søga
See also: soga
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse saga (“epic tale, story”), from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ (“saying, story”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷe-, *skʷē- (“to tell, talk”). Cognate with Old English sagu (“story, tale, statement”), Old High German saga (“an assertion, narrative, sermon, pronouncement”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
søga f (genitive singular søgu, plural søgur)
Declension edit
| Declension of søga | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | søga | søgan | søgur | søgurnar |
| accusative | søgu | søguna | søgur | søgurnar |
| dative | søgu | søguni | søgum | søgunum |
| genitive | søgu | søgunnar | søga | søganna |
Related terms edit
- søguligur (“historical”)
- søgufalsan (“falsification of history”)
- søgufrøði (“science of history”)
- søgubók (“history book; story-book”)
- bókmentasøga (“history of literature”)
- bygdarsøga (“history of a village”)
- fornsøga (“ancient history”)
- forsøga (“previous history”)
- framhaldssøga (“serial story”)
- heimssøga (“world history”)
- myndasøga (“strip”)
- kærleikssøga (“love story”)
- skaldsøga (“novel”)
Further reading edit
- "søga" at Sprotin.fo