tørvur
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse þǫrf (“need”), from Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᚱᛒᚢ (*þarbu), from Proto-Germanic *þarbō. Cognate with Old English þearf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba) and Icelandic þörf.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittørvur m (genitive singular tørvs, plural tørvir)
Usage notes
editDeclension
editm15 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tørvur | tørvurin | tørvir | tørvirnir |
Accusative | tørv | tørvin | tørvir | tørvirnar |
Dative | tørvi | tørvinum | tørvum | tørvunum |
Genitive | tørvs | tørvsins | tørva | tørvanna |
Synonyms
editRelated terms
edit- tørva (“to need”)
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns