drongur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse drengr, from Proto-Germanic *drangijaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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drongur m (genitive singular dreingjar or drongs, plural dreingir)

  1. boy
  2. son
  3. boyfriend
  4. celibate, bachelor
  5. hero
  6. jack, knave (cards)

Declension

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m34 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative drongur drongurin dreingir dreingirnir
Accusative drong drongin dreingir dreingirnar
Dative dreingi/
drongi
dreinginum/
dronginum
dreingjum dreingjunum
Genitive dreingjar/
drongs
dreingjarins/
drongsins
dreingja dreingjanna