stjørna

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃœtna], [ˈstjœtna]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

Noun

stjørna f (genitive singular stjørnu, plural stjørnur)

  1. star
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stjørna stjørnan stjørnur stjørnurnar
accusative stjørnu stjørnuna stjørnur stjørnurnar
dative stjørnu stjørnuni stjørnum stjørnunum
genitive stjørnu stjørnunnar stjørna stjørnanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from English star.

Noun

stjørna f (genitive singular stjørnu, plural stjørnur)

  1. star, celebrity
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stjørna stjørnan stjørnur stjørnurnar
accusative stjørnu stjørnuna stjørnur stjørnurnar
dative stjørnu stjørnuni stjørnum stjørnunum
genitive stjørnu stjørnunnar stjørna stjørnanna