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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse valr (“the slain, the fallen”), from Proto-Germanic *walaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
valur m (genitive singular vals, plural valir)
- (historical) battlefield
Declension
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Singular
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Plural
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Indefinite
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Definite
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| Nominative
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valur
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valurin
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valir
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valirnir
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| Accusative
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val
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valin
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valir
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valirnar
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| Dative
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vali
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valinum
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vølum/
valum
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vølunum/
valunum
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| Genitive
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vals
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valsins
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vala
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valanna
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse valr (“hawk, falcon”).
Noun
valur m (genitive singular vals, nominative plural valir)
- gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Norse valr (“the slain, the fallen”), from Proto-Germanic *walaz (“corpse, body; carnage”).
Noun
valur m (genitive singular vals, no plural)
- the fallen; casualties of a war or battle
Declension
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian valore and/or Sicilian valuri.
Pronunciation
Noun
valur m (plural valuri)
- valour
Related terms
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin valōrem, accusative singular of valor, from Latin valeō.
Noun
valur oblique singular, m (oblique plural valurs, nominative singular valurs, nominative plural valur)
- value
- valor; braveness
Related terms
Descendants