Faroese edit

Etymology edit

A suffixed variant of leysur, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz.

Pronunciation edit

Suffix edit

-leysur (comparative -leysari, superlative -leysastur)

  1. -less

Inflection edit

-leysur a2
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) -leysur -leys -leyst
Accusative (hvønnfall) -leysan -leysa
Dative (hvørjumfall) -leysum -leysari -leysum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (-leys) (-leysar/
-leysrar)
(-leys)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) -leysir -leysar -leys
Accusative (hvønnfall) -leysar
Dative (hvørjumfall) -leysum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (-leysa/
-leysra)

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