morreyður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mórauðr, from mór + rauðr, corresponding to modern Faroese mógvur (“peat”) +‎ reyður (“red”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔɹːɛiːjʊɹ/

Adjective

morreyður (comparative morreyðari, superlative morreyðastur)

  1. reddish brown, peat-coloured (especially of sheep, wool and dogs)
  2. risqué

Inflection

Declension of morreyður (a15)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative morreyður morreyð morreytt
accusative morreyðan morreyða morreytt
dative morreyðum morreyðari morreyðum
genitive morreyðs morreyðar morreyðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative morreyðir morreyðar morreyð
accusative morreyðar morreyðar morreyð
dative morreyðum morreyðum morreyðum
genitive morreyða morreyða morreyða

Derived terms

  • almorreyður
  • bakmorreyður
  • dimmmorreyður
  • drunnmorreyður
  • eygmorreyður
  • frammorreyður
  • herðimorreyður
  • illmorreyður
  • kápumorreyður
  • kjálkamorreyður
  • kotamorreyður
  • ljósmorreyður, ljósamorreyður
  • lærmorreyður
  • múlmorreyður
  • myrkamorreyður
  • reyvarmorreyður
  • rumpumorreyður
  • seyðamorreyður
  • síðumorreyður
  • skortmorreyður
  • skómorreyður
  • vongmorreyður
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