vetur
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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse vetr (“winter, year”), from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.
Pronunciation
Noun
vetur m (genitive singular vetrar, plural vetrar)
Declension
| m23 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vetur | veturin | vetrar | vetrarnir |
| Accusative | vetur | veturin | vetrar | vetrarnar |
| Dative | vetri | vetrinum | vetrum | vetrunum |
| Genitive | vetrar | vetrarins | vetra | vetranna |
Related terms
See also
- (seasons) árstíð; vár, summar, heyst, vetur (Category: fo:Seasons)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse vetr (“winter, year”), from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.
Pronunciation
Noun
vetur m (genitive singular vetrar, nominative plural vetur)
- winter, wintertime
- Veturinn er loksins kominn!
- Winter has finally arrived!
- Vetur er í nánd
- Winter is close.
- year (counting age)
- Barnið er fimm vetra gamalt.
- The child is five years old.
Declension
| Declension of vetur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vetur | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vetur | veturinn | vetur | veturnir |
| accusative | vetur | veturinn | vetur | veturna |
| dative | vetri | vetrinum | vetrum | vetrunum |
| genitive | vetrar | vetrarins | vetra | vetranna |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- á veturna/á vetrin (in winter, in the winter)
- fimbulvetur
- í vetur sem leið (last winter)
- í vetur (this winter)
- vetrarbraut (winter road, Milky Way, Galaxy)
See also
| Seasons in Icelandic · árstíðir (layout · text) · category | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| vor (“spring”) | sumar (“summer”) | haust (“autumn”) | vetur (“winter”) |