heimamál
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhaimaˌmɔal]
Etymology 1
heim (“home”) + mál (“language”)
Noun
heimamál n (genitive singular heimamáls, plural heimamál)
- mother tongue, village language
Declension
| n3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heimamál | heimamálið | heimamál | heimamálini |
| accusative | heimamál | heimamálið | heimamál | heimamálini |
| dative | heimamáli | heimamálinum | heimamálum | heimamálunum |
| genitive | heimamáls | heimamálsins | heimamála | heimamálanna |
Synonyms
- móðurmál, móðurtunga
Etymology 2
heim (“home”) + mál (“measurement”)
Noun
heimamál n (genitive singular heimamáls, plural heimamál)
- (archaic, cubic measure) 10 skeppur
Declension
| n3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heimamál | heimamálið | heimamál | heimamálini |
| accusative | heimamál | heimamálið | heimamál | heimamálini |
| dative | heimamáli | heimamálinum | heimamálum | heimamálunum |
| genitive | heimamáls | heimamálsins | heimamála | heimamálanna |
See also
- krambúðarmál (8 skeppur)