snjósólja

snjósólja f (genitive singular snjósólju, plural snjósóljur)

snjósólju (genitive singular)
snjósóljur (plural)
snjósólja (indefinite nominative singular)
snjósóljan (definite nominative singular)
snjósóljur (indefinite nominative plural)
snjósóljurnar (definite nominative plural)
snjósólju (accusative indefinite singular)
snjósóljuna (accusative definite singular)
snjósóljur (accusative indefinite plural)
snjósóljurnar (accusative definite plural)
snjósólju (dative indefinite singular)
snjósóljuni (dative definite singular)
snjósóljum (dative indefinite plural)
snjósóljunum (dative definite plural)
snjósólju (genitive indefinite singular)
snjósóljunnar (definite genitive singular)
snjósólja (genitive indefinite plural)
snjósóljanna (definite genitive plural)

glacier buttercup (Ranunculus glacialis), a flower, growing in the top of the mountains of the Faroe Islands.


rúnasteinur

fo-noun

rúnasteinur m (genitive singular rúnasteins, plural rúnasteinar)

rúnasteins (genitive singular)
rúnasteinar (plural)
rúnasteinur (indefinite nominative singular)
rúnasteinurin (definite nominative singular)
rúnasteinar (indefinite nominative plural)
rúnasteinarnir (definite nominative plural)
rúnastein (accusative indefinite singular)
rúnasteinin (accusative definite singular)
rúnasteinar (accusative indefinite plural)
rúnasteinarnar (accusative definite plural)
rúnasteini (dative indefinite singular)
rúnasteininum (dative definite singular)
rúnasteinum (dative indefinite plural)
rúnasteinunum (dative definite plural)
rúnasteins (genitive indefinite singular)
rúnasteinsins (definite genitive singular)
rúnasteina (genitive indefinite plural)
rúnasteinanna (definite genitive plural)


brosma

brosma f (genitive singular brosmu, plural brosmur)

brosmu (genitive singular)
brosmur (plural)
brosma (indefinite nominative singular)
brosman (definite nominative singular)
brosmur (indefinite nominative plural)
brosmurnar (definite nominative plural)
brosmu (accusative indefinite singular)
brosmuna (accusative definite singular)
brosmur (accusative indefinite plural)
brosmurnar (accusative definite plural)
brosmu (dative indefinite singular)
brosmuni (dative definite singular)
brosmum (dative indefinite plural)
brosmunum (dative definite plural)
brosmu (genitive indefinite singular)
brosmunnar (definite genitive singular)
brosma (genitive indefinite plural)
brosmanna (definite genitive plural)


steinbítur

steinbítur m (genitive singular steinbíts, plural steinbítar)

steinbíts (genitive singular)
steinbítar (plural)
steinbítur (indefinite nominative singular)
steinbíturin (definite nominative singular)
steinbítar (indefinite nominative plural)
steinbítarnir (definite nominative plural)
steinbít (accusative indefinite singular)
steinbítin (accusative definite singular)
steinbítar (accusative indefinite plural)
steinbítarnar (accusative definite plural)
steinbíti (dative indefinite singular)
steinbítinum (dative definite singular)
steinbítum (dative indefinite plural)
steinbítunum (dative definite plural)
steinbíts (genitive indefinite singular)
steinbítsins (definite genitive singular)
steinbíta (genitive indefinite plural)
steinbítanna (definite genitive plural)


slupp

slupp f (genitive singular sluppar, plural sluppir)

sluppar (genitive singular)
sluppir (plural)
slupp (indefinite nominative singular)
sluppin (definite nominative singular)
sluppir (indefinite nominative plural)
sluppirnar (definite nominative plural)
slupp (accusative indefinite singular)
sluppina (accusative definite singular)
sluppir (accusative indefinite plural)
sluppirnar (accusative definite plural)
slupp (dative indefinite singular)
sluppini (dative definite singular)
sluppum (dative indefinite plural)
sluppunum (dative definite plural)
sluppar (genitive indefinite singular)
slupparinnar (definite genitive singular)
sluppa (genitive indefinite plural)
sluppanna (definite genitive plural)


fiskari

fiskari m (genitive singular fiskara, plural fiskarar)

fiskara (genitive singular)
fiskarar (plural)
fiskari (indefinite nominative singular)
fiskarin (definite nominative singular)
fiskarar (indefinite nominative plural)
fiskararnir (definite nominative plural)
fiskara (accusative indefinite singular)
fiskaran (accusative definite singular)
fiskarar (accusative indefinite plural)
fiskararnar (accusative definite plural)
fiskara (dative indefinite singular)
fiskaranum (dative definite singular)
fiskarum (dative indefinite plural)
fiskarunum (dative definite plural)
fiskara (genitive indefinite singular)
fiskarans (definite genitive singular)
fiskara (genitive indefinite plural)
fiskaranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fiskari (“fisherman”), from Proto-Germanic *fiskārijaz (“fisher”).


stýrimaður

stýrimaður m (genitive singular stýrimans, plural stýrimenn)

stýrimans (genitive singular)
stýrimenn (plural)
stýrimaður (indefinite nominative singular)
stýrimaðurin (definite nominative singular)
stýrimenn (indefinite nominative plural)
stýrimenninir (definite nominative plural)
stýrimann (accusative indefinite singular)
stýrimannin (accusative definite singular)
stýrimenn (accusative indefinite plural)
stýrimenninar (accusative definite plural)
stýrimanni (dative indefinite singular)
stýrimanninum (dative definite singular)
stýrimonnum (dative indefinite plural)
stýrimonnunum (dative definite plural)
stýrimans (genitive indefinite singular)
stýrimansins (definite genitive singular)
stýrimanna (genitive indefinite plural)
stýrimannanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈstʊiːjɹɪˌmɛaːvʊɹ/


akarn

akarn n (genitive singular akarns, plural akørn)

akarns (genitive singular)
akørn (plural)
akarn (indefinite nominative singular)
akarnið (definite nominative singular)
akørn (indefinite nominative plural)
akørnini (definite nominative plural)
akarn (accusative indefinite singular)
akarnið (accusative definite singular)
akørn (accusative indefinite plural)
akørnini (accusative definite plural)
akarni (dative indefinite singular)
akarninum (dative definite singular)
akørnum (dative indefinite plural)
akørnunum (dative definite plural)
akarns (genitive indefinite singular)
akarnsins (definite genitive singular)
akarna (genitive indefinite plural)
akarnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse akarn, from Proto-Germanic *akraną.


djús

djús n (genitive singular djús, uncountable)

djús (genitive singular)
djús (indefinite nominative singular)
djúsið (definite nominative singular)
djús (accusative indefinite singular)
djúsið (accusative definite singular)
djúsi (dative indefinite singular)
djúsinum (dative definite singular)
djús (genitive indefinite singular)
djúsins (definite genitive singular)

From English juice. Ultimately, a cognate with Faroese ostur (“cheese”).

juice (usually denoting juice mixed from concentrate that is not a pure fruit extract)


rókur

rókur m (genitive singular róks, plural rókar)

róks (genitive singular)
rókar (plural)
rókur (indefinite nominative singular)
rókurin (definite nominative singular)
rókar (indefinite nominative plural)
rókarnir (definite nominative plural)
rók (accusative indefinite singular)
rókin (accusative definite singular)
rókar (accusative indefinite plural)
rókarnar (accusative definite plural)
róki (dative indefinite singular)
rókinum (dative definite singular)
rókum (dative indefinite plural)
rókunum (dative definite plural)
róks (genitive indefinite singular)
róksins (definite genitive singular)
róka (genitive indefinite plural)
rókanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hrókr, from Proto-Germanic *hroka-, *hrokaz (‘rook’), from Proto-Indo-European *kerk-, *krek-, *krok- (‘to crow, caw, croak’).

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rókur

From Old Norse hrókr, from Old French roc, from Latin roccus, from Persian رخ (rox), from Middle Persian lhw' (rox, “rook, castle (chess)”).


bispur

fo-noun

bispur m (genitive singular bisps, plural bispar)

bisps (genitive singular)
bispar (plural)
bispur (indefinite nominative singular)
bispurin (definite nominative singular)
bispar (indefinite nominative plural)
bisparnir (definite nominative plural)
bisp (accusative indefinite singular)
bispin (accusative definite singular)
bispar (accusative indefinite plural)
bisparnar (accusative definite plural)
bispi (dative indefinite singular)
bispinum (dative definite singular)
bispum (dative indefinite plural)
bispunum (dative definite plural)
bisps (genitive indefinite singular)
bispsins (definite genitive singular)
bispa (genitive indefinite plural)
bispanna (definite genitive plural)


talvfólk

talvfólk n (genitive singular talvfólks, plural talvfólk)

talvfólks (genitive singular)
talvfólk (plural)
talvfólk (indefinite nominative singular)
talvfólkið (definite nominative singular)
talvfólk (indefinite nominative plural)
talvfólkini (definite nominative plural)
talvfólk (accusative indefinite singular)
talvfólkið (accusative definite singular)
talvfólk (accusative indefinite plural)
talvfólkini (accusative definite plural)
talvfólki (dative indefinite singular)
talvfólkinum (dative definite singular)
talvfólkum (dative indefinite plural)
talvfólkunum (dative definite plural)
talvfólks (genitive indefinite singular)
talvfólksins (definite genitive singular)
talvfólka (genitive indefinite plural)
talvfólkanna (definite genitive plural)


mát

mát n (genitive singular máts, plural mát)

máts (genitive singular)
mát (plural)
mát (indefinite nominative singular)
mátið (definite nominative singular)
mát (indefinite nominative plural)
mátini (definite nominative plural)
mát (accusative indefinite singular)
mátið (accusative definite singular)
mát (accusative indefinite plural)
mátini (accusative definite plural)
máti (dative indefinite singular)
mátinum (dative definite singular)
mátum (dative indefinite plural)
mátunum (dative definite plural)
máts (genitive indefinite singular)
mátsins (definite genitive singular)
máta (genitive indefinite plural)
mátanna (definite genitive plural)


mát

mát n (genitive singular máts, uncountable)

máts (genitive singular)
mát (indefinite nominative singular)
mátið (definite nominative singular)
mát (accusative indefinite singular)
mátið (accusative definite singular)
máti (dative indefinite singular)
mátinum (dative definite singular)
máts (genitive indefinite singular)
mátsins (definite genitive singular)

seta ein mát

mát uttan skák


mát

vera (væl í) mát

vera illa í mát

teir eru einki mát

pápi og hann vóru sovorðið mát


høll

høll f (genitive singular hallar, plural hallir)

hallar (genitive singular)
hallir (plural)
høll (indefinite nominative singular)
høllin (definite nominative singular)
hallir (indefinite nominative plural)
hallirnar (definite nominative plural)
høll (accusative indefinite singular)
høllina (accusative definite singular)
hallir (accusative indefinite plural)
hallirnar (accusative definite plural)
høll (dative indefinite singular)
høllini (dative definite singular)
høllum (dative indefinite plural)
hallum (dative indefinite plural)
høllunum (dative definite plural)
hallunum (dative definite plural)
hallar (genitive indefinite singular)
hallarinnar (definite genitive singular)
halla (genitive indefinite plural)
hallanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hǫll, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-. Compare English hall. Related to Latin cella and English cellar.

dance resounds in the halls

glymur dansur í høll (Ormurin Langi, 1830)

hall (sport hall, town hall, concert hall, etc.)


nýra

nýra n (genitive singular nýra, plural nýru or nýrur)

nýra (genitive singular)
nýru (plural)
nýrur (plural)
nýra (indefinite nominative singular)
nýrað (definite nominative singular)
nýru (indefinite nominative plural)
nýrur (indefinite nominative plural)
nýruni (definite nominative plural)
nýra (accusative indefinite singular)
nýrað (accusative definite singular)
nýru (accusative indefinite plural)
nýrur (accusative indefinite plural)
nýruni (accusative definite plural)
nýra (dative indefinite singular)
nýranum (dative definite singular)
nýrum (dative indefinite plural)
nýrunum (dative definite plural)
nýra (genitive indefinite singular)
nýrans (definite genitive singular)
nýrna (genitive indefinite plural)
nýrnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse nýra, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.


