fingur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.

Noun

fingur m (genitive singular fingurs, plural fingrar)

  1. finger

Declension

Declension of fingur (m19)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fingur fingurin fingrar fingrarnir
accusative fingur fingurin fingrar fingrarnar
dative fingri fingrinum fingrum fingrunum
genitive fingurs fingursins fingra fingranna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.

Pronunciation

Noun

fingur m (genitive singular fingurs, nominative plural fingur or (proscribed) fingrar) or
(proscribed) fingur f pl (plural only, genitive plural (proscribed) fingra)

  1. finger
    Synonym: putti m

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of fingur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fingur fingurinn fingur, fingrar1 fingurnir, fingrarnir1
accusative fingur fingurinn fingur, fingra1 fingurna, fingrana1
dative fingri fingrinum fingrum fingrunum
genitive fingurs fingursins fingra fingranna

1Proscribed.

Declension of fingur (pl-only feminine)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative fingur1 fingurnar1
accusative fingur1 fingurnar1
dative fingrum1 fingrunum1
genitive fingra1 fingranna1

1Proscribed.

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