eigur

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiːjʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -aiːjʊɹ

  Homophone: eiður

Verb

eigur

1. you own/have, he/she/it owns/has, 2nd and 3rd person singular present form of eiga (to own, have, give birth)

Usage notes

• nógvur fuglur eigur har - there breed many birds (note the singular form of fuglur. Thus verbally: "much bird owns there", i.e. "many birds have fledlings there" and not "this place owns many birds")
• tú eigur ikki at gera hatta - you must not do that ("you have not to do that")

Conjugation

Conjugation of eiga (irregular)
infinitive	eiga
supine	átt
participle	eigandi	?
	present	past
first singular	eigi (ár, á)	átti (á)
second singular	eigur (eigir) (ár, á)	átti (á)
third singular	eigur (eigir) (ár, á)	átti (á)
plural	eiga	áttu
	imperative
singular	eig!
plural	eigið!

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiːɣʏr/
• Rhymes: -eiːɣʏr

Etymology 1

Back-formation from eigra (“to wander, to ramble”).

Noun

eigur n (genitive singular eigurs, no plural)

1. wandering, rambling

Etymology 2

Inflected form of eiga (“ownership”).

Noun

1. indefinite nominative plural of eiga
2. indefinite accusative plural of eiga