fika

fika f (genitive singular fiku, plural fikur)

fiku (genitive singular)
fikur (plural)
fika (indefinite nominative singular)
fikan (definite nominative singular)
fikur (indefinite nominative plural)
fikurnar (definite nominative plural)
fiku (accusative indefinite singular)
fikuna (accusative definite singular)
fikur (accusative indefinite plural)
fikurnar (accusative definite plural)
fiku (dative indefinite singular)
fikuni (dative definite singular)
fikum (dative indefinite plural)
fikunum (dative definite plural)
fiku (genitive indefinite singular)
fikunnar (definite genitive singular)
fika (genitive indefinite plural)
fikanna (definite genitive plural)

From Vulgar Latin fīca (“fig”), from Latin fīcus (“fig tree”), from a pre-Indo European language, perhaps Phoenician 𐤐𐤂 (pg, “ripe fig”); see fig for more.


beður

beður m (genitive singular beðar, plural beðir)

beðar (genitive singular)
beðir (plural)
beður (indefinite nominative singular)
beðurin (definite nominative singular)
beðir (indefinite nominative plural)
beðirnir (definite nominative plural)
beð (accusative indefinite singular)
beðin (accusative definite singular)
beðir (accusative indefinite plural)
beðirnar (accusative definite plural)
beði (dative indefinite singular)
beðinum (dative definite singular)
beðum (dative indefinite plural)
beðunum (dative definite plural)
beðar (genitive indefinite singular)
beðarins (definite genitive singular)
beða (genitive indefinite plural)
beðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic *badją.


lilja

lilja f (genitive singular lilju, plural liljur)

lilju (genitive singular)
liljur (plural)
lilja (indefinite nominative singular)
liljan (definite nominative singular)
liljur (indefinite nominative plural)
liljurnar (definite nominative plural)
lilju (accusative indefinite singular)
liljuna (accusative definite singular)
liljur (accusative indefinite plural)
liljurnar (accusative definite plural)
lilju (dative indefinite singular)
liljuni (dative definite singular)
liljum (dative indefinite plural)
liljunum (dative definite plural)
lilju (genitive indefinite singular)
liljunnar (definite genitive singular)
lilja (genitive indefinite plural)
liljanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lilja, from Medieval Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion), from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ (hlēri) (compare Sahidic Coptic ϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ (hrēre)), from Demotic (ḥrry), from Egyptian Hr:r-r:*t-M2 (ḥrrt, “flower”).

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="egx-dem">ḥrry</i>

<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">ḥrrt</i>


krossfiskur

fo-noun

krossfiskur m (genitive singular krossfisks, plural krossfiskar)

krossfisks (genitive singular)
krossfiskar (plural)
krossfiskur (indefinite nominative singular)
krossfiskurin (definite nominative singular)
krossfiskar (indefinite nominative plural)
krossfiskarnir (definite nominative plural)
krossfisk (accusative indefinite singular)
krossfiskin (accusative definite singular)
krossfiskar (accusative indefinite plural)
krossfiskarnar (accusative definite plural)
krossfiski (dative indefinite singular)
krossfiskinum (dative definite singular)
krossfiskum (dative indefinite plural)
krossfiskunum (dative definite plural)
krossfisks (genitive indefinite singular)
krossfisksins (definite genitive singular)
krossfiska (genitive indefinite plural)
krossfiskanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈkɹɔsːˌfɪskʊɹ/

(zoology) starfish, seastar (Asteroidea)


áhugamál

áhugamál n (genitive singular áhugamáls, plural áhugamál)

áhugamáls (genitive singular)
áhugamál (plural)
áhugamál (indefinite nominative singular)
áhugamálið (definite nominative singular)
áhugamál (indefinite nominative plural)
áhugamálini (definite nominative plural)
áhugamál (accusative indefinite singular)
áhugamálið (accusative definite singular)
áhugamál (accusative indefinite plural)
áhugamálini (accusative definite plural)
áhugamáli (dative indefinite singular)
áhugamálinum (dative definite singular)
áhugamálum (dative indefinite plural)
áhugamálunum (dative definite plural)
áhugamáls (genitive indefinite singular)
áhugamálsins (definite genitive singular)
áhugamála (genitive indefinite plural)
áhugamálanna (definite genitive plural)


geil

geil f (genitive singular geilar, plural geilar)

geilar (genitive singular)
geilar (plural)
geil (indefinite nominative singular)
geilin (definite nominative singular)
geilar (indefinite nominative plural)
geilarnar (definite nominative plural)
geil (accusative indefinite singular)
geilina (accusative definite singular)
geilar (accusative indefinite plural)
geilarnar (accusative definite plural)
geil (dative indefinite singular)
geilini (dative definite singular)
geilum (dative indefinite plural)
geilunum (dative definite plural)
geilar (genitive indefinite singular)
geilarinnar (definite genitive singular)
geila (genitive indefinite plural)
geilanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse geil, from Proto-Germanic *gailō.

fenced lane along which animals (cattle) can be driven through the field out onto the pasture

tað hoyrist út á geilar

it is heard out in the street (of noise in a house)

(sheep) hollow on the inside of a ram's horn

(nautical) small passage (e.g. between two skerries)


vín

vín n (genitive singular víns, uncountable)

víns (genitive singular)
vín (indefinite nominative singular)
vínið (definite nominative singular)
vín (accusative indefinite singular)
vínið (accusative definite singular)
víni (dative indefinite singular)
víninum (dative definite singular)
víns (genitive indefinite singular)
vínsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse vín, from Latin vīnum (“wine”), from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.


alpaka

alpaka f (genitive singular alpaku, plural alpakur)

alpaku (genitive singular)
alpakur (plural)
alpaka (indefinite nominative singular)
alpakan (definite nominative singular)
alpakur (indefinite nominative plural)
alpakurnar (definite nominative plural)
alpaku (accusative indefinite singular)
alpakuna (accusative definite singular)
alpakur (accusative indefinite plural)
alpakurnar (accusative definite plural)
alpaku (dative indefinite singular)
alpakuni (dative definite singular)
alpakum (dative indefinite plural)
alpakunum (dative definite plural)
alpaku (genitive indefinite singular)
alpakunnar (definite genitive singular)
alpaka (genitive indefinite plural)
alpakanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Spanish alpaca, from Aymara allpaqa.


alpaka

alpaka n (genitive singular alpaka, uncountable)

alpaka (genitive singular)
alpaka (indefinite nominative singular)
alpakað (definite nominative singular)
alpaka (accusative indefinite singular)
alpakað (accusative definite singular)
alpaka (dative indefinite singular)
alpakanum (dative definite singular)
alpaka (genitive indefinite singular)
alpakans (definite genitive singular)


favnur

favnur m (genitive singular favns, plural favnar)

favns (genitive singular)
favnar (plural)
favnur (indefinite nominative singular)
favnurin (definite nominative singular)
favnar (indefinite nominative plural)
favnarnir (definite nominative plural)
favn (accusative indefinite singular)
favnin (accusative definite singular)
favnar (accusative indefinite plural)
favnarnar (accusative definite plural)
favni (dative indefinite singular)
favninum (dative definite singular)
favnum (dative indefinite plural)
favnunum (dative definite plural)
favns (genitive indefinite singular)
favnsins (definite genitive singular)
favna (genitive indefinite plural)
favnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse faðmr, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz.


oyggjar

inflection of oyggj:
indefinite genitive singular

inflection of oyggj:
indefinite nominative/accusative plural


roði

roði m (genitive singular roða, uncountable)

roða (genitive singular)
roði (indefinite nominative singular)
roðin (definite nominative singular)
roða (accusative indefinite singular)
roðan (accusative definite singular)
roða (dative indefinite singular)
roðanum (dative definite singular)
roða (genitive indefinite singular)
roðans (definite genitive singular)


roð

roð n (genitive singular roðs, plural roð)

roðs (genitive singular)
roð (plural)
roð (indefinite nominative singular)
roðið (definite nominative singular)
roð (indefinite nominative plural)
roðini (definite nominative plural)
roð (accusative indefinite singular)
roðið (accusative definite singular)
roð (accusative indefinite plural)
roðini (accusative definite plural)
roð (dative indefinite singular)
roði (dative indefinite singular)
roðnum (dative definite singular)
roðum (dative indefinite plural)
roðunum (dative definite plural)
roðs (genitive indefinite singular)
roðsins (definite genitive singular)
roða (genitive indefinite plural)
roðanna (definite genitive plural)

From rotin, referring to the sheepskin being plucked after becoming slightly rotten.

(proverb) eyðkendur er úlvur í roði

distinctive is the wolf in sheepskin (a wolf in sheep's clothing)


byrur

byrur m (genitive singular byrjar, uncountable)

byrjar (genitive singular)
byrur (indefinite nominative singular)
byrurin (definite nominative singular)
byr (accusative indefinite singular)
byrin (accusative definite singular)
byri (dative indefinite singular)
byrinum (dative definite singular)
byrjar (genitive indefinite singular)
byrjarins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse byrr, from Proto-Germanic *buriz.

(proverb) hann fær byr, ið bíðar, og havn, ið rør

the one who waits, gets gust; the harbour gets, who rows


fossur

fossur m (genitive singular foss, plural fossar)

foss (genitive singular)
fossar (plural)
fossur (indefinite nominative singular)
fossurin (definite nominative singular)
fossar (indefinite nominative plural)
fossarnir (definite nominative plural)
foss (accusative indefinite singular)
fossin (accusative definite singular)
fossar (accusative indefinite plural)
fossarnar (accusative definite plural)
fossi (dative indefinite singular)
fossinum (dative definite singular)
fossum (dative indefinite plural)
fossunum (dative definite plural)
foss (genitive indefinite singular)
fossins (definite genitive singular)
fossa (genitive indefinite plural)
fossanna (definite genitive plural)


áarfossur

áarfossur m (genitive singular áarfoss, plural áarfossar)

áarfoss (genitive singular)
áarfossar (plural)
áarfossur (indefinite nominative singular)
áarfossurin (definite nominative singular)
áarfossar (indefinite nominative plural)
áarfossarnir (definite nominative plural)
áarfoss (accusative indefinite singular)
áarfossin (accusative definite singular)
áarfossar (accusative indefinite plural)
áarfossarnar (accusative definite plural)
áarfossi (dative indefinite singular)
áarfossinum (dative definite singular)
áarfossum (dative indefinite plural)
áarfossunum (dative definite plural)
áarfoss (genitive indefinite singular)
áarfossins (definite genitive singular)
áarfossa (genitive indefinite plural)
áarfossanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈɔːaɹˌfɔsːʊɹ/


abbadissa

abbadissa f (genitive singular abbadissu, plural abbadissur)

abbadissu (genitive singular)
abbadissur (plural)
abbadissa (indefinite nominative singular)
abbadissan (definite nominative singular)
abbadissur (indefinite nominative plural)
abbadissurnar (definite nominative plural)
abbadissu (accusative indefinite singular)
abbadissuna (accusative definite singular)
abbadissur (accusative indefinite plural)
abbadissurnar (accusative definite plural)
abbadissu (dative indefinite singular)
abbadissuni (dative definite singular)
abbadissum (dative indefinite plural)
abbadissunum (dative definite plural)
abbadissu (genitive indefinite singular)
abbadissunnar (definite genitive singular)
abbadissa (genitive indefinite plural)
abbadissanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse abbadís, abbatissa, from Latin abbatissa.


líð

líð f (genitive singular líðar, plural líðir)

líðar (genitive singular)
líðir (plural)
líð (indefinite nominative singular)
líðin (definite nominative singular)
líðir (indefinite nominative plural)
líðirnar (definite nominative plural)
líð (accusative indefinite singular)
líðina (accusative definite singular)
líðir (accusative indefinite plural)
líðirnar (accusative definite plural)
líð (dative indefinite singular)
líðini (dative definite singular)
líðum (dative indefinite plural)
líðunum (dative definite plural)
líðar (genitive indefinite singular)
líðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
líða (genitive indefinite plural)
líðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hlíð (“slope”), from Proto-Germanic *hlīdō.


