kvikur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kvikr, Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz, whence also English quick. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Landt 1800[1] mentions it as typical Faroese in contrast to Danish hurtig.
Adjective edit
kvikur (comparative kvikari, superlative kvikastur)
Declension edit
| kvikur a1 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | kvikur | kvik | kvikt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | kvikan | kvika | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | kvikum | kvikari | kvikum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (kviks) | (kvikar) | (kviks) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | kvikir | kvikar | kvik |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | kvikar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | kvikum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (kvika) | ||
References edit
- ^ Jørgen Landt: Forsøg til en Beskrivelse over Færøerne. Copenhagen 1800, reprinted 1965. (p. 249)
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kvikr, from Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz whence also English quick. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kvikur (comparative kvikari, superlative kvikastur)
Declension edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kvikari | kvikari | kvikara |
| accusative | kvikari | kvikari | kvikara |
| dative | kvikari | kvikari | kvikara |
| genitive | kvikari | kvikari | kvikara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kvikari | kvikari | kvikari |
| accusative | kvikari | kvikari | kvikari |
| dative | kvikari | kvikari | kvikari |
| genitive | kvikari | kvikari | kvikari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kvikastur | kvikust | kvikast |
| accusative | kvikastan | kvikasta | kvikast |
| dative | kvikustum | kvikastri | kvikustu |
| genitive | kvikasts | kvikastrar | kvikasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kvikastir | kvikastar | kvikust |
| accusative | kvikasta | kvikastar | kvikust |
| dative | kvikustum | kvikustum | kvikustum |
| genitive | kvikastra | kvikastra | kvikastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kvikasti | kvikasta | kvikasta |
| accusative | kvikasta | kvikustu | kvikasta |
| dative | kvikasta | kvikustu | kvikasta |
| genitive | kvikasta | kvikustu | kvikasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kvikustu | kvikustu | kvikustu |
| accusative | kvikustu | kvikustu | kvikustu |
| dative | kvikustu | kvikustu | kvikustu |
| genitive | kvikustu | kvikustu | kvikustu |