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veikur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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veikur (comparative veikari, superlative veikastur)

  1. weak
  2. (grammar) weak

Inflection

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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

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See also

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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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

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