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vestur

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, uncountable)

  1. west

Usage notes edit

í vestri - in the west
frískur vindur av vestri - fresh (i.e. a lot of) wind from the west

Declension edit

n13s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative vestur vestrið
Accusative vestur vestrið
Dative vestri vestrinum
Genitive vesturs vestursins

Antonyms edit

Adverb edit

vestur (comparative vestari, superlative vestast)

  1. west, westward

Usage notes edit

vestur móti Mykinesi - westward to the Island of Mykines

Noun edit

vestur m (genitive singular vests, plural vestar)

  1. vest, waistcoat

Declension edit

Declension of vestur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vestur vesturin vestar vestarnir
accusative vest vestin vestar vestarnar
dative vesti vestinum vestum vestunum
genitive vests vestsins vesta vestanna

See also edit

  • (compass points)
útnyrðingur norður landnyrðingur
vestur   eystur
útsynningur suður landsynningur

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, no plural)

  1. west

Declension edit

declension of vestur
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative vestur vestrið
accusative vestur vestrið
dative vestri vestrinu
genitive vesturs vestursins

Adverb edit

vestur

  1. west

See also edit

  • (compass points)
norðvestur norður norðaustur
vestur   austur
suðvestur suður suðaustur
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