sjeikur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ, sheikh).

Pronunciation

Noun

sjeikur m (genitive singular sjeiks, plural sjeikar)

  1. (colloquial) good-looking youngling
  2. (colloquial) boyfriend, beau, lover
    sjeikurin hjá mærmy boyfriend
  3. (Arabic) sheikh

Declension

Declension of sjeikur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjeikur sjeikurin sjeikar sjeikarnir
accusative sjeik sjeikin sjeikar sjeikarnar
dative sjeiki sjeikinum sjeikum sjeikunum
genitive sjeiks sjeiksins sjeika sjeikanna