vøllur

See also: vollur, völlur, vǫllr, and Völlur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz. Cognate with Icelandic völlur, Norwegian voll, Old English weald (English weald, wold) and Old High German wald (German Wald).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvœtlʊɹ/

Noun

vøllur m (genitive singular vallar, plural vøllir)

1. lawn
2. field (airfield, football field, etc.)

Declension

m25	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vøllur	vøllurin	vøllir	vøllirnir
Accusative	vøll	vøllin	vøllir	vøllirnar
Dative	vølli	vøllinum	vøllum	vøllunum
Genitive	vallar	vallarins	valla	vallanna

Derived terms

• fótbóltsvøllur (football field)
• flogvøllur (airfield)

References

• "vøllur" at Sprotin.fo