ærgi
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Irish áirge. Compare Scottish Gaelic àiridh, àirigh (“hill pasture”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ærgi n (genitive singular ærgis, plural ærgi or ærgir)
- a pasture for cattle to graze over the summer with a hut where the people tending them live meanwhile; a shieling
Declension
n25 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ærgi | ærgið | ærgi(r) | ærgini |
Accusative | ærgi | ærgið | ærgi(r) | ærgini |
Dative | ærgi | ærginum | ærgjum | ærgjunum |
Genitive | ærgis | ærgisins | ærgja | ærgjanna |
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Usage notes
- Because of dialectical variation, when in compounded placenames, this word is sometimes spelled as pronounced in that area, thus the existence of both the form Argisá and Ergisá. On modern maps, these are spelled Ærgisá.