familja

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin familia (“family, household”), from famulus (“servant, slave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈmɪlja/

Noun

familja f (genitive singular familju, plural familjur)

  1. family
  2. clan, lineage

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative familja familjan familjur familjurnar
accusative familju familjuna familjur familjurnar
dative familju familjuni familjum familjunum
genitive familju familjunnar familja familjanna

Synonyms

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian famiglia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /faˈmɪl.ja/
  • Audio (Gozo):(file)

Noun

familja f (construct state familt, plural familji)

  1. family
    tal-familja ― relatives
    raġel tal-familja ― a family man
    ġie bis-Sagra Familja (pejorative) ― to come with all the family
  2. lineage, family, kind
  3. (linguistics) family

Inflection

Inflection of familja
singular plural
m f
singular 1st person familti familtna
2nd person familtek familtkom
3rd person familtu familtha familthom
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