fár
Faroese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fērą.
Noun[edit]
fár n (genitive singular fárs, uncountable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fár (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fár | fárið |
accusative | fár | fárið |
dative | fári | fárinum |
genitive | fárs | fársins |
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic *fahaz.
Noun[edit]
fár n (genitive singular fárs, plural fár)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fár | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fár | fárið | fár | fárini |
accusative | fár | fárið | fár | fárini |
dative | fári | fárinum | fárum | fárunum |
genitive | fárs | fársins | fára | fáranna |
Anagrams[edit]
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz.
Adjective[edit]
fár (comparative færri, superlative fæstur)
- (usually in the plural, except when used with collective nouns and mass nouns) few
- in low spirits, unenthusiastic, impassive
Inflection[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fērą.
Noun[edit]
fár n (genitive singular fárs, no plural)
Declension[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *fawaz, whence also Old English fēaw (English few), Old Frisian fe, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃 (faus).
Adjective[edit]
fár (comparative færri, superlative fæstr)
Declension[edit]
Contracted forms may later be uncontracted by analogy, especially in later texts, resulting in forms such as fáan instead of fán (masculine accusative singular).
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *fērą, whence also Old English fǣr, Old Saxon vār, Old High German fāra.
Noun[edit]
fár n (genitive fárs)
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *fahaz.
Noun[edit]
fár n (genitive fárs)
- Alternative form of fær.
Etymology 4[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
fár
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Faroese/ɔaːɹ
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