bævur
Faroese
Etymology
From Middle Low German bever, from Old Saxon biƀar, biƀor, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.
Pronunciation
Noun
bævur m (genitive singular bævurs, plural bævrar)
Declension
m19 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bævur | bævurin | bævrar | bævrarnir |
Accusative | bævur | bævurin | bævrar | bævrarnar |
Dative | bævri | bævrinum | bævrum | bævrunum |
Genitive | bævurs | bævursins | bævra | bævranna |
Noun
bævur n (genitive singular bævurs, plural bævur)
- (archaic) (stinking) secretion of the beaver, used in order to keep whales away from fishing vessels. In the Faroes, where no beavers live, were also used other matters like juniper under the same name "bævur".
Declension
Declension of bævur | ||||
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n13 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bævur | bævrið | bævur | bævrini |
accusative | bævur | bævrið | bævur | bævrini |
dative | bævri | bævrinum | bævrum | bævrunum |
genitive | bævurs | bævursins | bævra | bævranna |
Categories:
- Faroese terms derived from Middle Low German
- Faroese terms derived from Old Saxon
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese neuter nouns
- Faroese terms with archaic senses
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