munnur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-.

Alternative forms

• muður

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊnːʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʊnːʊɹ

Noun

munnur m (genitive singular muns, plural munnar)

1. mouth
2. sip, mouthful

Declension

m9	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	munnur	munnurin	munnar	munnarnir
Accusative	munn	munnin	munnar	munnarnar
Dative	munni	munninum	munnum	munnunum
Genitive	muns	munsins	munna	munnanna

Synonyms

• muður

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse munnr, from Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ment-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʏnːʏr/

  Rhymes: -ʏnːʏr

Noun

munnur m (genitive singular munns, nominative plural munnar)

1. mouth

   En amma, af hverju ertu með svona stóran munn?

   But grandmother, why do you have such a big mouth?

Synonyms

• (mouth): kjaftur m

Derived terms

• munnangur (mouth ulcer)
• munnbyssa (blowgun)
• munnfylli (a mouthful)
• munnharpa (harmonica)
• munnkarfa (muzzle)
• munnmök (oral sex)
• munnskol (mouthwash)
• munnvatn (saliva)
• munnþurrka (napkin)