veggur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse veggr, from Proto-Germanic *wajjuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛkːʊɹ/

Noun

veggur m (genitive singular veggjar, plural veggir)

  1. house wall
  2. interior wall
  3. (rare) steep cliff

Declension

Declension of veggur (m31)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative veggur veggurin veggir veggirnir
accusative vegg veggin veggir veggirnar
dative veggi vegginum veggjum veggjunum
genitive veggjar veggjarins veggja veggjanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse veggr, from Proto-Germanic *wajjuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛkːʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛkːʏr

Noun

veggur m (genitive singular veggjar or veggs, nominative plural veggir)

  1. wall

Declension

Declension of veggur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative veggur veggurinn veggir veggirnir
accusative vegg vegginn veggi veggina
dative vegg veggnum veggjum veggjunum
genitive veggjar, veggs veggjarins, veggsins veggja veggjanna

Derived terms