eyður

See also: Eyður

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛiːjʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛiːjʊɹ

  Homophones: Eyður, eygur

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *audaz whence also Icelandic auður. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd; Old English ēad (“happiness”); Old High German ōt.

Noun

eyður m (genitive singular eyðs, uncountable)

1. wealth, riches

Declension

Declension of eyður (singular only)
m6s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	eyður	eyðurin
accusative	eyð	eyðin
dative	eyði	eyðinum
genitive	eyðs	eyðsins

Etymology 2

From Old Norse auðr (“desolate”), from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz whence also Icelandic auður, Norwegian aud and ød, Danish ød, Swedish öd. Cognate with Old English ēaþ, īeþe, and Old High German ōdi.

Adjective

eyður (comparative eyðari, superlative eyðastur)

1. desolate
2. empty

Inflection

eyður a15
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	eyður	eyð	eytt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	eyðan	eyða
Dative (hvørjumfall)	eyðum	eyðari	eyðum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(eyðs)	(eyðar)	(eyðs)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	eyðir	eyðar	eyð
Accusative (hvønnfall)	eyðar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	eyðum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(eyða)

Synonyms

• (desolate): oyðin
• (empty): tómur