fótur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

Noun

fótur m (genitive singular fótar, plural føtur)

  1. foot
  2. leg
  3. 0,5 alin = 31,385 cm
  4. base

Usage notes

Certain frozen expressions have alternative dative and genitive singular forms: føti, fóts.

Declension

m30 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fótur fóturin føtur føturnir
Accusative fót fótin føtur føturnar
Dative fóti fótinum fótum fótunum
Genitive fótar fótarins fóta fótanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfouːtʏr/ , IPA(key): /ˈfouːtʰʏr/ (Northern Iceland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ouːtʏr

Noun

fótur m (genitive singular fótar, nominative plural fætur)

  1. (anatomy) foot
  2. leg (of animals and people)
  3. leg (of a chair, table, etc.)

Declension

Derived terms