vetrartíð

vetrartíð f (genitive singular vetrartíðar, plural vetrartíðir)

vetrartíðar (genitive singular)
vetrartíðir (plural)
vetrartíð (indefinite nominative singular)
vetrartíðin (definite nominative singular)
vetrartíðir (indefinite nominative plural)
vetrartíðirnar (definite nominative plural)
vetrartíð (accusative indefinite singular)
vetrartíðina (accusative definite singular)
vetrartíðir (accusative indefinite plural)
vetrartíðirnar (accusative definite plural)
vetrartíð (dative indefinite singular)
vetrartíðini (dative definite singular)
vetrartíðum (dative indefinite plural)
vetrartíðunum (dative definite plural)
vetrartíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
vetrartíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
vetrartíða (genitive indefinite plural)
vetrartíðanna (definite genitive plural)


myrkrið

nominative/accusative definite of myrkur


strongur

strongur m (genitive singular streingjar or strongs, plural streingir)

streingjar (genitive singular)
strongs (genitive singular)
streingir (plural)
strongur (indefinite nominative singular)
strongurin (definite nominative singular)
streingir (indefinite nominative plural)
streingirnir (definite nominative plural)
strong (accusative indefinite singular)
strongin (accusative definite singular)
streingir (accusative indefinite plural)
streingirnar (accusative definite plural)
streingi (dative indefinite singular)
strongi (dative indefinite singular)
streinginum (dative definite singular)
stronginum (dative definite singular)
streingjum (dative indefinite plural)
streingjunum (dative definite plural)
streingjar (genitive indefinite singular)
strongs (genitive indefinite singular)
streingjarins (definite genitive singular)
strongsins (definite genitive singular)
streingja (genitive indefinite plural)
streingjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“rope, cord; to be tight”).


streingir

indefinite nominative/accusative plural of strongur


tóna

fo-noun

tóna f (genitive singular tónu, plural tónur)

tónu (genitive singular)
tónur (plural)
tóna (indefinite nominative singular)
tónan (definite nominative singular)
tónur (indefinite nominative plural)
tónurnar (definite nominative plural)
tónu (accusative indefinite singular)
tónuna (accusative definite singular)
tónur (accusative indefinite plural)
tónurnar (accusative definite plural)
tónu (dative indefinite singular)
tónuni (dative definite singular)
tónum (dative indefinite plural)
tónunum (dative definite plural)
tónu (genitive indefinite singular)
tónunnar (definite genitive singular)
tóna (genitive indefinite plural)
tónanna (definite genitive plural)


verji

verji m (genitive singular verja, plural verjar)

verja (genitive singular)
verjar (plural)
verji (indefinite nominative singular)
verjin (definite nominative singular)
verjar (indefinite nominative plural)
verjarnir (definite nominative plural)
verja (accusative indefinite singular)
verjan (accusative definite singular)
verjar (accusative indefinite plural)
verjarnar (accusative definite plural)
verja (dative indefinite singular)
verjanum (dative definite singular)
verjum (dative indefinite plural)
verjunum (dative definite plural)
verja (genitive indefinite singular)
verjans (definite genitive singular)
verja (genitive indefinite plural)
verjanna (definite genitive plural)

(law) guardian (responsible for a minor in loco parentis)


dýrd

dýrd f (genitive singular dýrdar, plural dýrdir)

dýrdar (genitive singular)
dýrdir (plural)
dýrd (indefinite nominative singular)
dýrdin (definite nominative singular)
dýrdir (indefinite nominative plural)
dýrdirnar (definite nominative plural)
dýrd (accusative indefinite singular)
dýrdina (accusative definite singular)
dýrdir (accusative indefinite plural)
dýrdirnar (accusative definite plural)
dýrd (dative indefinite singular)
dýrdini (dative definite singular)
dýrdum (dative indefinite plural)
dýrdunum (dative definite plural)
dýrdar (genitive indefinite singular)
dýrdarinnar (definite genitive singular)
dýrda (genitive indefinite plural)
dýrdanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dýrð, from Proto-Germanic *diuriþō. Cognate with Icelandic dýrð and Swedish dyrd.

Hoyrið rødd Harrans í veldi! Hoyrið rødd Harrans í dýrd!

Hear the Lord's voice in power! Hear the Lord's voice in glory! (Psalm 29,4)


mannin

tá myndaði Harrin Guð mannin av mold jarðar

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground (Genesis 2,7)


náði

náði f (genitive singular náði, uncountable)

náði (genitive singular)
náði (indefinite nominative singular)
náðin (definite nominative singular)
náði (accusative indefinite singular)
náðina (accusative definite singular)
náði (dative indefinite singular)
náðini (dative definite singular)
náði (genitive indefinite singular)
náðinnar (definite genitive singular)

Náði Harrans Jesu veri við øllum

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all (Revelation 22,21)


reisa

reisa f (genitive singular reisu, plural reisur)

reisu (genitive singular)
reisur (plural)
reisa (indefinite nominative singular)
reisan (definite nominative singular)
reisur (indefinite nominative plural)
reisurnar (definite nominative plural)
reisu (accusative indefinite singular)
reisuna (accusative definite singular)
reisur (accusative indefinite plural)
reisurnar (accusative definite plural)
reisu (dative indefinite singular)
reisuni (dative definite singular)
reisum (dative indefinite plural)
reisunum (dative definite plural)
reisu (genitive indefinite singular)
reisunnar (definite genitive singular)
reisa (genitive indefinite plural)
reisanna (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Norse reisa, from Middle Low German reise.


herðing

herðing f (genitive singular herðingar, plural herðingar)

herðingar (genitive singular)
herðingar (plural)
herðing (indefinite nominative singular)
herðingin (definite nominative singular)
herðingar (indefinite nominative plural)
herðingarnar (definite nominative plural)
herðing (accusative indefinite singular)
herðingina (accusative definite singular)
herðingar (accusative indefinite plural)
herðingarnar (accusative definite plural)
herðing (dative indefinite singular)
herðingini (dative definite singular)
herðingum (dative indefinite plural)
herðingunum (dative definite plural)
herðingar (genitive indefinite singular)
herðingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
herðinga (genitive indefinite plural)
herðinganna (definite genitive plural)


úlvur

úlvur m (genitive singular úlvs, plural úlvar)

úlvs (genitive singular)
úlvar (plural)
úlvur (indefinite nominative singular)
úlvurin (definite nominative singular)
úlvar (indefinite nominative plural)
úlvarnir (definite nominative plural)
úlv (accusative indefinite singular)
úlvin (accusative definite singular)
úlvar (accusative indefinite plural)
úlvarnar (accusative definite plural)
úlvi (dative indefinite singular)
úlvinum (dative definite singular)
úlvum (dative indefinite plural)
úlvunum (dative definite plural)
úlvs (genitive indefinite singular)
úlvsins (definite genitive singular)
úlva (genitive indefinite plural)
úlvanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


teknari

teknari m (genitive singular teknara, plural teknarar)

teknara (genitive singular)
teknarar (plural)
teknari (indefinite nominative singular)
teknarin (definite nominative singular)
teknarar (indefinite nominative plural)
teknararnir (definite nominative plural)
teknara (accusative indefinite singular)
teknaran (accusative definite singular)
teknarar (accusative indefinite plural)
teknararnar (accusative definite plural)
teknara (dative indefinite singular)
teknaranum (dative definite singular)
teknarum (dative indefinite plural)
teknarunum (dative definite plural)
teknara (genitive indefinite singular)
teknarans (definite genitive singular)
teknara (genitive indefinite plural)
teknaranna (definite genitive plural)


pallur

pallur m (genitive singular pals, plural pallar)

pals (genitive singular)
pallar (plural)
pallur (indefinite nominative singular)
pallurin (definite nominative singular)
pallar (indefinite nominative plural)
pallarnir (definite nominative plural)
pall (accusative indefinite singular)
pallin (accusative definite singular)
pallar (accusative indefinite plural)
pallarnar (accusative definite plural)
palli (dative indefinite singular)
pallinum (dative definite singular)
pøllum (dative indefinite plural)
pallum (dative indefinite plural)
pøllunum (dative definite plural)
pallunum (dative definite plural)
pals (genitive indefinite singular)
palsins (definite genitive singular)
palla (genitive indefinite plural)
pallanna (definite genitive plural)

hon fór á pallin


boripallur

boripallur m (genitive singular boripals, plural boripallar)

boripals (genitive singular)
boripallar (plural)
boripallur (indefinite nominative singular)
boripallurin (definite nominative singular)
boripallar (indefinite nominative plural)
boripallarnir (definite nominative plural)
boripall (accusative indefinite singular)
boripallin (accusative definite singular)
boripallar (accusative indefinite plural)
boripallarnar (accusative definite plural)
boripalli (dative indefinite singular)
boripallinum (dative definite singular)
boripøllum (dative indefinite plural)
boripallum (dative indefinite plural)
boripøllunum (dative definite plural)
boripallunum (dative definite plural)
boripals (genitive indefinite singular)
boripalsins (definite genitive singular)
boripalla (genitive indefinite plural)
boripallanna (definite genitive plural)

[ˈpoːɹɪˌpʰatlʊɹ]

Compound of bora (“to drill”) + pallur (“platform”).

(engineering) drilling platform, oil platform


jólakort

jólakort n (genitive singular jólakorts, plural jólakort)

jólakorts (genitive singular)
jólakort (plural)
jólakort (indefinite nominative singular)
jólakortið (definite nominative singular)
jólakort (indefinite nominative plural)
jólakortini (definite nominative plural)
jólakort (accusative indefinite singular)
jólakortið (accusative definite singular)
jólakort (accusative indefinite plural)
jólakortini (accusative definite plural)
jólakorti (dative indefinite singular)
jólakortinum (dative definite singular)
jólakortum (dative indefinite plural)
jólakortunum (dative definite plural)
jólakorts (genitive indefinite singular)
jólakortsins (definite genitive singular)
jólakorta (genitive indefinite plural)
jólakortanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈjɔuːlaˌkʰɔɹ̥ʈ/


óvinur

óvinur m (genitive singular óvinar, plural óvinir)

óvinar (genitive singular)
óvinir (plural)
óvinur (indefinite nominative singular)
óvinurin (definite nominative singular)
óvinir (indefinite nominative plural)
óvinirnir (definite nominative plural)
óvin (accusative indefinite singular)
óvinin (accusative definite singular)
óvinir (accusative indefinite plural)
óvinirnar (accusative definite plural)
óvini (dative indefinite singular)
óvininum (dative definite singular)
óvinum (dative indefinite plural)
óvinunum (dative definite plural)
óvinar (genitive indefinite singular)
óvinarins (definite genitive singular)
óvina (genitive indefinite plural)
óvinanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse óvinr. By surface analysis, ó- (“un-”) + vinur (“friend”). Cf. Swedish ovän, Norwegian Bokmål uvenn.


hylki

fo-noun

hylki n (genitive singular hylkis, plural hylki or hylkir)

hylkis (genitive singular)
hylki (plural)
hylkir (plural)
hylki (indefinite nominative singular)
hylkið (definite nominative singular)
hylki (indefinite nominative plural)
hylkir (indefinite nominative plural)
hylkini (definite nominative plural)
hylki (accusative indefinite singular)
hylkið (accusative definite singular)
hylki (accusative indefinite plural)
hylkir (accusative indefinite plural)
hylkini (accusative definite plural)
hylki (dative indefinite singular)
hylkinum (dative definite singular)
hylkjum (dative indefinite plural)
hylkjunum (dative definite plural)
hylkis (genitive indefinite singular)
hylkisins (definite genitive singular)
hylkja (genitive indefinite plural)
hylkjanna (definite genitive plural)


oksi

oksi m (genitive singular oksa, plural oksar)

oksa (genitive singular)
oksar (plural)
oksi (indefinite nominative singular)
oksin (definite nominative singular)
oksar (indefinite nominative plural)
oksarnir (definite nominative plural)
oksa (accusative indefinite singular)
oksan (accusative definite singular)
oksar (accusative indefinite plural)
oksarnar (accusative definite plural)
oksa (dative indefinite singular)
oksanum (dative definite singular)
oksum (dative indefinite plural)
oksunum (dative definite plural)
oksa (genitive indefinite singular)
oksans (definite genitive singular)
oksa (genitive indefinite plural)
oksanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“bull”).


