enskur

Faroese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛn̥skʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛn̥skʊɹ

Adjective

enskur

1. English

Declension

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Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	enskur	ensk	enskt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	enskan	enska
Dative (hvørjumfall)	enskum	enskari	enskum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(ensks)	(enskar/ enskrar)	(ensks)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	enskir	enskar	ensk
Accusative (hvønnfall)	enskar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	enskum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(enska/ enskra)

Related terms

• eingilskur
• enskt n (English language)
• eingilsmaður, onglendingur (Englishman)
• Ongland n (“England”)

Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛnskʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɛnskʏr

Adjective

enskur (comparative enskari, superlative enskastur)

1. English (something from England)
   • Ert þú enskur eða franskur?

     Are you English or French?

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	enskur	ensk	enskt
accusative	enskan	enska	enskt
dative	enskum	enskri	ensku
genitive	ensks	enskrar	ensks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	enskir	enskar	ensk
accusative	enska	enskar	ensk
dative	enskum	enskum	enskum
genitive	enskra	enskra	enskra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	enski	enska	enska
accusative	enska	ensku	enska
dative	enska	ensku	enska
genitive	enska	ensku	enska
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ensku	ensku	ensku
accusative	ensku	ensku	ensku
dative	ensku	ensku	ensku
genitive	ensku	ensku	ensku

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	enskari	enskari	enskara
accusative	enskari	enskari	enskara
dative	enskari	enskari	enskara
genitive	enskari	enskari	enskara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	enskari	enskari	enskari
accusative	enskari	enskari	enskari
dative	enskari	enskari	enskari
genitive	enskari	enskari	enskari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	enskastur	enskust	enskast
accusative	enskastan	enskasta	enskast
dative	enskustum	enskastri	enskustu
genitive	enskasts	enskastrar	enskasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	enskastir	enskastar	enskust
accusative	enskasta	enskastar	enskust
dative	enskustum	enskustum	enskustum
genitive	enskastra	enskastra	enskastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	enskasti	enskasta	enskasta
accusative	enskasta	enskustu	enskasta
dative	enskasta	enskustu	enskasta
genitive	enskasta	enskustu	enskasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	enskustu	enskustu	enskustu
accusative	enskustu	enskustu	enskustu
dative	enskustu	enskustu	enskustu
genitive	enskustu	enskustu	enskustu

Synonyms

• engelskur (rare)

See also

• enska (“English language”)