yvirmaður

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Faroese

Etymology

From yvir (over) +‎ maður (man).

Pronunciation

Noun

yvirmaður m (genitive singular yvirmans, plural yvirmenn)

  1. superior, officer
  2. superior
    nú hevði hann fingið sín yvirmannhe had met his superior

Declension

m41 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative yvirmaður yvirmaðurin yvirmenn yvirmenninir
accusative yvirmann yvirmannin yvirmenn yvirmenninar
dative yvirmanni yvirmanninum yvirmonnum yvirmonnunum
genitive yvirmans yvirmansins yvirmanna yvirmannanna

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