Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hálsur m (genitive singular háls, plural hálsar)

  1. neck

Declension

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m11 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hálsur hálsurin hálsar hálsarnir
Accusative háls hálsin hálsar hálsarnar
Dative hálsi hálsinum hálsum hálsunum
Genitive háls hálsins hálsa hálsanna

References

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  1. ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 120