nýggjur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nýggjur (comparative nýggjari, superlative nýggjastur)
- new
- Eitt nýtt ár er byrjað.
- A new year has begun.
Declension edit
| nýggjur a19 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | nýggjur | nýggj | nýtt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | nýggjan | nýggja | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | nýggjum | nýggjari | nýggjum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (nýs) | (nýggjar) | (nýs) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | nýggir | nýggjar | nýggj |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | nýggjar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | nýggjum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (nýggja) | ||