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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse vitni, from Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”).
Noun
vitni n (genitive singular vitnis, plural vitni(r))
- witness, eye-witness
- evidence
Declension
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vitni
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vitnið
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vitni(r)
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vitnini
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| Accusative
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vitni
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vitnið
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vitni(r)
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vitnini
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| Dative
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vitni
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vitn(i)num
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vitnum
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vitnunum
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| Genitive
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vitnis
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vitnisins
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vitna
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vitnanna
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Derived terms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse vitni, from Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”).
Pronunciation
Noun
vitni n (genitive singular vitnis, nominative plural vitni)
- witness
Declension
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *witniją (“witness”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-, root meaning "to see". Therefore the semantic evolution is "one who has seen" > "witness". Related to vita, vit.
Noun
vitni n (genitive vitnis)
- witness, testimony
- evidence
Declension
Declension of vitni (strong ija-stem)
Related terms
- vitna (“to witness, testify”)
Descendants
References
- “vitni”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press