eigur

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːjʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -aiːjʊɹ
  • Homophone: eiður

Verb

eigur

  1. second/third-person singular present of eiga
    nógvur fuglur eigur har
    many birds breed there
    tú eigur ikki at gera hatta
    you must not do that

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeiːɣʏr/
  • Rhymes: -eiːɣʏr

Etymology 1

Deverbal from eigra (“to wander, to ramble”).

Noun

eigur n (genitive singular eigurs, no plural)

  1. wandering, rambling
Declension
Declension of eigur (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative eigur eigrið
accusative eigur eigrið
dative eigri eigrinu
genitive eigurs eigursins

Etymology 2

Inflected form of eiga (“ownership”).

Noun

eigur

  1. indefinite nominative plural of eiga
  2. indefinite accusative plural of eiga
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