tími
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tī-, from *dī- (“time”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tími m (genitive singular tíma, plural tímar)
Declension edit
| Declension of tími | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tími | tímin | tímar | tímarnir |
| accusative | tíma | tíman | tímar | tímarnar |
| dative | tíma | tímanum | tímum | tímunum |
| genitive | tíma | tímans | tíma | tímanna |
Synonyms edit
- (hour): klokkutími
- (lesson): skúlatími, undirvísningartími
- (time): tíð
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô (“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tī-, from *dī- (“time”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tími m (genitive singular tíma, nominative plural tímar)
- time (inevitable passing of events)
- time (period or era)
- Minn tími mun koma.
- My time will come.
- (colloquial) hour
- (colloquial) lesson, class period
Declension edit
declension of tími
Synonyms edit
- (period or era): tíð f, tímabil n
- (hour): klukkustund f, klukkutími m
- (lesson): kennslustund f, kennslutími m
Derived terms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European *tī-, from *dī- (“time”). Cognate with Old English tīma (whence English time). The Germanic source is related to Proto-Germanic *tīdiz (“time”), whence Old Norse tíð.
Noun edit
tími m
Declension edit
Declension of tími (weak an-stem)