ærgi

ærgi n (genitive singular ærgis, plural ærgi or ærgir)

ærgis (genitive singular)
ærgi (plural)
ærgir (plural)
ærgi (indefinite nominative singular)
ærgið (definite nominative singular)
ærgi (indefinite nominative plural)
ærgir (indefinite nominative plural)
ærgini (definite nominative plural)
ærgi (accusative indefinite singular)
ærgið (accusative definite singular)
ærgi (accusative indefinite plural)
ærgir (accusative indefinite plural)
ærgini (accusative definite plural)
ærgi (dative indefinite singular)
ærginum (dative definite singular)
ærgjum (dative indefinite plural)
ærgjunum (dative definite plural)
ærgis (genitive indefinite singular)
ærgisins (definite genitive singular)
ærgja (genitive indefinite plural)
ærgjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Irish áirge. Compare Scottish Gaelic àirigh (“hill pasture”).

a pasture for cattle to graze over the summer with a hut where the people tending them live meanwhile; a shieling, saeter


blak

blak n (genitive singular blaks, plural bløk)

blaks (genitive singular)
bløk (plural)
blak (indefinite nominative singular)
blakið (definite nominative singular)
bløk (indefinite nominative plural)
bløkini (definite nominative plural)
blak (accusative indefinite singular)
blakið (accusative definite singular)
bløk (accusative indefinite plural)
bløkini (accusative definite plural)
blaki (dative indefinite singular)
blakinum (dative definite singular)
bløkum (dative indefinite plural)
bløkunum (dative definite plural)
blaks (genitive indefinite singular)
blaksins (definite genitive singular)
blaka (genitive indefinite plural)
blakanna (definite genitive plural)


blak

blak n (genitive singular blaks, uncountable)

blaks (genitive singular)
blak (indefinite nominative singular)
blakið (definite nominative singular)
blak (accusative indefinite singular)
blakið (accusative definite singular)
blaki (dative indefinite singular)
blakinum (dative definite singular)
blaks (genitive indefinite singular)
blaksins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Irish bláthach via Early Middle Scots [Term?]. Compare Scottish Gaelic blàthach.


sprákari

sprákari m (genitive singular sprákara, plural sprákarar)

sprákara (genitive singular)
sprákarar (plural)
sprákari (indefinite nominative singular)
sprákarin (definite nominative singular)
sprákarar (indefinite nominative plural)
sprákararnir (definite nominative plural)
sprákara (accusative indefinite singular)
sprákaran (accusative definite singular)
sprákarar (accusative indefinite plural)
sprákararnar (accusative definite plural)
sprákara (dative indefinite singular)
sprákaranum (dative definite singular)
sprákarum (dative indefinite plural)
sprákarunum (dative definite plural)
sprákara (genitive indefinite singular)
sprákarans (definite genitive singular)
sprákara (genitive indefinite plural)
sprákaranna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈspɹɔɑːʰkaɹɪ/


áarføri

áarføri n (genitive singular áarføris, uncountable)

áarføris (genitive singular)
áarføri (indefinite nominative singular)
áarførið (definite nominative singular)
áarføri (accusative indefinite singular)
áarførið (accusative definite singular)
áarføri (dative indefinite singular)
áarførnum (dative definite singular)
áarførinum (dative definite singular)
áarføris (genitive indefinite singular)
áarførisins (definite genitive singular)

[ˈɔaɹˌføːɹɪ]

á (“stream, river”) + føri (“matter, instance”)


fjallatindur

fo-noun

fjallatindur m (genitive singular fjallatinds, plural fjallatindar)

fjallatinds (genitive singular)
fjallatindar (plural)
fjallatindur (indefinite nominative singular)
fjallatindurin (definite nominative singular)
fjallatindar (indefinite nominative plural)
fjallatindarnir (definite nominative plural)
fjallatind (accusative indefinite singular)
fjallatindin (accusative definite singular)
fjallatindar (accusative indefinite plural)
fjallatindarnar (accusative definite plural)
fjallatindi (dative indefinite singular)
fjallatindinum (dative definite singular)
fjallatindum (dative indefinite plural)
fjallatindunum (dative definite plural)
fjallatinds (genitive indefinite singular)
fjallatindsins (definite genitive singular)
fjallatinda (genitive indefinite plural)
fjallatindanna (definite genitive plural)

sólin gyllir fjallatindarnar


frásøgn

frásøgn f (genitive singular frásagnar, plural frásagnir)

frásagnar (genitive singular)
frásagnir (plural)
frásøgn (indefinite nominative singular)
frásøgnin (definite nominative singular)
frásagnir (indefinite nominative plural)
frásagnirnar (definite nominative plural)
frásøgn (accusative indefinite singular)
frásøgnina (accusative definite singular)
frásagnir (accusative indefinite plural)
frásagnirnar (accusative definite plural)
frásøgn (dative indefinite singular)
frásøgnini (dative definite singular)
frásøgnum (dative indefinite plural)
frásagnum (dative indefinite plural)
frásøgnunum (dative definite plural)
frásagnunum (dative definite plural)
frásagnar (genitive indefinite singular)
frásagnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
frásagna (genitive indefinite plural)
frásagnanna (definite genitive plural)

Compound of frá (‘from’) and søgn (‘tale’)


illbøn

illbøn f (genitive singular illbønar, plural illbønir)

illbønar (genitive singular)
illbønir (plural)
illbøn (indefinite nominative singular)
illbønin (definite nominative singular)
illbønir (indefinite nominative plural)
illbønirnar (definite nominative plural)
illbøn (accusative indefinite singular)
illbønina (accusative definite singular)
illbønir (accusative indefinite plural)
illbønirnar (accusative definite plural)
illbøn (dative indefinite singular)
illbønini (dative definite singular)
illbønum (dative indefinite plural)
illbønunum (dative definite plural)
illbønar (genitive indefinite singular)
illbønarinnar (definite genitive singular)
illbøna (genitive indefinite plural)
illbønanna (definite genitive plural)


útiseta

útiseta f (genitive singular útisetu, uncountable)

útisetu (genitive singular)
útiseta (indefinite nominative singular)
útisetan (definite nominative singular)
útisetu (accusative indefinite singular)
útisetuna (accusative definite singular)
útisetu (dative indefinite singular)
útisetuni (dative definite singular)
útisetu (genitive indefinite singular)
útisetunnar (definite genitive singular)

Bardagaárini vóru gróðrartíð millum føroyingar í útisetu í Keypmannahavn.

The years of war were the adolescence among the Faroese in exile in Copenhagen


bardagaár

bardagaár n (genitive singular bardagaárs, plural bardagaár)

bardagaárs (genitive singular)
bardagaár (plural)
bardagaár (indefinite nominative singular)
bardagaárið (definite nominative singular)
bardagaár (indefinite nominative plural)
bardagaárini (definite nominative plural)
bardagaár (accusative indefinite singular)
bardagaárið (accusative definite singular)
bardagaár (accusative indefinite plural)
bardagaárini (accusative definite plural)
bardagaári (dative indefinite singular)
bardagaárinum (dative definite singular)
bardagaárum (dative indefinite plural)
bardagaárunum (dative definite plural)
bardagaárs (genitive indefinite singular)
bardagaársins (definite genitive singular)
bardagaára (genitive indefinite plural)
bardagaáranna (definite genitive plural)

[ˈpaɻʈɛːaˌɔaɹ]

Compound of bardagi (“war”) + ár (“year”).

bardagaárini

the years of war (1940-45 in the Faroe Islands)


bardagi

bardagi m (genitive singular bardaga, plural bardagar)

bardaga (genitive singular)
bardagar (plural)
bardagi (indefinite nominative singular)
bardagin (definite nominative singular)
bardagar (indefinite nominative plural)
bardagarnir (definite nominative plural)
bardaga (accusative indefinite singular)
bardagan (accusative definite singular)
bardagar (accusative indefinite plural)
bardagarnar (accusative definite plural)
bardaga (dative indefinite singular)
bardaganum (dative definite singular)
bardagum (dative indefinite plural)
bardagunum (dative definite plural)
bardaga (genitive indefinite singular)
bardagans (definite genitive singular)
bardaga (genitive indefinite plural)
bardaganna (definite genitive plural)


aftansangur

aftansangur m (genitive singular aftansangs, plural aftansangar)

aftansangs (genitive singular)
aftansangar (plural)
aftansangur (indefinite nominative singular)
aftansangurin (definite nominative singular)
aftansangar (indefinite nominative plural)
aftansangarnir (definite nominative plural)
aftansang (accusative indefinite singular)
aftansangin (accusative definite singular)
aftansangar (accusative indefinite plural)
aftansangarnar (accusative definite plural)
aftansangi (dative indefinite singular)
aftansanginum (dative definite singular)
aftansongum (dative indefinite plural)
aftansongunum (dative definite plural)
aftansangs (genitive indefinite singular)
aftansangsins (definite genitive singular)
aftansanga (genitive indefinite plural)
aftansanganna (definite genitive plural)
aftansangur (indefinite nominative singular)
aftansangurin (definite nominative singular)
aftansangar (indefinite nominative plural)
aftansangarnir (definite nominative plural)
aftansang (accusative indefinite singular)
aftansangin (accusative definite singular)
aftansangar (accusative indefinite plural)
aftansangarnar (accusative definite plural)
aftansangi (dative indefinite singular)
aftansanginum (dative definite singular)
aftansangum (dative indefinite plural)
aftansangunum (dative definite plural)
aftansangs (genitive indefinite singular)
aftansangsins (definite genitive singular)
aftansanga (genitive indefinite plural)
aftansanganna (definite genitive plural)


øksl

øksl f (genitive singular akslar, plural akslar or akslir)

akslar (genitive singular)
akslar (plural)
akslir (plural)
øksl (indefinite nominative singular)
økslin (definite nominative singular)
akslir (indefinite nominative plural)
akslirnar (definite nominative plural)
øksl (accusative indefinite singular)
økslina (accusative definite singular)
akslir (accusative indefinite plural)
akslirnar (accusative definite plural)
øksl (dative indefinite singular)
økslini (dative definite singular)
økslum (dative indefinite plural)
akslum (dative indefinite plural)
økslunum (dative definite plural)
akslunum (dative definite plural)
akslar (genitive indefinite singular)
akslarinnar (definite genitive singular)
aksla (genitive indefinite plural)
akslanna (definite genitive plural)
øksl (indefinite nominative singular)
økslin (definite nominative singular)
akslar (indefinite nominative plural)
akslarnar (definite nominative plural)
øksl (accusative indefinite singular)
økslina (accusative definite singular)
akslar (accusative indefinite plural)
akslarnar (accusative definite plural)
øksl (dative indefinite singular)
økslini (dative definite singular)
økslum (dative indefinite plural)
akslum (dative indefinite plural)
økslunum (dative definite plural)
akslunum (dative definite plural)
akslar (genitive indefinite singular)
akslarinnar (definite genitive singular)
aksla (genitive indefinite plural)
akslanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ǫxl, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō.


