fróður

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fróðr, from Proto-Germanic *frōdaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fróður (comparative fróðari, superlative fróðastur)

  1. knowledgeable, well-read, learned, erudite

Inflection

Declension of fróður (a15)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fróður fróð frótt
Accusative fróðan fróða frótt
Dative fróðum fróðari fróðum
Genitive fróðs fróðar fróðs
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative fróðir fróðar fróð
Accusative fróðar fróðar fróð
Dative fróðum fróðum fróðum
Genitive fróða fróða fróða
Weak adjectival inflection of fróður
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) fróði fróða fróða
Accusative (hvønnfall) fróða fróðu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) fróðu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)


Derived terms

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fróðr, from Proto-Germanic *frōdaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fróður (comparative fróðari, superlative fróðastur)

  1. knowledgeable, well-read, learned, erudite
    Hann er fróður maður. ― He's a knowledgeable man.

Declension

positive forms of fróður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fróður fróð frótt
accusative fróðan fróða
dative fróðum fróðri fróðu
genitive fróðs fróðrar fróðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fróðir fróðar fróð
accusative fróða
dative fróðum
genitive fróðra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fróði fróða fróða
acc/dat/gen fróða fróðu
plural (all-case) fróðu
comparative forms of fróður
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) fróðari fróðari fróðara
plural (all-case) fróðari
superlative forms of fróður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fróðastur fróðust fróðast
accusative fróðastan fróðasta
dative fróðustum fróðastri fróðustu
genitive fróðasts fróðastrar fróðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative fróðastir fróðastar fróðust
accusative fróðasta
dative fróðustum
genitive fróðastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative fróðasti fróðasta fróðasta
acc/dat/gen fróðasta fróðustu
plural (all-case) fróðustu

Derived terms

compounds

See also

References

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