vegur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vegr, Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Latin via.
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Noun edit
vegur m (genitive singular vegar, plural vegir)
- way, road
- distance
- movement towards a goal, direction
- possibility
Declension edit
m13 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vegur | vegurin | vegir | vegirnir |
Accusative | veg | vegin | vegir | vegirnar |
Dative | veg(i) | veg(i)num | vegum | vegunum |
Genitive | vegar | vegarins | vega | veganna |
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Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vegr, Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Latin via.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vegur m (genitive singular vegar, nominative plural vegir)
Declension edit
declension of vegur
Note: The genitive singular vegs is used in fixed expressions such as til vegs og virðingar. The otherwise obsolete accusative plural vegu is also used with the preposition á, meaning “in [a specified] way”, e.g. á ýmsa vegu (“in various ways”), and in expressions about travelling widely, such as um víða vegu (“far and wide”).