rugur

See also: rúgur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse rugr, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wrugʰyo-. Compare Icelandic rúgur, Norwegian and Danish rug, Swedish råg, Dutch rogge, German Roggen, English rye.

Pronunciation

Noun

rugur m (genitive singular rugs, uncountable)

  1. rye (Secale cereale)

Declension

m6s singular
indefinite definite
nominative rugur rugurin
accusative rug rugin
dative rugi ruginum
genitive rugs rugsins

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rugur f

  1. (non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of ruge