vørta

See also: vorta, vortă, and vòrta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse varta (“wart”), from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ (“wart”), cognate with English wart.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvœɹ̥ʈa]
  • Rhymes: -œɹ̥ʈa

Noun

vørta f (genitive singular vørtu, plural vørtur)

  1. nipple
  2. (rare) comforter, dummy, pacifier (a rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple)

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vørta vørtan vørtur vørturnar
accusative vørtu vørtuna vørtur vørturnar
dative vørtu vørtuni vørtum vørtunum
genitive vørtu vørtunnar vørta vørtanna

Derived terms

  • bróstvørta
  • vørtutari
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