skýggj

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ský, from Proto-Germanic *skiwją (“cloud, cloud cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, conceal”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [skʊt͡ʃː]
  • Rhymes: -ʊt͡ʃː

Noun

skýggj n (genitive singular skýs, plural skýggj)

  1. cloud

Declension

Declension of skýggj (n16)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative skýggj skýggið skýggj skýggini
accusative skýggj skýggið skýggj skýggini
dative skýggi, skýggj skýgginum, skýnum skýggjum skýggjunum
genitive skýs skýsins skýggja skýggjanna

Derived terms

  • skýggjaður
  • regnskýggj
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.