eyður
See also: Eyður
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *audaz whence also Icelandic auður. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd; Old English ēad (“happiness”); Old High German ōt.
Noun edit
eyður m (genitive singular eyðs, uncountable)
Declension edit
| Declension of eyður (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| m6s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eyður | eyðurin |
| accusative | eyð | eyðin |
| dative | eyði | eyðinum |
| genitive | eyðs | eyðsins |
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse auðr (“desolate”), from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz whence also Icelandic auður, Norwegian aud and ød, Danish ød, Swedish öd. Cognate with Old English ēaþ, īeþe, and Old High German ōdi.
Adjective edit
eyður (comparative eyðari, superlative eyðastur)
Inflection edit
| eyður a15 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | eyður | eyð | eytt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | eyðan | eyða | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | eyðum | eyðari | eyðum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (eyðs) | (eyðar) | (eyðs) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | eyðir | eyðar | eyð |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | eyðar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | eyðum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (eyða) | ||