familja

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin familia (“family, household”), from famulus (“servant, slave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈmɪlja/

Noun

familja f (genitive singular familju, plural familjur)

1. family
2. clan, lineage

Declension

Declension of familja
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	familja	familjan	familjur	familjurnar
accusative	familju	familjuna	familjur	familjurnar
dative	familju	familjuni	familjum	familjunum
genitive	familju	familjunnar	familja	familjanna

Synonyms

• húski
• ætt, slekt