vinur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).

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Noun

vinur m (genitive singular vinar, plural vinir)

  1. friend

Declension

m12 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vinur vinurin vinir vinirnir
Accusative vin vinin vinir vinirnar
Dative vini vininum vinum vinunum
Genitive vinar vinarins vina vinanna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vinr, Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).

Pronunciation

Noun

vinur m (genitive singular vinar, nominative plural vinir)

  1. a friend
    Þú ert vinur minn.
    You are my friend.
    Þú ert góður vinur.
    You are a good friend.
  2. (colloquial, slang, somewhat old-fashioned, often used with a definite article) mate, lad, an affectionate moniker for a close friend or pal, especially used as a form of address
    Jæja vinurinn, ætli maður fari ekki að koma sér af stað.
    Well mate, I guess we should get going.

Declension

    Declension of vinur
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vinur vinurinn vinir vinirnir
accusative vin vininn vini vinina
dative vini / vin vininum vinum vinunum
genitive vinar vinarins vina vinanna

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