øksl

øksl n (genitive singular øksls, plural øksl)

øksls (genitive singular)
øksl (plural)
øksl (indefinite nominative singular)
økslið (definite nominative singular)
øksl (indefinite nominative plural)
økslini (definite nominative plural)
øksl (accusative indefinite singular)
økslið (accusative definite singular)
øksl (accusative indefinite plural)
økslini (accusative definite plural)
øksli (dative indefinite singular)
økslinum (dative definite singular)
økslum (dative indefinite plural)
økslunum (dative definite plural)
øksls (genitive indefinite singular)
økslsins (definite genitive singular)
øksla (genitive indefinite plural)
økslanna (definite genitive plural)


funi

funa (genitive singular)
funi (indefinite nominative singular)
funin (definite nominative singular)
funa (accusative indefinite singular)
funan (accusative definite singular)
funa (dative indefinite singular)
funanum (dative definite singular)
funa (genitive indefinite singular)
funans (definite genitive singular)


tvist

tvist n (genitive singular tvists, uncountable)

tvists (genitive singular)
tvist (indefinite nominative singular)
tvistið (definite nominative singular)
tvist (accusative indefinite singular)
tvistið (accusative definite singular)
tvisti (dative indefinite singular)
tvistinum (dative definite singular)
tvists (genitive indefinite singular)
tvistsins (definite genitive singular)


morfin

morfin (indefinite nominative singular)
morfinið (definite nominative singular)
morfin (accusative indefinite singular)
morfinið (accusative definite singular)
morfini (dative indefinite singular)
morfininum (dative definite singular)
morfins (genitive indefinite singular)
morfinsins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from French morphine, from Ancient Greek Morpheus.


sverta

sverta (indefinite nominative singular)
svertan (definite nominative singular)
svertu (accusative indefinite singular)
svertuna (accusative definite singular)
svertu (dative indefinite singular)
svertuni (dative definite singular)
svertu (genitive indefinite singular)
svertunnar (definite genitive singular)

From Proto-Germanic *swartijǭ (whence also German Schwärze), derived from *swartaz (“black”) (whence Faroese svartur).


føniks

From Latin phoenix, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix).


betong

betong n (genitive singular betongs, uncountable)

betongs (genitive singular)
betong (indefinite nominative singular)
betongið (definite nominative singular)
betong (accusative indefinite singular)
betongið (accusative definite singular)
betongi (dative indefinite singular)
betonginum (dative definite singular)
betongs (genitive indefinite singular)
betongsins (definite genitive singular)


vísindi

vísindi n pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural vísinda)

vísinda (genitive plural)
vísindi (indefinite nominative plural)
vísindir (indefinite nominative plural)
vísindini (definite nominative plural)
vísindi (accusative indefinite plural)
vísindir (accusative indefinite plural)
vísindini (accusative definite plural)
vísindum (dative indefinite plural)
vísindunum (dative definite plural)
vísinda (genitive indefinite plural)
vísindanna (definite genitive plural)

science (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method)


málvísindi

málvísindi n pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural málvísinda)

málvísinda (genitive plural)
málvísindi (indefinite nominative plural)
málvísindir (indefinite nominative plural)
málvísindini (definite nominative plural)
málvísindi (accusative indefinite plural)
málvísindir (accusative indefinite plural)
málvísindini (accusative definite plural)
málvísindum (dative indefinite plural)
málvísindunum (dative definite plural)
málvísinda (genitive indefinite plural)
málvísindanna (definite genitive plural)

From mál (“language”) + -vísindi (“science”).

linguistics (scientific study of language)


sýr

indefinite nominative/accusative plural of súgv


søvn

indefinite nominative/accusative plural of savn


før

nominative/accusative plural indefinite of far


humla

humla f (genitive singular humlu, uncountable)

humlu (genitive singular)
humla (indefinite nominative singular)
humlan (definite nominative singular)
humlu (accusative indefinite singular)
humluna (accusative definite singular)
humlu (dative indefinite singular)
humluni (dative definite singular)
humlu (genitive indefinite singular)
humlunnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse humli, probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь. Compare with Swedish humle, Norwegian Bokmål humle, Icelandic humall. Possible Slavic cognates include Slovak chmeľ.

Humulus lupulus
Humulus lupulus#Translingual


armbandsur

armbandsur n (genitive singular armbandsurs, plural armbandsur)

armbandsurs (genitive singular)
armbandsur (plural)
armbandsur (indefinite nominative singular)
armbandsurið (definite nominative singular)
armbandsur (indefinite nominative plural)
armbandsurini (definite nominative plural)
armbandsur (accusative indefinite singular)
armbandsurið (accusative definite singular)
armbandsur (accusative indefinite plural)
armbandsurini (accusative definite plural)
armbandsuri (dative indefinite singular)
armbandsurinum (dative definite singular)
armbandsurum (dative indefinite plural)
armbandsurunum (dative definite plural)
armbandsurs (genitive indefinite singular)
armbandsursins (definite genitive singular)
armbandsura (genitive indefinite plural)
armbandsuranna (definite genitive plural)


nósi

nósi m (genitive singular nósa, plural nósar)

nósa (genitive singular)
nósar (plural)
nósi (indefinite nominative singular)
nósin (definite nominative singular)
nósar (indefinite nominative plural)
nósarnir (definite nominative plural)
nósa (accusative indefinite singular)
nósan (accusative definite singular)
nósar (accusative indefinite plural)
nósarnar (accusative definite plural)
nósa (dative indefinite singular)
nósanum (dative definite singular)
nósum (dative indefinite plural)
nósunum (dative definite plural)
nósa (genitive indefinite singular)
nósans (definite genitive singular)
nósa (genitive indefinite plural)
nósanna (definite genitive plural)


brimil

brimil m (genitive singular brimils, plural brimlar)

brimils (genitive singular)
brimlar (plural)
brimil (indefinite nominative singular)
brimilin (definite nominative singular)
brimlar (indefinite nominative plural)
brimlarnir (definite nominative plural)
brimil (accusative indefinite singular)
brimilin (accusative definite singular)
brimlar (accusative indefinite plural)
brimlarnar (accusative definite plural)
brimli (dative indefinite singular)
brimlinum (dative definite singular)
brimlum (dative indefinite plural)
brimlunum (dative definite plural)
brimils (genitive indefinite singular)
brimilsins (definite genitive singular)
brimla (genitive indefinite plural)
brimlanna (definite genitive plural)


evra

evra f (genitive singular evru, plural evrur)

evru (genitive singular)
evrur (plural)
evra (indefinite nominative singular)
evran (definite nominative singular)
evrur (indefinite nominative plural)
evrurnar (definite nominative plural)
evru (accusative indefinite singular)
evruna (accusative definite singular)
evrur (accusative indefinite plural)
evrurnar (accusative definite plural)
evru (dative indefinite singular)
evruni (dative definite singular)
evrum (dative indefinite plural)
evrunum (dative definite plural)
evru (genitive indefinite singular)
evrunnar (definite genitive singular)
evra (genitive indefinite plural)
evranna (definite genitive plural)

From the Faroese word Evropa (“Europe”).

Hvussu nógv er hetta í evrum?

European Monetary Union
European Monetary Union

the euro, the currency unit of the European Monetary Union denoted with the symbol €

Hetta kostar 150 evrur.


barki

barki m (genitive singular barka, plural barkar)

barka (genitive singular)
barkar (plural)
barki (indefinite nominative singular)
barkin (definite nominative singular)
barkar (indefinite nominative plural)
barkarnir (definite nominative plural)
barka (accusative indefinite singular)
barkan (accusative definite singular)
barkar (accusative indefinite plural)
barkarnar (accusative definite plural)
barka (dative indefinite singular)
barkanum (dative definite singular)
barkum (dative indefinite plural)
barkunum (dative definite plural)
barka (genitive indefinite singular)
barkans (definite genitive singular)
barka (genitive indefinite plural)
barkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse barki, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to bore, pierce”), akin to Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth”).


safran

fo-noun

safran n (genitive singular safrans, uncountable)

safrans (genitive singular)
safran (indefinite nominative singular)
safranið (definite nominative singular)
safran (accusative indefinite singular)
safranið (accusative definite singular)
safrani (dative indefinite singular)
safraninum (dative definite singular)
safrans (genitive indefinite singular)
safransins (definite genitive singular)

From French safran, from Old French safran, from Medieval Latin safranum, from Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʕfarān).


dystur

dystur m (genitive singular dysts, plural dystir)

dysts (genitive singular)
dystir (plural)
dystur (indefinite nominative singular)
dysturin (definite nominative singular)
dystir (indefinite nominative plural)
dystirnir (definite nominative plural)
dyst (accusative indefinite singular)
dystin (accusative definite singular)
dystir (accusative indefinite plural)
dystirnar (accusative definite plural)
dysti (dative indefinite singular)
dystinum (dative definite singular)
dystum (dative indefinite plural)
dystunum (dative definite plural)
dysts (genitive indefinite singular)
dystsins (definite genitive singular)
dysta (genitive indefinite plural)
dystanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish dyst, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French jouste, from juster, from Vulgar Latin *iuxtāre, from Latin iuxtā (“close to”).

renna dyst


fótbóltsdystur

fótbóltsdystur m (genitive singular fótbóltsdysts, plural fótbóltsdystir)

fótbóltsdysts (genitive singular)
fótbóltsdystir (plural)
fótbóltsdystur (indefinite nominative singular)
fótbóltsdysturin (definite nominative singular)
fótbóltsdystir (indefinite nominative plural)
fótbóltsdystirnir (definite nominative plural)
fótbóltsdyst (accusative indefinite singular)
fótbóltsdystin (accusative definite singular)
fótbóltsdystir (accusative indefinite plural)
fótbóltsdystirnar (accusative definite plural)
fótbóltsdysti (dative indefinite singular)
fótbóltsdystinum (dative definite singular)
fótbóltsdystum (dative indefinite plural)
fótbóltsdystunum (dative definite plural)
fótbóltsdysts (genitive indefinite singular)
fótbóltsdystsins (definite genitive singular)
fótbóltsdysta (genitive indefinite plural)
fótbóltsdystanna (definite genitive plural)

fótbóltur (“football”) + -s- (“'s”) + dystur (“match”)

compound

(sports, soccer) football match, football game


hógvur

fo-noun

hógvur m (genitive singular hóvs, plural hógvar)

hóvs (genitive singular)
hógvar (plural)
hógvur (indefinite nominative singular)
hógvurin (definite nominative singular)
hógvar (indefinite nominative plural)
hógvarnir (definite nominative plural)
hógv (accusative indefinite singular)
hógvin (accusative definite singular)
hógvar (accusative indefinite plural)
hógvarnar (accusative definite plural)
hógvi (dative indefinite singular)
hógvinum (dative definite singular)
hógvum (dative indefinite plural)
hógvunum (dative definite plural)
hóvs (genitive indefinite singular)
hóvsins (definite genitive singular)
hógva (genitive indefinite plural)
hógvanna (definite genitive plural)

From hóvur, from Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós.


hógvur

hógvur m (genitive singular hós, uncountable)

hós (genitive singular)
hógvur (indefinite nominative singular)
hógvurin (definite nominative singular)
hógv (accusative indefinite singular)
hógvin (accusative definite singular)
hógvi (dative indefinite singular)
hógvinum (dative definite singular)
hós (genitive indefinite singular)
hósins (definite genitive singular)

From Proto-Germanic *hah(w)ō, cognate with Icelandic há and Norwegian Nynorsk hå.

(agriculture) remaining stubs of cut-down grass in the homefield


hóvur

hóvur m (genitive singular hóvs, plural hóvar)

hóvs (genitive singular)
hóvar (plural)
hóvur (indefinite nominative singular)
hóvurin (definite nominative singular)
hóvar (indefinite nominative plural)
hóvarnir (definite nominative plural)
hóv (accusative indefinite singular)
hóvin (accusative definite singular)
hóvar (accusative indefinite plural)
hóvarnar (accusative definite plural)
hóvi (dative indefinite singular)
hóvinum (dative definite singular)
hóvum (dative indefinite plural)
hóvunum (dative definite plural)
hóvs (genitive indefinite singular)
hóvsins (definite genitive singular)
hóva (genitive indefinite plural)
hóvanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hófr, from Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós.

gev hóv!

Fegin varð hann, tá hann hoyrdi Grana bresta hóvum.

