karniffil

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From German Karnöffel (whence also Danish karnøffel), a card game of the 15th and 16th century.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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karniffil m (genitive singular karniffils, plural karniflar)

  1. (cards, stýrivolt) jack

Declension

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m22 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative karniffil karniffilin karniflar karniflarnir
Accusative karniffil karniffilin karniflar karniflarnar
Dative karnifli karniflinum karniflum karniflunum
Genitive karniffils karniffilsins karnifla karniflanna