stjørnugrús

Faroese

Etymology

stjørna (“star”) +‎ grús (“gravel”); the second term is from Middle Low German grūs (“grain (of sand, wheat, etc.)”) (compare Norwegian and Swedish grus (“gravel”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

stjørnugrús f (genitive singular stjørnugrús)

  1. galaxy, cluster of stars, host of stars, mass of stars
  2. Milky Way

Declension

n11-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative stjørnugrús stjørnugrúsið
accusative stjørnugrús stjørnugrúsið
dative stjørnugrúsi stjørnugrúsinum
genitive stjørnugrús stjørnugrúsins
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