He was glad, as he heard Grani's hooves trample.


pappageykur

pappageykur m (genitive singular pappageyks, plural pappageykar)

pappageyks (genitive singular)
pappageykar (plural)
pappageykur (indefinite nominative singular)
pappageykurin (definite nominative singular)
pappageykar (indefinite nominative plural)
pappageykarnir (definite nominative plural)
pappageyk (accusative indefinite singular)
pappageykin (accusative definite singular)
pappageykar (accusative indefinite plural)
pappageykarnar (accusative definite plural)
pappageyki (dative indefinite singular)
pappageykinum (dative definite singular)
pappageykum (dative indefinite plural)
pappageykunum (dative definite plural)
pappageyks (genitive indefinite singular)
pappageyksins (definite genitive singular)
pappageyka (genitive indefinite plural)
pappageykanna (definite genitive plural)

[ˈpʰaʰpːaˌt͡ʃɛiːkʊɹ]

From Danish papegøje, from Middle Low German papegoie, papagoie, from Old French papagai, or from Spanish papagayo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς (papagâs), from Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ), of onomatopoeic origin.

Pappageykur er fuglur, sum dugir væl at herma eftir fólki

A parrot is a bird which is good at imitating people.


kjaftur

kjaftur m (genitive singular kjafts, plural kjaftar)

kjafts (genitive singular)
kjaftar (plural)
kjaftur (indefinite nominative singular)
kjafturin (definite nominative singular)
kjaftar (indefinite nominative plural)
kjaftarnir (definite nominative plural)
kjaft (accusative indefinite singular)
kjaftin (accusative definite singular)
kjaftar (accusative indefinite plural)
kjaftarnar (accusative definite plural)
kjafti (dative indefinite singular)
kjaftinum (dative definite singular)
kjaftum (dative indefinite plural)
kjøftum (dative indefinite plural)
kjaftunum (dative definite plural)
kjøftunum (dative definite plural)
kjafts (genitive indefinite singular)
kjaftsins (definite genitive singular)
kjafta (genitive indefinite plural)
kjaftanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kjaptr or kjǫptr (“jaw; gaping jaws”). Cf. Old Norse kjapta (“to chatter, to gabble”).
See also Icelandic kjaftur and kjafta.


bára

fo-noun

bára f (genitive singular báru, plural bárur)

báru (genitive singular)
bárur (plural)
bára (indefinite nominative singular)
báran (definite nominative singular)
bárur (indefinite nominative plural)
bárurnar (definite nominative plural)
báru (accusative indefinite singular)
báruna (accusative definite singular)
bárur (accusative indefinite plural)
bárurnar (accusative definite plural)
báru (dative indefinite singular)
báruni (dative definite singular)
bárum (dative indefinite plural)
bárunum (dative definite plural)
báru (genitive indefinite singular)
bárunnar (definite genitive singular)
bára (genitive indefinite plural)
báranna (definite genitive plural)

Tað er ikki bára á sjónum.

Sjáldan er ein báran støk.


kaðal

kaðal m (genitive singular kaðals, plural kaðlar)

kaðals (genitive singular)
kaðlar (plural)
kaðal (indefinite nominative singular)
kaðalin (definite nominative singular)
kaðlar (indefinite nominative plural)
kaðlarnir (definite nominative plural)
kaðal (accusative indefinite singular)
kaðalin (accusative definite singular)
kaðlar (accusative indefinite plural)
kaðlarnar (accusative definite plural)
kaðli (dative indefinite singular)
kaðlinum (dative definite singular)
kaðlum (dative indefinite plural)
kaðlunum (dative definite plural)
kaðals (genitive indefinite singular)
kaðalsins (definite genitive singular)
kaðla (genitive indefinite plural)
kaðlanna (definite genitive plural)


ká

kás (genitive singular)
ká (plural)
ká (indefinite nominative singular)
káið (definite nominative singular)
ká (indefinite nominative plural)
káini (definite nominative plural)
ká (accusative indefinite singular)
káið (accusative definite singular)
ká (accusative indefinite plural)
káini (accusative definite plural)
ká (dative indefinite singular)
kái (dative indefinite singular)
kánum (dative definite singular)
káum (dative indefinite plural)
káunum (dative definite plural)
kás (genitive indefinite singular)
kásins (definite genitive singular)
káa (genitive indefinite plural)
káanna (definite genitive plural)

Káið tá í vegin kom.

The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.


jodd

jodd n (genitive singular jods, plural jodd)

jods (genitive singular)
jodd (plural)
jodd (indefinite nominative singular)
joddið (definite nominative singular)
jodd (indefinite nominative plural)
joddini (definite nominative plural)
jodd (accusative indefinite singular)
joddið (accusative definite singular)
jodd (accusative indefinite plural)
joddini (accusative definite plural)
joddi (dative indefinite singular)
joddinum (dative definite singular)
joddum (dative indefinite plural)
joddunum (dative definite plural)
jods (genitive indefinite singular)
jodsins (definite genitive singular)
jodda (genitive indefinite plural)
joddanna (definite genitive plural)

From Danish jod, from German Jot, from Latin iōta, from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta).

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.


edd

edd n (genitive singular eds, plural edd)

eds (genitive singular)
edd (plural)
edd (indefinite nominative singular)
eddið (definite nominative singular)
edd (indefinite nominative plural)
eddini (definite nominative plural)
edd (accusative indefinite singular)
eddið (accusative definite singular)
edd (accusative indefinite plural)
eddini (accusative definite plural)
eddi (dative indefinite singular)
eddinum (dative definite singular)
eddum (dative indefinite plural)
eddunum (dative definite plural)
eds (genitive indefinite singular)
edsins (definite genitive singular)
edda (genitive indefinite plural)
eddanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse eð; compare Icelandic eð.

The name of the Latin-script letter Ð/ð.


vaff

vaff n (genitive singular vafs, plural vaff or vøff)

vafs (genitive singular)
vaff (plural)
vøff (plural)
vaff (indefinite nominative singular)
vaffið (definite nominative singular)
vaff (indefinite nominative plural)
vaffini (definite nominative plural)
vaff (accusative indefinite singular)
vaffið (accusative definite singular)
vaff (accusative indefinite plural)
vaffini (accusative definite plural)
vaffi (dative indefinite singular)
vaffinum (dative definite singular)
vaffum (dative indefinite plural)
vaffunum (dative definite plural)
vafs (genitive indefinite singular)
vafsins (definite genitive singular)
vaffa (genitive indefinite plural)
vaffanna (definite genitive plural)
vaff (indefinite nominative singular)
vaffið (definite nominative singular)
vøff (indefinite nominative plural)
vøffini (definite nominative plural)
vaff (accusative indefinite singular)
vaffið (accusative definite singular)
vøff (accusative indefinite plural)
vøffini (accusative definite plural)
vaffi (dative indefinite singular)
vaffinum (dative definite singular)
vøffum (dative indefinite plural)
vøffunum (dative definite plural)
vafs (genitive indefinite singular)
vafsins (definite genitive singular)
vaffa (genitive indefinite plural)
vaffanna (definite genitive plural)


vavv

vavv n (genitive singular vavs, plural vøvv)

Ultimately, from Hebrew וי״ו (vav), וָו (vav).

(archaic) name of the letter v, compare ve.


ú

ú (indefinite nominative singular)
úið (definite nominative singular)
ú (indefinite nominative plural)
úini (definite nominative plural)
ú (accusative indefinite singular)
úið (accusative definite singular)
ú (accusative indefinite plural)
úini (accusative definite plural)
úi (dative indefinite singular)
úinum (dative definite singular)
úum (dative indefinite plural)
úunum (dative definite plural)
ús (genitive indefinite singular)
úsins (definite genitive singular)
úa (genitive indefinite plural)
úanna (definite genitive plural)


verkætlan

verkætlan f (genitive singular verkætlanar, plural verkætlanir)

verkætlanar (genitive singular)
verkætlanir (plural)
verkætlan (indefinite nominative singular)
verkætlanin (definite nominative singular)
verkætlanir (indefinite nominative plural)
verkætlanirnar (definite nominative plural)
verkætlan (accusative indefinite singular)
verkætlanina (accusative definite singular)
verkætlanir (accusative indefinite plural)
verkætlanirnar (accusative definite plural)
verkætlan (dative indefinite singular)
verkætlanini (dative definite singular)
verkætlanum (dative indefinite plural)
verkætlanunum (dative definite plural)
verkætlanar (genitive indefinite singular)
verkætlanarinnar (definite genitive singular)
verkætlana (genitive indefinite plural)
verkætlananna (definite genitive plural)

verk (“work”) + ætlan (“plan, schedule”)

compound

verkætlanin við móðurmálsorðabókini verður skjótt liðug

the project with the native monolingual dictionary will be finished soon


móðurmálsorðabók

fo-noun

móðurmálsorðabók f (genitive singular móðurmálsorðabókar, plural móðurmálsorðabøkur)

móðurmálsorðabókar (genitive singular)
móðurmálsorðabøkur (plural)
móðurmálsorðabók (indefinite nominative singular)
móðurmálsorðabókin (definite nominative singular)
móðurmálsorðabøkur (indefinite nominative plural)
móðurmálsorðabøkurnar (definite nominative plural)
móðurmálsorðabók (accusative indefinite singular)
móðurmálsorðabókina (accusative definite singular)
móðurmálsorðabøkur (accusative indefinite plural)
móðurmálsorðabøkurnar (accusative definite plural)
móðurmálsorðabók (dative indefinite singular)
móðurmálsorðabókini (dative definite singular)
móðurmálsorðabókum (dative indefinite plural)
móðurmálsorðabókunum (dative definite plural)
móðurmálsorðabókar (genitive indefinite singular)
móðurmálsorðabókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
móðurmálsorðabóka (genitive indefinite plural)
móðurmálsorðabókanna (definite genitive plural)

móðurmál (“mother tongue”) + orðabók (“dictionary”)

compound

móðurmálsorðabókin
the first monolingual Faroese Dictionary Føroysk orðabók, 1998

monolingual dictionary of the mother tongue


móðurmál

fo-noun

móðurmál n (genitive singular móðurmáls, plural móðurmál)

móðurmáls (genitive singular)
móðurmál (plural)
móðurmál (indefinite nominative singular)
móðurmálið (definite nominative singular)
móðurmál (indefinite nominative plural)
móðurmálini (definite nominative plural)
móðurmál (accusative indefinite singular)
móðurmálið (accusative definite singular)
móðurmál (accusative indefinite plural)
móðurmálini (accusative definite plural)
móðurmáli (dative indefinite singular)
móðurmálinum (dative definite singular)
móðurmálum (dative indefinite plural)
móðurmálunum (dative definite plural)
móðurmáls (genitive indefinite singular)
móðurmálsins (definite genitive singular)
móðurmála (genitive indefinite plural)
móðurmálanna (definite genitive plural)


móðurmálslærari

móðurmálslærari m (genitive singular móðurmálslærara, plural móðurmálslærarar)

móðurmálslærara (genitive singular)
móðurmálslærarar (plural)
móðurmálslærari (indefinite nominative singular)
móðurmálslærarin (definite nominative singular)
móðurmálslærarar (indefinite nominative plural)
móðurmálslærararnir (definite nominative plural)
móðurmálslærara (accusative indefinite singular)
móðurmálslæraran (accusative definite singular)
móðurmálslærarar (accusative indefinite plural)
móðurmálslærararnar (accusative definite plural)
móðurmálslærara (dative indefinite singular)
móðurmálslæraranum (dative definite singular)
móðurmálslærarum (dative indefinite plural)
móðurmálslærarunum (dative definite plural)
móðurmálslærara (genitive indefinite singular)
móðurmálslærarans (definite genitive singular)
móðurmálslærara (genitive indefinite plural)
móðurmálslæraranna (definite genitive plural)

móðurmál (“mother tongue”) + lærari (“teacher”)

compound

native teacher, who uses his mother tongue in the lessons (Faroese instead of Danish)


heimamál

fo-noun

heimamál n (genitive singular heimamáls, plural heimamál)

heimamáls (genitive singular)
heimamál (plural)
heimamál (indefinite nominative singular)
heimamálið (definite nominative singular)
heimamál (indefinite nominative plural)
heimamálini (definite nominative plural)
heimamál (accusative indefinite singular)
heimamálið (accusative definite singular)
heimamál (accusative indefinite plural)
heimamálini (accusative definite plural)
heimamáli (dative indefinite singular)
heimamálinum (dative definite singular)
heimamálum (dative indefinite plural)
heimamálunum (dative definite plural)
heimamáls (genitive indefinite singular)
heimamálsins (definite genitive singular)
heimamála (genitive indefinite plural)
heimamálanna (definite genitive plural)


krambúðarmál

krambúðarmál n (genitive singular krambúðarmáls, plural krambúðarmál)

krambúðarmáls (genitive singular)
krambúðarmál (plural)
krambúðarmál (indefinite nominative singular)
krambúðarmálið (definite nominative singular)
krambúðarmál (indefinite nominative plural)
krambúðarmálini (definite nominative plural)
krambúðarmál (accusative indefinite singular)
krambúðarmálið (accusative definite singular)
krambúðarmál (accusative indefinite plural)
krambúðarmálini (accusative definite plural)
krambúðarmáli (dative indefinite singular)
krambúðarmálinum (dative definite singular)
krambúðarmálum (dative indefinite plural)
krambúðarmálunum (dative definite plural)
krambúðarmáls (genitive indefinite singular)
krambúðarmálsins (definite genitive singular)
krambúðarmála (genitive indefinite plural)
krambúðarmálanna (definite genitive plural)

