eigur

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiːjʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -aiːjʊɹ
• Homophone: eiður

Verb

eigur

1. second/third-person singular present of eiga

   nógvur fuglur eigur har

   many birds breed there

   tú eigur ikki at gera hatta

   you must not do that

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiːɣʏr/
• Rhymes: -eiːɣʏr

Etymology 1

Back-formation from eigra (“to wander, to ramble”).

Noun

eigur n (genitive singular eigurs, no plural)

1. wandering, rambling

Declension

declension of eigur

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	eigur	eigrið
accusative	eigur	eigrið
dative	eigri	eigrinu
genitive	eigurs	eigursins

Etymology 2

Inflected form of eiga (“ownership”).

Noun

eigur

1. indefinite nominative plural of eiga
2. indefinite accusative plural of eiga