bævur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German bever, from Old Saxon biƀar, biƀor, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bævur m (genitive singular bævurs, plural bævrar)
Declension edit
m19 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bævur | bævurin | bævrar | bævrarnir |
Accusative | bævur | bævurin | bævrar | bævrarnar |
Dative | bævri | bævrinum | bævrum | bævrunum |
Genitive | bævurs | bævursins | bævra | bævranna |
Noun edit
bævur n (genitive singular bævurs, plural bævur)
- (archaic) (stinking) secretion of the beaver, used in order to keep whales away from fishing vessels. In the Faroes, where no beavers live, were also used other matters like juniper under the same name "bævur".
Declension edit
Declension of bævur | ||||
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n13 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bævur | bævrið | bævur | bævrini |
accusative | bævur | bævrið | bævur | bævrini |
dative | bævri | bævrinum | bævrum | bævrunum |
genitive | bævurs | bævursins | bævra | bævranna |