stjørnugrús

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Faroese

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Etymology

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stjørna (“star”) +‎ grús (“gravel”); the second term is from Middle Low German grūs (“grain (of sand, wheat, etc.)”) (compare Norwegian and Swedish grus (“gravel”)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stjørnugrús f (genitive singular stjørnugrús)

  1. galaxy, cluster of stars, host of stars, mass of stars
  2. Milky Way

Declension

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n11s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative stjørnugrús stjørnugrúsið
Accusative stjørnugrús stjørnugrúsið
Dative stjørnugrúsi stjørnugrúsinum
Genitive stjørnugrús stjørnugrúsins
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