loyvi

See also: løyvi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse leyfi, from Proto-Germanic *laubiją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɔivɪ]

Noun

loyvi n (genitive singular loyvis, plural loyvi or loyvir)

1. allowance, permission

Declension

n24	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	loyvi	loyvið	loyvi(r)	loyvini
Accusative	loyvi	loyvið	loyvi(r)	loyvini
Dative	loyvi	loyv(i)num	loyvum	loyvunum
Genitive	loyvis	loyvisins	loyva	loyvanna

Derived terms

• loyviligur
• loyvisbræv
• loyvisgevi
• loyvisgjald
• loyvishavandi
• loyvishavi
• loyvisleysur
• loyvislóg
• loyvismyndil
• loyvisskeið
• loyvisteigur
• loyvistillutan
• loyvistreytir
• loyvisumfar
• loyvisumsókn
• loyvisveitari

Related terms

• loyva (to allow)