muskatt

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Muskat, from Old French noix muscat, from Medieval Latin muscata (nutmeg), from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos, musk), from Middle Persian *mušk; ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, testicle), the shape of the gland being similar.

Noun[edit]

muskatt n (genitive singular muskats, uncountable)

  1. nutmeg

Declension[edit]

n9s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative muskatt muskattið
Accusative muskatt muskattið
Dative muskatti muskattinum
Genitive muskats muskatsins