vindur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪntʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɪntʊɹ

Noun

vindur m (genitive singular vinds, plural vindar)

1. wind

Declension

Declension of vindur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vindur	vindurin	vindar	vindarnir
accusative	vind	vindin	vindar	vindarnar
dative	vindi	vindinum	vindum	vindunum
genitive	vinds	vindsins	vinda	vindanna

Derived terms

• vindeyga
• vindætt
• vindferð
• vindstyrki
• strúkur í vindi
• kastivindur
• vindorka
• vindmylla

Related terms

• høgætt
• lágætt
• lot
• hvirla
• stormur
• skýloft
• regn
• hiti
• vetur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vindr, from Proto-Germanic *windaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“blowing”), present participle of *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪntʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪntʏr

Noun

vindur m (genitive singular vinds, nominative plural vindar)

1. wind

Declension

declension of vindur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vindur	vindurinn	vindar	vindarnir
accusative	vind	vindinn	vinda	vindana
dative	vindi	vindinum	vindum	vindunum
genitive	vinds	vindsins	vinda	vindanna

Derived terms

• hvirfilvindur
• láta sem vind um eyru þjóta/láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta
• vindugur