feðgar

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Faroese

The novel "Feðgar á ferð" 1940 (English "The Old Man And His Sons", 1970)

Etymology

From Old Norse feðgar.

Pronunciation

Noun

feðgar m pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural feðga)

  1. father and son

Usage notes

Declension

m1p plural
indefinite definite
nominative feðgar feðgarnir
accusative feðgar feðgarnar
dative feðgum feðgunum
genitive feðga feðganna

Coordinate terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse feðgar.

Pronunciation

Noun

feðgar m pl (plural only, genitive plural feðga)

  1. father and son

Declension

Declension of feðgar (pl-only masculine)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative feðgar feðgarnir
accusative feðga feðgana
dative feðgum feðgunum
genitive feðga feðganna

Coordinate terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From earlier *faðrigar, derived from faðir (“father”), compare feðgin (“father and mother”).

Noun

feðgar m pl

  1. male generations; father and son
    feðgar tveir
    father and son
    (literally, “two male generations”)

Declension

  Declension of feðgar, (weak an-stem, plural only)
masculine plural
indefinite definite
nominative feðgar feðgarnir
accusative feðga feðgana
dative feðgum feðgunum
genitive feðga feðganna

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: feðgar
  • Faroese: feðgar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fegge m
  • Old Swedish: faþghær, fæþghar
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