-noun

orðabók f (genitive singular orðabókar, plural orðabøkur)

orðabókar (genitive singular)
orðabøkur (plural)
orðabók (indefinite nominative singular)
orðabókin (definite nominative singular)
orðabøkur (indefinite nominative plural)
orðabøkurnar (definite nominative plural)
orðabók (accusative indefinite singular)
orðabókina (accusative definite singular)
orðabøkur (accusative indefinite plural)
orðabøkurnar (accusative definite plural)
orðabók (dative indefinite singular)
orðabókini (dative definite singular)
orðabókum (dative indefinite plural)
orðabókunum (dative definite plural)
orðabókar (genitive indefinite singular)
orðabókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
orðabóka (genitive indefinite plural)
orðabókanna (definite genitive plural)


ótti

ótti m (genitive singular ótta, uncountable)

ótta (genitive singular)
ótti (indefinite nominative singular)
óttin (definite nominative singular)
óttar (indefinite nominative plural)
óttarnir (definite nominative plural)
ótta (accusative indefinite singular)
óttan (accusative definite singular)
óttar (accusative indefinite plural)
óttarnar (accusative definite plural)
ótta (dative indefinite singular)
óttanum (dative definite singular)
óttum (dative indefinite plural)
óttunum (dative definite plural)
ótta (genitive indefinite singular)
óttans (definite genitive singular)
ótta (genitive indefinite plural)
óttanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ótti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (“to fear, to be afraid”).


pappír

fo-noun

pappír n (genitive singular pappírs, plural pappír)

pappírs (genitive singular)
pappír (plural)
pappír (indefinite nominative singular)
pappírið (definite nominative singular)
pappír (indefinite nominative plural)
pappírini (definite nominative plural)
pappír (accusative indefinite singular)
pappírið (accusative definite singular)
pappír (accusative indefinite plural)
pappírini (accusative definite plural)
pappíri (dative indefinite singular)
pappírinum (dative definite singular)
pappírum (dative indefinite plural)
pappírunum (dative definite plural)
pappírs (genitive indefinite singular)
pappírsins (definite genitive singular)
pappíra (genitive indefinite plural)
pappíranna (definite genitive plural)

[ˈpʰaʰpːʊiːɹ]

[pʰaˈpʰʊiːɹ]


peningar

indefinite nominative/accusative plural of peningur


planta

planta f (genitive singular plantu, plural plantur)

plantu (genitive singular)
plantur (plural)
planta (indefinite nominative singular)
plantan (definite nominative singular)
plantur (indefinite nominative plural)
planturnar (definite nominative plural)
plantu (accusative indefinite singular)
plantuna (accusative definite singular)
plantur (accusative indefinite plural)
planturnar (accusative definite plural)
plantu (dative indefinite singular)
plantuni (dative definite singular)
plantum (dative indefinite plural)
plantunum (dative definite plural)
plantu (genitive indefinite singular)
plantunnar (definite genitive singular)
planta (genitive indefinite plural)
plantanna (definite genitive plural)


ráð

ráð n (genitive singular ráðs, plural ráð)

ráðs (genitive singular)
ráð (plural)
ráð (indefinite nominative singular)
ráðið (definite nominative singular)
ráð (indefinite nominative plural)
ráðini (definite nominative plural)
ráð (accusative indefinite singular)
ráðið (accusative definite singular)
ráð (accusative indefinite plural)
ráðini (accusative definite plural)
ráð (dative indefinite singular)
ráði (dative indefinite singular)
ráðnum (dative definite singular)
ráðum (dative indefinite plural)
ráðunum (dative definite plural)
ráðs (genitive indefinite singular)
ráðsins (definite genitive singular)
ráða (genitive indefinite plural)
ráðanna (definite genitive plural)