sjógvur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɛkvʊɹ]

Noun

sjógvur m (genitive singular sjóvar or sjós or sævar, plural sjógvar)

  1. sea, all saltwater on Earth
    Synonym: hav
    fara til sjós
    go to sea
  2. big wave
    Synonyms: alda, bylgja

Declension

Declension of sjógvur (m39)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjógvur sjógvurin sjógvar sjógvarnir
accusative sjógv sjógvin sjógvar sjógvarnar
dative sjógvi sjónum, sjógvinum sjógvum sjógvunum
genitive sjóvar, sjós sjóvarins, sjósins sjógva sjógvanna

Derived terms

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