(archaic, cubic measure) 8 skeppur = 1 tunna


tunna

tunna f (genitive singular tunnu, plural tunnur)

tunnu (genitive singular)
tunnur (plural)
tunna (indefinite nominative singular)
tunnan (definite nominative singular)
tunnur (indefinite nominative plural)
tunnurnar (definite nominative plural)
tunnu (accusative indefinite singular)
tunnuna (accusative definite singular)
tunnur (accusative indefinite plural)
tunnurnar (accusative definite plural)
tunnu (dative indefinite singular)
tunnuni (dative definite singular)
tunnum (dative indefinite plural)
tunnunum (dative definite plural)
tunnu (genitive indefinite singular)
tunnunnar (definite genitive singular)
tunna (genitive indefinite plural)
tunnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tunna or Middle Low German tunne, both from Medieval Latin tunna (“wine barrel”).


fíggjarætlan

fíggjarætlan f (genitive singular fíggjarætlanar, plural fíggjarætlanir)

fíggjarætlanar (genitive singular)
fíggjarætlanir (plural)
fíggjarætlan (indefinite nominative singular)
fíggjarætlanin (definite nominative singular)
fíggjarætlanir (indefinite nominative plural)
fíggjarætlanirnar (definite nominative plural)
fíggjarætlan (accusative indefinite singular)
fíggjarætlanina (accusative definite singular)
fíggjarætlanir (accusative indefinite plural)
fíggjarætlanirnar (accusative definite plural)
fíggjarætlan (dative indefinite singular)
fíggjarætlanini (dative definite singular)
fíggjarætlanum (dative indefinite plural)
fíggjarætlanunum (dative definite plural)
fíggjarætlanar (genitive indefinite singular)
fíggjarætlanarinnar (definite genitive singular)
fíggjarætlana (genitive indefinite plural)
fíggjarætlananna (definite genitive plural)


fæ

fæ n (genitive singular fíggjar, uncountable)

fíggjar (genitive singular)
fæ (indefinite nominative singular)
fæið (definite nominative singular)
fæ (accusative indefinite singular)
fæið (accusative definite singular)
fæ (dative indefinite singular)
fæi (dative indefinite singular)
fænum (dative definite singular)
fíggjar (genitive indefinite singular)
fíggjarsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse fé (“cattle, sheep; property, money”), from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock”).

der

riches, richness, property, goods, money


tamarhald

fo-noun

tamarhald n (genitive singular tamarhalds, uncountable)

tamarhalds (genitive singular)
tamarhald (indefinite nominative singular)
tamarhaldið (definite nominative singular)
tamarhald (accusative indefinite singular)
tamarhaldið (accusative definite singular)
tamarhaldi (dative indefinite singular)
tamarhaldinum (dative definite singular)
tamarhalds (genitive indefinite singular)
tamarhaldsins (definite genitive singular)


depil

depil m (genitive singular depils, plural deplar)

depils (genitive singular)
deplar (plural)
depil (indefinite nominative singular)
depilin (definite nominative singular)
deplar (indefinite nominative plural)
deplarnir (definite nominative plural)
depil (accusative indefinite singular)
depilin (accusative definite singular)
deplar (accusative indefinite plural)
deplarnar (accusative definite plural)
depli (dative indefinite singular)
deplinum (dative definite singular)
deplum (dative indefinite plural)
deplunum (dative definite plural)
depils (genitive indefinite singular)
depilsins (definite genitive singular)
depla (genitive indefinite plural)
deplanna (definite genitive plural)


stubbi

stubbi m (genitive singular stubba, plural stubbar)

stubba (genitive singular)
stubbar (plural)
stubbi (indefinite nominative singular)
stubbin (definite nominative singular)
stubbar (indefinite nominative plural)
stubbarnir (definite nominative plural)
stubba (accusative indefinite singular)
stubban (accusative definite singular)
stubbar (accusative indefinite plural)
stubbarnar (accusative definite plural)
stubba (dative indefinite singular)
stubbanum (dative definite singular)
stubbum (dative indefinite plural)
stubbunum (dative definite plural)
stubba (genitive indefinite singular)
stubbans (definite genitive singular)
stubba (genitive indefinite plural)
stubbanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stubbi, from Proto-Germanic *stubbô.


kanning

kanning f (genitive singular kanningar, plural kanningar)

kanningar (genitive singular)
kanningar (plural)
kanning (indefinite nominative singular)
kanningin (definite nominative singular)
kanningar (indefinite nominative plural)
kanningarnar (definite nominative plural)
kanning (accusative indefinite singular)
kanningina (accusative definite singular)
kanningar (accusative indefinite plural)
kanningarnar (accusative definite plural)
kanning (dative indefinite singular)
kanningini (dative definite singular)
kanningum (dative indefinite plural)
kanningunum (dative definite plural)
kanningar (genitive indefinite singular)
kanningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kanninga (genitive indefinite plural)
kanninganna (definite genitive plural)


gransking

gransking f (genitive singular granskingar, uncountable)

granskingar (genitive singular)
gransking (indefinite nominative singular)
granskingin (definite nominative singular)
gransking (accusative indefinite singular)
granskingina (accusative definite singular)
gransking (dative indefinite singular)
granskingini (dative definite singular)
granskingar (genitive indefinite singular)
granskingarinnar (definite genitive singular)


rannsakan

rannsakan f (genitive singular rannsakanar, plural rannsakanir)

rannsakanar (genitive singular)
rannsakanir (plural)
rannsakan (indefinite nominative singular)
rannsakanin (definite nominative singular)
rannsakanir (indefinite nominative plural)
rannsakanirnar (definite nominative plural)
rannsakan (accusative indefinite singular)
rannsakanina (accusative definite singular)
rannsakanir (accusative indefinite plural)
rannsakanirnar (accusative definite plural)
rannsakan (dative indefinite singular)
rannsakanini (dative definite singular)
rannsakanum (dative indefinite plural)
rannsakanunum (dative definite plural)
rannsakanar (genitive indefinite singular)
rannsakanarinnar (definite genitive singular)
rannsakana (genitive indefinite plural)
rannsakananna (definite genitive plural)


leitan

leitan f (genitive singular leitanar, plural leitanir)

leitanar (genitive singular)
leitanir (plural)
leitan (indefinite nominative singular)
leitanin (definite nominative singular)
leitanir (indefinite nominative plural)
leitanirnar (definite nominative plural)
leitan (accusative indefinite singular)
leitanina (accusative definite singular)
leitanir (accusative indefinite plural)
leitanirnar (accusative definite plural)
leitan (dative indefinite singular)
leitanini (dative definite singular)
leitanum (dative indefinite plural)
leitanunum (dative definite plural)
leitanar (genitive indefinite singular)
leitanarinnar (definite genitive singular)
leitana (genitive indefinite plural)
leitananna (definite genitive plural)


leiting

leiting f (genitive singular leitingar, plural leitingar)

leitingar (genitive singular)
leitingar (plural)
leiting (indefinite nominative singular)
leitingin (definite nominative singular)
leitingar (indefinite nominative plural)
leitingarnar (definite nominative plural)
leiting (accusative indefinite singular)
leitingina (accusative definite singular)
leitingar (accusative indefinite plural)
leitingarnar (accusative definite plural)
leiting (dative indefinite singular)
leitingini (dative definite singular)
leitingum (dative indefinite plural)
leitingunum (dative definite plural)
leitingar (genitive indefinite singular)
leitingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
leitinga (genitive indefinite plural)
leitinganna (definite genitive plural)


kunning

kunning f (genitive singular kunningar, uncountable)

kunningar (genitive singular)
kunning (indefinite nominative singular)
kunningin (definite nominative singular)
kunning (accusative indefinite singular)
kunningina (accusative definite singular)
kunning (dative indefinite singular)
kunningini (dative definite singular)
kunningar (genitive indefinite singular)
kunningarinnar (definite genitive singular)


kunningarstova

kunningarstova f (genitive singular kunningarstovu, plural kunningarstovur)

kunningarstovu (genitive singular)
kunningarstovur (plural)
kunningarstova (indefinite nominative singular)
kunningarstovan (definite nominative singular)
kunningarstovur (indefinite nominative plural)
kunningarstovurnar (definite nominative plural)
kunningarstovu (accusative indefinite singular)
kunningarstovuna (accusative definite singular)
kunningarstovur (accusative indefinite plural)
kunningarstovurnar (accusative definite plural)
kunningarstovu (dative indefinite singular)
kunningarstovuni (dative definite singular)
kunningarstovum (dative indefinite plural)
kunningarstovunum (dative definite plural)
kunningarstovu (genitive indefinite singular)
kunningarstovunnar (definite genitive singular)
kunningarstova (genitive indefinite plural)
kunningarstovanna (definite genitive plural)

kunning (“information”) + stova (“room, office”)

compound

information bureau, information desk, tourist information


starv

fo-noun

starv n (genitive singular starvs, plural størv)

starvs (genitive singular)
størv (plural)
starv (indefinite nominative singular)
starvið (definite nominative singular)
størv (indefinite nominative plural)
størvini (definite nominative plural)
starv (accusative indefinite singular)
starvið (accusative definite singular)
størv (accusative indefinite plural)
størvini (accusative definite plural)
starvi (dative indefinite singular)
starvinum (dative definite singular)
størvum (dative indefinite plural)
størvunum (dative definite plural)
starvs (genitive indefinite singular)
starvsins (definite genitive singular)
starva (genitive indefinite plural)
starvanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse starf, from Proto-Germanic *starfą (“labor”).


