Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hálsur m (genitive singular háls, plural hálsar)

  1. neck

Declension edit

m11 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hálsur hálsurin hálsar hálsarnir
Accusative háls hálsin hálsar hálsarnar
Dative hálsi hálsinum hálsum hálsunum
Genitive háls hálsins hálsa hálsanna

References edit

  1. ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 120