gíggja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gígja, related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige. Cognate with Icelandic gígja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊt͡ʃːa]

Noun

gíggja f (genitive singular gíggju, plural gíggjur)

1. (chiefly poetic) fiddle, violin; two or three stringed medieval bowed lyre

Declension

Declension of gíggja
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gíggja	gíggjan	gíggjur	gíggjurnar
accusative	gíggju	gíggjuna	gíggjur	gíggjurnar
dative	gíggju	gíggjuni	gíggjum	gíggjunum
genitive	gíggju	gíggjunnar	gíggja	gíggjanna