Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fótur m (genitive singular fótar, plural føtur)

  1. foot
  2. leg
  3. 0,5 alin = 31,385 cm
  4. base

Usage notes

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Certain frozen expressions have alternative dative and genitive singular forms: føti, fóts.

Declension

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m30 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fótur fóturin føtur føturnir
Accusative fót fótin føtur føturnar
Dative fóti fótinum fótum fótunum
Genitive fótar fótarins fóta fótanna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfouːtʏr/, IPA(key): /ˈfouːtʰʏr/ (Northern Iceland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ouːtʏr

Noun

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fótur m (genitive singular fótar, nominative plural fætur)

  1. (anatomy) foot
  2. leg (of animals and people)
  3. leg (of a chair, table, etc.)

Declension

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    Declension of fótur
fótur singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fótur fóturinn fætur fæturnir
accusative fót fótinn fætur fæturna
dative fæti fætinum fótum fótunum
genitive fótar fótarins fóta fótanna

Derived terms

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