spurvur

Faroese

spurvur - sparrow

Etymology

From Old Norse spǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *sparwaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspʊɹvʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ʊɹvʊɹ

Noun

spurvur m (genitive singular spurvs, plural spurvar)

1. sparrow (Passeridae)

Declension

Declension of spurvur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spurvur	spurvurin	spurvar	spurvarnir
accusative	spurv	spurvin	spurvar	spurvarnar
dative	spurvi	spurvinum	spurvum	spurvunum
genitive	spurvs	spurvsins	spurva	spurvanna

Derived terms

• spurvaheykur