vongur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse vængr, from Proto-Germanic *wēngijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to vindur.
Pronunciation
Noun
vongur m (genitive singular veingjar or vongs, plural veingir)
- wing (birds, bats and insects)
- wing, aerofoil, airfoil
- wing (of a building)
- outer forward (football, etc.)
- part of the football field at the sideline
Declension
m34 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vongur | vongurin | veingir | veingirnir |
Accusative | vong | vongin | veingir | veingirnar |
Dative | veingi/ vongi |
veinginum/ vonginum |
veingjum | veingjunum |
Genitive | veingjar/ vongs |
veingjarins/ vongsins |
veingja | veingjanna |
Derived terms
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese entries with topic categories using raw markup
- Faroese masculine nouns
- fo:Anatomy
- fo:Architecture
- fo:Aviation
- fo:Football (soccer)