veikur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaikʊr/

  Rhymes: -aikʊr

Adjective

veikur (comparative veikari, superlative veikastur)

1. weak
2. (grammar) weak

Inflection

Declension of veikur (a1)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	veikur	veik	veikt
accusative	veikan	veika	veikt
dative	veikum	veikari	veikum
genitive	veiks	veikar	veiks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	veikir	veikar	veik
accusative	veikar	veikar	veik
dative	veikum	veikum	veikum
genitive	veika	veika	veika

Synonyms

• bleytur
• mjúkur

Antonyms

• harður
• hvassur
• sterkur

Derived terms

• veikleiki

See also

• vátur
• eymur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse veikr, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveiːkʏr/

  Rhymes: -eiːkʏr

Adjective

veikur (comparative veikari, superlative veikastur)

1. weak, pliant
2. sick, ill

   Hún er veik.

   She's sick.

   Hann er veikur.

   He's sick.

   Barnið er veikt.

   The child is sick.

3. (of a sound) faint, low
4. (music) soft, piano
5. (grammar) weak

Declension

Positive forms of veikur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	veikur	veik	veikt
	accusative	veikan	veika
	dative	veikum	veikri	veiku
	genitive	veiks	veikrar	veiks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	veikir	veikar	veik
	accusative	veika
	dative	veikum
	genitive	veikra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	veiki	veika	veika
	acc/dat/gen	veika	veiku
	plural (all-case)	veiku

Comparative forms of veikur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	veikari	veikari	veikara
	plural (all-case)	veikari

Superlative forms of veikur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	veikastur	veikust	veikast
	accusative	veikastan	veikasta
	dative	veikustum	veikastri	veikustu
	genitive	veikasts	veikastrar	veikasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	veikastir	veikastar	veikust
	accusative	veikasta
	dative	veikustum
	genitive	veikastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	veikasti	veikasta	veikasta
	acc/dat/gen	veikasta	veikustu
	plural (all-case)	veikustu

Synonyms

• (weak): aumur
• (sick): sjúkur, lasinn
• (faint, low): daufur, lágur

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “weak”): sterkur, traustur, öflugur
• (antonym(s) of “sick”): frískur, heilbrigður, heill
• (antonym(s) of “faint, low”): hár, hávær
• (antonym(s) of “music: soft”): sterkur
• (antonym(s) of “grammar: weak”): sterkur

Derived terms

• veikleiki