stavur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ (staba), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛaːvʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːvʊɹ

  Homophone: staður

Noun

stavur m (genitive singular stavs, plural stavir)

1. stick
2. character, letter

Declension

m17	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stavur	stavurin	stavir	stavirnir
Accusative	stav	stavin	stavir	stavirnar
Dative	stavi	stavinum	støvum/ stavum	støvunum/ stavunum
Genitive	stavs	stavsins	stava	stavanna