hósvíkingur

Faroese

Etymology

Derived from the place name Hósvík, compare víkingur (‘viking, a person who lives at a bay’).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhœsˌvɪʃɪnɡʊr]

Noun

hósvíkingur m (genitive singular hósvíkings, plural hósvíkingar)

  1. person from, or inhabitant of Hósvík

Declension

m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hósvíkingur hósvíkingurin hósvíkingar hósvíkingarnir
accusative hósvíking hósvíkingin hósvíkingar hósvíkingarnar
dative hósvíkingi hósvíkinginum hósvíkingum hósvíkingunum
genitive hósvíkings hósvíkingsins hósvíkinga hósvíkinganna

See also