tvinnur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tvinnr, from Proto-Germanic *twinaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰvɪtnʊɹ/
  • Hyphenation: tvin‧nur

Adjective

tvinnur

  1. (in the plural) two pairs
    Tvinnar cowboybuksur. ― Two pairs of jeans.

Declension

Declension of tvinnur (a20)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tvinnur tvinn tvint
accusative tvinnan tvinna tvint
dative tvinnum tvinnari tvinnum
genitive tvins tvinnar/
tvinrar 		tvins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tvinnir tvinnar tvinn
accusative tvinnar tvinnar tvinn
dative tvinnum tvinnum tvinnum
genitive tvinna
tvinra 		tvinna
tvinra 		tvinna
tvinra
  • trinnur (threefold)

References

  • G. V. C. Young, C. R. Clewer (1985) “tvinnur”, in Føroysk-ensk orðabók, Mansk-Svenska, →ISBN
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