stavur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ (staba), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛaːvʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːvʊɹ
    Homophone: staður

Noun

stavur m (genitive singular stavs, plural stavir)

  1. stick
  2. character, letter

Declension

Declension of stavur (m17)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stavur stavurin stavir stavirnir
accusative stav stavin stavir stavirnar
dative stavi stavinum støvum, stavum støvunum, stavunum
genitive stavs stavsins stava stavanna
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