beiggi

Faroese

Etymology

More likely from English boy.

Pronunciation

  • (Suðurstreymoy, Vágar, Sunnanfjørðs) IPA(key): [ˈpad͡ʒ̥ːɪ]
  • (Norðurstreymoy, Eysturoy, Norðoyar) IPA(key): [ˈpɔd͡ʒ̥ːɪ]

Noun

beiggi m (genitive singular beiggja, plural beiggjar)

  1. (familiar) brother

Declension

m2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative beiggi beiggin beiggjar beiggjarnir
accusative beiggja beiggjan beiggjar beiggjarnar
dative beiggja beiggjanum beiggjum beiggjunum
genitive beiggja beiggjans beiggja beiggjanna

Synonyms

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