See also: rúgur

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse rugr, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo-. Compare Icelandic rúgur, Norwegian and Danish rug, Swedish råg, Dutch rogge, German Roggen, English rye.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

rugur m (genitive singular rugs, uncountable)

  1. rye (Secale cereale)

Declension edit

Declension of rugur (singular only)
m6s singular
indefinite definite
nominative rugur rugurin
accusative rug rugin
dative rugi ruginum
genitive rugs rugsins

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

rugur f

  1. (non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of ruge