óvinur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse óvinr. By surface analysis, ó- (“un-”) +‎ vinur (“friend”). Cf. Swedish ovän, Norwegian Bokmål uvenn.

Pronunciation

Noun

óvinur m (genitive singular óvinar, plural óvinir)

  1. enemy, foe, adversary

Declension

Declension of óvinur (m12)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative óvinur óvinurin óvinir óvinirnir
accusative óvin óvinin óvinir óvinirnar
dative óvini óvininum óvinum óvinunum
genitive óvinar óvinarins óvina óvinanna

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse óvinr. By surface analysis, ó- (“un-”) +‎ vinur (“friend”). Cf. Swedish ovän, Danish uven, Norwegian Bokmål uvenn.

Noun

óvinur m (genitive singular óvinar, nominative plural óvinir)

  1. enemy, foe, adversary
    Synonyms: fjandi (now rare), fjandmaður, andstæðingur
    Antonym: vinur

Declension

Declension of óvinur (masculine, based on vinur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative óvinur óvinurinn óvinir óvinirnir
accusative óvin óvininn óvini óvinina
dative óvini, óvin óvininum óvinum óvinunum
genitive óvinar óvinarins óvina óvinanna

Further reading

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