svøvnur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos. Related to *swefaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvœvnʊɹ/

Noun

svøvnur m (genitive singular svøvns, plural svøvnar)

1. sleep

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	svøvnur	svøvnurin	svøvnar	svøvnarnir
accusative	svøvn	svøvnin	svøvnar	svøvnarnar
dative	svøvni	svøvninum	svøvnum	svøvnunum
genitive	svøvns	svøvnsins	svøvna	svøvnanna

Derived terms

• svøvnloysi
• svøvnposi

See also

• song
• koddi
• kamar
• sovikamar