fjøra

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”) (oblique case fjǫru). Compare with Norwegian Nynorsk fjøra, and Icelandic fjara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjøːɹa/
• Rhymes: -øːɹa

Noun

fjøra f (genitive singular fjøru, plural fjørur)

1. low tide, ebb, ebb tide

   Synonym: fjara

   Antonym: flóð

2. (hydrology) intertidal zone, foreshore

   Synonym: strond

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjøra	fjøran	fjørur	fjørurnar
accusative	fjøru	fjøruna	fjørur	fjørurnar
dative	fjøru	fjøruni	fjørum	fjørunum
genitive	fjøru	fjørunnar	fjøra	fjøranna

Derived terms

• háfjøra
• turrfjøra
• várfjøra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fjøren

Noun

fjøra m or f

1. definite feminine singular of fjør
2. definite feminine singular of fjøre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the noun fjør (“feather”) +‎ -a.

Verb

fjøra (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøra/fjør)

1. to clothe or cover with feathers
2. (reflexive) to become vivacious
3. (intransitive) to be elastic or yielding

Alternative forms

• fjøre (e-infinitive)

Derived terms

• fjøring f

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”).

Noun

fjøra f (definite singular fjøra, indefinite plural fjører or fjøror, definite plural fjørene or fjørone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of fjøre
2. definite singular of fjøre

Verb

fjøra (present tense fjørar, past tense fjøra, past participle fjøra, passive infinitive fjørast, present participle fjørande, imperative fjøra/fjør)

1. alternative form of fjøre

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fjøra f

1. definite singular of fjør

References

• “fjøra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.