tryggur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tryggur
Declension edit
| tryggur a20 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | tryggur | trygg | trygt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | tryggan | trygga | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | tryggum | tryggari | tryggum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (trygs) | (tryggar/ trygrar) |
(trygs) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | tryggir | tryggar | trygg |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | tryggar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | tryggum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (trygga trygra) | ||
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse tryggr (“true”), from Proto-Germanic *triwwiz. Cognate with the Old English trīewe (English true), Old High German triuwi (German trau); Dutch trouw; Danish tryg, Faroese tryggur, Norwegian Bokmål trygg and Swedish trygg.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tryggur (comparative tryggari, superlative tryggastur)
- loyal, faithful
- Hundurinn hennar er mjög tryggur.
- Her dog is very loyal.
- (of things) which can be trusted, safe
Inflection edit
positive (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tryggur | trygg | tryggt |
| accusative | tryggan | trygga | tryggt |
| dative | tryggum | tryggri | tryggu |
| genitive | tryggs | tryggrar | tryggs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | tryggir | tryggar | trygg |
| accusative | trygga | tryggar | trygg |
| dative | tryggum | tryggum | tryggum |
| genitive | tryggra | tryggra | tryggra |
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tryggi | trygga | trygga |
| accusative | trygga | tryggu | trygga |
| dative | trygga | tryggu | trygga |
| genitive | trygga | tryggu | trygga |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | tryggu | tryggu | tryggu |
| accusative | tryggu | tryggu | tryggu |
| dative | tryggu | tryggu | tryggu |
| genitive | tryggu | tryggu | tryggu |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tryggari | tryggari | tryggara |
| accusative | tryggari | tryggari | tryggara |
| dative | tryggari | tryggari | tryggara |
| genitive | tryggari | tryggari | tryggara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | tryggari | tryggari | tryggari |
| accusative | tryggari | tryggari | tryggari |
| dative | tryggari | tryggari | tryggari |
| genitive | tryggari | tryggari | tryggari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tryggastur | tryggust | tryggast |
| accusative | tryggastan | tryggasta | tryggast |
| dative | tryggustum | tryggastri | tryggustu |
| genitive | tryggasts | tryggastrar | tryggasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | tryggastir | tryggastar | tryggust |
| accusative | tryggasta | tryggastar | tryggust |
| dative | tryggustum | tryggustum | tryggustum |
| genitive | tryggastra | tryggastra | tryggastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tryggasti | tryggasta | tryggasta |
| accusative | tryggasta | tryggustu | tryggasta |
| dative | tryggasta | tryggustu | tryggasta |
| genitive | tryggasta | tryggustu | tryggasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | tryggustu | tryggustu | tryggustu |
| accusative | tryggustu | tryggustu | tryggustu |
| dative | tryggustu | tryggustu | tryggustu |
| genitive | tryggustu | tryggustu | tryggustu |