Faroese

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Etymology

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Derived from the place name Hoyvík, compare víkingur (‘viking, a person who lives at a bay’).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhɔiˌvɪʃɪnɡʊr]

Noun

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hoyvíkingur m (genitive singular hoyvíkings, plural hoyvíkingar)

  1. person from, or inhabitant of Hoyvík

Declension

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Declension of hoyvíkingur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hoyvíkingur hoyvíkingurin hoyvíkingar hoyvíkingarnir
accusative hoyvíking hoyvíkingin hoyvíkingar hoyvíkingarnar
dative hoyvíkingi hoyvíkinginum hoyvíkingum hoyvíkingunum
genitive hoyvíkings hoyvíkingsins hoyvíkinga hoyvíkinganna

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