økismenning

økismenning f (genitive singular økismenningar, uncountable)

økismenningar (genitive singular)
økismenning (indefinite nominative singular)
økismenningin (definite nominative singular)
økismenning (accusative indefinite singular)
økismenningina (accusative definite singular)
økismenning (dative indefinite singular)
økismenningini (dative definite singular)
økismenningar (genitive indefinite singular)
økismenningarinnar (definite genitive singular)

/ˈøːʰtʃɪsˌmɛnːɪŋk/

øki (“region”) + menning (“development”)


innbúgv

fo-noun

innbúgv n (genitive singular innbús, uncountable)

innbús (genitive singular)
innbúgv (indefinite nominative singular)
innbúgvið (definite nominative singular)
innbúgv (accusative indefinite singular)
innbúgvið (accusative definite singular)
innbúgvi (dative indefinite singular)
innbúgvnum (dative definite singular)
innbús (genitive indefinite singular)
innbúsins (definite genitive singular)


húsgøgn

húsgøgn n pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural húsgagna)

húsgagna (genitive plural)
húsgøgn (indefinite nominative plural)
húsgøgnini (definite nominative plural)
húsgøgn (accusative indefinite plural)
húsgøgnini (accusative definite plural)
húsgøgnum (dative indefinite plural)
húsgøgnunum (dative definite plural)
húsgagna (genitive indefinite plural)
húsgagnanna (definite genitive plural)


húsbúnaður

húsbúnaður m (genitive singular húsbúnaðar, plural húsbúnaðir)

húsbúnaðar (genitive singular)
húsbúnaðir (plural)
húsbúnaður (indefinite nominative singular)
húsbúnaðurin (definite nominative singular)
húsbúnaðir (indefinite nominative plural)
húsbúnaðirnir (definite nominative plural)
húsbúnað (accusative indefinite singular)
húsbúnaðin (accusative definite singular)
húsbúnaðir (accusative indefinite plural)
húsbúnaðirnar (accusative definite plural)
húsbúnaði (dative indefinite singular)
húsbúnaðinum (dative definite singular)
húsbúnaðum (dative indefinite plural)
húsbúnaðunum (dative definite plural)
húsbúnaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
húsbúnaðarins (definite genitive singular)
húsbúnaða (genitive indefinite plural)
húsbúnaðanna (definite genitive plural)


húsbúni

húsbúni m (genitive singular húsbúna, plural húsbúnar)

húsbúna (genitive singular)
húsbúnar (plural)
húsbúni (indefinite nominative singular)
húsbúnin (definite nominative singular)
húsbúnar (indefinite nominative plural)
húsbúnarnir (definite nominative plural)
húsbúna (accusative indefinite singular)
húsbúnan (accusative definite singular)
húsbúnar (accusative indefinite plural)
húsbúnarnar (accusative definite plural)
húsbúna (dative indefinite singular)
húsbúnanum (dative definite singular)
húsbúnum (dative indefinite plural)
húsbúnunum (dative definite plural)
húsbúna (genitive indefinite singular)
húsbúnans (definite genitive singular)
húsbúna (genitive indefinite plural)
húsbúnanna (definite genitive plural)


mannfólk

mannfólk n (genitive singular mannfólks, plural mannfólk)

mannfólks (genitive singular)
mannfólk (plural)
mannfólk (indefinite nominative singular)
mannfólkið (definite nominative singular)
mannfólk (indefinite nominative plural)
mannfólkini (definite nominative plural)
mannfólk (accusative indefinite singular)
mannfólkið (accusative definite singular)
mannfólk (accusative indefinite plural)
mannfólkini (accusative definite plural)
mannfólki (dative indefinite singular)
mannfólkinum (dative definite singular)
mannfólkum (dative indefinite plural)
mannfólkunum (dative definite plural)
mannfólks (genitive indefinite singular)
mannfólksins (definite genitive singular)
mannfólka (genitive indefinite plural)
mannfólkanna (definite genitive plural)


konufólk

konufólk n (genitive singular konufólks, plural konufólk)

konufólks (genitive singular)
konufólk (plural)
konufólk (indefinite nominative singular)
konufólkið (definite nominative singular)
konufólk (indefinite nominative plural)
konufólkini (definite nominative plural)
konufólk (accusative indefinite singular)
konufólkið (accusative definite singular)
konufólk (accusative indefinite plural)
konufólkini (accusative definite plural)
konufólki (dative indefinite singular)
konufólkinum (dative definite singular)
konufólkum (dative indefinite plural)
konufólkunum (dative definite plural)
konufólks (genitive indefinite singular)
konufólksins (definite genitive singular)
konufólka (genitive indefinite plural)
konufólkanna (definite genitive plural)


kallur

kallur m (genitive singular kals, plural kallar)

kals (genitive singular)
kallar (plural)
kallur (indefinite nominative singular)
kallurin (definite nominative singular)
kallar (indefinite nominative plural)
kallarnir (definite nominative plural)
kall (accusative indefinite singular)
kallin (accusative definite singular)
kallar (accusative indefinite plural)
kallarnar (accusative definite plural)
kalli (dative indefinite singular)
kallinum (dative definite singular)
køllum (dative indefinite plural)
kallum (dative indefinite plural)
køllunum (dative definite plural)
kallunum (dative definite plural)
kals (genitive indefinite singular)
kalsins (definite genitive singular)
kalla (genitive indefinite plural)
kallanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (karilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz.


tummi

tummi m (genitive singular tumma, plural tummar)

tumma (genitive singular)
tummar (plural)
tummi (indefinite nominative singular)
tummin (definite nominative singular)
tummar (indefinite nominative plural)
tummarnir (definite nominative plural)
tumma (accusative indefinite singular)
tumman (accusative definite singular)
tummar (accusative indefinite plural)
tummarnar (accusative definite plural)
tumma (dative indefinite singular)
tummanum (dative definite singular)
tummum (dative indefinite plural)
tummunum (dative definite plural)
tumma (genitive indefinite singular)
tummans (definite genitive singular)
tumma (genitive indefinite plural)
tummanna (definite genitive plural)


kollvelting

kollvelting f (genitive singular kollveltingar, plural kollveltingar)

kollveltingar (genitive singular)
kollveltingar (plural)
kollvelting (indefinite nominative singular)
kollveltingin (definite nominative singular)
kollveltingar (indefinite nominative plural)
kollveltingarnar (definite nominative plural)
kollvelting (accusative indefinite singular)
kollveltingina (accusative definite singular)
kollveltingar (accusative indefinite plural)
kollveltingarnar (accusative definite plural)
kollvelting (dative indefinite singular)
kollveltingini (dative definite singular)
kollveltingum (dative indefinite plural)
kollveltingunum (dative definite plural)
kollveltingar (genitive indefinite singular)
kollveltingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kollveltinga (genitive indefinite plural)
kollveltinganna (definite genitive plural)

Neologism. Compound from kollvelta + -ing


festarmaður

festarmaður m (genitive singular festarmans, plural festarmenn)

festarmans (genitive singular)
festarmenn (plural)
festarmaður (indefinite nominative singular)
festarmaðurin (definite nominative singular)
festarmenn (indefinite nominative plural)
festarmenninir (definite nominative plural)
festarmann (accusative indefinite singular)
festarmannin (accusative definite singular)
festarmenn (accusative indefinite plural)
festarmenninar (accusative definite plural)
festarmanni (dative indefinite singular)
festarmanninum (dative definite singular)
festarmonnum (dative indefinite plural)
festarmonnunum (dative definite plural)
festarmans (genitive indefinite singular)
festarmansins (definite genitive singular)
festarmanna (genitive indefinite plural)
festarmannanna (definite genitive plural)


brúðgómur

brúðgómur m (genitive singular brúðgóms, plural brúðgómar)

brúðgóms (genitive singular)
brúðgómar (plural)
brúðgómur (indefinite nominative singular)
brúðgómurin (definite nominative singular)
brúðgómar (indefinite nominative plural)
brúðgómarnir (definite nominative plural)
brúðgóm (accusative indefinite singular)
brúðgómin (accusative definite singular)
brúðgómar (accusative indefinite plural)
brúðgómarnar (accusative definite plural)
brúðgómi (dative indefinite singular)
brúðgóminum (dative definite singular)
brúðgómum (dative indefinite plural)
brúðgómunum (dative definite plural)
brúðgóms (genitive indefinite singular)
brúðgómsins (definite genitive singular)
brúðgóma (genitive indefinite plural)
brúðgómanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse brúðgumi, from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô. Compare Icelandic brúðgumi, Norwegian and Danish brudgom, Swedish brudgum.


borgari

borgari m (genitive singular borgara, plural borgarar)

borgara (genitive singular)
borgarar (plural)
borgari (indefinite nominative singular)
borgarin (definite nominative singular)
borgarar (indefinite nominative plural)
borgararnir (definite nominative plural)
borgara (accusative indefinite singular)
borgaran (accusative definite singular)
borgarar (accusative indefinite plural)
borgararnar (accusative definite plural)
borgara (dative indefinite singular)
borgaranum (dative definite singular)
borgarum (dative indefinite plural)
borgarunum (dative definite plural)
borgara (genitive indefinite singular)
borgarans (definite genitive singular)
borgara (genitive indefinite plural)
borgaranna (definite genitive plural)


tíðindablað

tíðindablað n (genitive singular tíðindablaðs, plural tíðindabløð)

tíðindablaðs (genitive singular)
tíðindabløð (plural)
tíðindablað (indefinite nominative singular)
tíðindablaðið (definite nominative singular)
tíðindabløð (indefinite nominative plural)
tíðindabløðini (definite nominative plural)
tíðindablað (accusative indefinite singular)
tíðindablaðið (accusative definite singular)
tíðindabløð (accusative indefinite plural)
tíðindabløðini (accusative definite plural)
tíðindablað (dative indefinite singular)
tíðindablaði (dative indefinite singular)
tíðindablaðnum (dative definite singular)
tíðindablaðinum (dative definite singular)
tíðindabløðum (dative indefinite plural)
tíðindabløðunum (dative definite plural)
tíðindablaðs (genitive indefinite singular)
tíðindablaðsins (definite genitive singular)
tíðindablaða (genitive indefinite plural)
tíðindablaðanna (definite genitive plural)

tíðindi (“news”) + blað (“piece of paper”)


alnet

fo-noun

alnet n (genitive singular alnets, plural alnet)

alnets (genitive singular)
alnet (plural)
alnet (indefinite nominative singular)
alnetið (definite nominative singular)
alnet (indefinite nominative plural)
alnetini (definite nominative plural)
alnet (accusative indefinite singular)
alnetið (accusative definite singular)
alnet (accusative indefinite plural)
alnetini (accusative definite plural)
alneti (dative indefinite singular)
alnetinum (dative definite singular)
alnetum (dative indefinite plural)
alnetunum (dative definite plural)
alnets (genitive indefinite singular)
alnetsins (definite genitive singular)
alneta (genitive indefinite plural)
alnetanna (definite genitive plural)


stólur

stólur m (genitive singular stóls, plural stólar)

stóls (genitive singular)
stólar (plural)
stólur (indefinite nominative singular)
stólurin (definite nominative singular)
stólar (indefinite nominative plural)
stólarnir (definite nominative plural)
stól (accusative indefinite singular)
stólin (accusative definite singular)
stólar (accusative indefinite plural)
stólarnar (accusative definite plural)
stóli (dative indefinite singular)
stólinum (dative definite singular)
stólum (dative indefinite plural)
stólunum (dative definite plural)
stóls (genitive indefinite singular)
stólsins (definite genitive singular)
stóla (genitive indefinite plural)
stólanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stóll, from Proto-Germanic *stōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stāl- (“frame, rack, stand”).


støð

fo-noun

støð f (genitive singular støðar, plural støðir)

støðar (genitive singular)
støðir (plural)
støð (indefinite nominative singular)
støðin (definite nominative singular)
støðir (indefinite nominative plural)
støðirnar (definite nominative plural)
støð (accusative indefinite singular)
støðina (accusative definite singular)
støðir (accusative indefinite plural)
støðirnar (accusative definite plural)
støð (dative indefinite singular)
støðini (dative definite singular)
støðum (dative indefinite plural)
støðunum (dative definite plural)
støðar (genitive indefinite singular)
støðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
støða (genitive indefinite plural)
støðanna (definite genitive plural)


venjing

venjing f (genitive singular venjingar, plural venjingar)

venjingar (genitive singular)
venjingar (plural)
venjing (indefinite nominative singular)
venjingin (definite nominative singular)
venjingar (indefinite nominative plural)
venjingarnar (definite nominative plural)
venjing (accusative indefinite singular)
venjingina (accusative definite singular)
venjingar (accusative indefinite plural)
venjingarnar (accusative definite plural)
venjing (dative indefinite singular)
venjingini (dative definite singular)
venjingum (dative indefinite plural)
venjingunum (dative definite plural)
venjingar (genitive indefinite singular)
venjingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
venjinga (genitive indefinite plural)
venjinganna (definite genitive plural)


likka

likka f (genitive singular likku, plural likkur)

likku (genitive singular)
likkur (plural)
likka (indefinite nominative singular)
likkan (definite nominative singular)
likkur (indefinite nominative plural)
likkurnar (definite nominative plural)
likku (accusative indefinite singular)
likkuna (accusative definite singular)
likkur (accusative indefinite plural)
likkurnar (accusative definite plural)
likku (dative indefinite singular)
likkuni (dative definite singular)
likkum (dative indefinite plural)
likkunum (dative definite plural)
likku (genitive indefinite singular)
likkunnar (definite genitive singular)
likka (genitive indefinite plural)
likkanna (definite genitive plural)

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