Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sýr, from Proto-Germanic *sūz. Compare also Norwegian sugge, Swedish sugga, Dutch zeug, Old English sugu, from a related Germanic root *sugu, also ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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súgv f (genitive singular súgvar, plural sýr)

  1. sow (female pig)

Declension

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Declension of súgv
f24 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative súgv súgvin sýr sýrnar
accusative súgv súnna sýr sýrnar
dative súgv súnni súm súnum
genitive súgvar súgvarinnar súgva súgvanna