oyggj
Appearance
Faroese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- oy (obsolete except poetic)
Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō, from an earlier *agwjō, related to *ahwō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]oyggj f (genitive singular oyggjar, plural oyggjar)
- island
- eg oyggjar veit ...
- I know isles ... (patriotic song by Fríðrikur Petersen)
- eg oyggjar veit ...
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | oyggj | oyggin | oyggjar | oyggjarnar |
| accusative | oyggj | oynna | oyggjar | oyggjarnar |
| dative | oyggj | oynni | oyggjum | oyggjunum |
| genitive | oyggjar | oyggjarinnar | oyggja | oyggjanna |