leykur

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Faroese

leykir

Etymology

From Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

leykur m (genitive singular leyks, plural leykir)

  1. any plant of the genus Allium — the onions (chives, leek, garlic etc.)

Declension

m15 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leykur leykurin leykir leykirnir
accusative leyk leykin leykir leykirnar
dative leyki leykinum leykum leykunum
genitive leyks leyksins leyka leykanna

Derived terms