klettur

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse klettr, from Proto-Germanic *klintaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

klettur m (genitive singular klets, plural klettar)

  1. large stone, rock, cliff
  2. (humorous) klettarnir - the Faroe Islands (literally "the rocks")

Declension[edit]

m9 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klettur kletturin klettar klettarnir
Accusative klett klettin klettar klettarnar
Dative kletti klettinum klettum klettunum
Genitive klets kletsins kletta klettanna

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse klettr, from Proto-Germanic *klintaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

klettur m (genitive singular kletts, nominative plural klettar)

  1. rock, crag, cliff
    Þverhníptur klettur.
    A sheer cliff.

Declension[edit]