broddur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse broddr, from Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz.

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Noun

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broddur m (genitive singular brods, plural broddar)

  1. sting
  2. (botany) thorn, prickle
  3. (of insects) spike, sting
  4. (orthography) acute accent

Declension

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m9 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative brodur brodurin brodar brodarnir
Accusative brod brodin brodar brodarnar
Dative brodi brodinum brodum brodunum
Genitive bros brosins broda brodanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse broddr, from Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz.

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Noun

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broddur m (genitive singular brodds, nominative plural broddar)

  1. point, spike
  2. (of insects) spike, sting
  3. (uncountable) colostrum (type of milk)
    • Song Heima from Baldur
      Hæfilega heitan brodd, heimalningnum gefur.
      He feeds the lamb warm milk.
  4. (orthography) acute accent

Declension

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    Declension of broddur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative broddur broddurinn broddar broddarnir
accusative brodd broddinn brodda broddana
dative broddi broddinum broddum broddunum
genitive brodds broddsins brodda broddanna

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