meyra
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse maurr, cognate with Icelandic maur; compare Swedish myra, Danish myre and Dutch mier; from Proto-Germanic *meurōn-, *meurjōn-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
meyra f (genitive singular meyru, plural meyrur)
- ant (Fam.: Formicidae)
Declension edit
| Declension of meyra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | meyra | meyran | meyrur | meyrurnar |
| accusative | meyru | meyruna | meyrur | meyrurnar |
| dative | meyru | meyruni | meyrum | meyrunum |
| genitive | meyru | meyrunnar | meyra | meyranna |