váttur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse váttr (evidence, witness), from Proto-Germanic *wahtaz (speech), from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷtos (voice, speech), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (to speak, to sound out).

Pronunciation

Noun

váttur m (genitive singular váts, plural váttar)

  1. (biblical) proof, evidence, witness

Declension

m9 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative váttur vátturin váttar váttarnir
Accusative vátt váttin váttar váttarnar
Dative vátti váttinum váttum váttunum
Genitive váts vátsins vátta váttanna