strongur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic *strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (rope, cord; to be tight).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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strongur m (genitive singular streingjar or strongs, plural streingir)

  1. thread, line
  2. bowstring
  3. string (music instrument)
  4. strong current

Declension

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m34 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative strongur strongurin streingir streingirnir
Accusative strong strongin streingir streingirnar
Dative streingi/
strongi
streinginum/
stronginum
streingjum streingjunum
Genitive streingjar/
strongs
streingjarins/
strongsins
streingja streingjanna