fár
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔaːɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɔaːɹ
Etymology 1
From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fērą.
Declension
Declension of fár (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fár | fárið |
accusative | fár | fárið |
dative | fári | fárinum |
genitive | fárs | fársins |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic *fahaz.
Declension
Declension of fár | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fár | fárið | fár | fárini |
accusative | fár | fárið | fár | fárini |
dative | fári | fárinum | fárum | fárunum |
genitive | fárs | fársins | fára | fáranna |
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fauːr/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -auːr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz.
Adjective
fár (comparative færri, superlative fæstur)
- (usually in the plural, except when used with collective nouns and mass nouns) few
- in low spirits, unenthusiastic, impassive
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | færri | færri | færra |
accusative | færri | færri | færra |
dative | færri | færri | færra |
genitive | færri | færri | færra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | færri | færri | færri |
accusative | færri | færri | færri |
dative | færri | færri | færri |
genitive | færri | færri | færri |
superlative (strong declension)
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | fæsti | fæsta | fæsta |
accusative | fæsta | fæstu | fæsta |
dative | fæsta | fæstu | fæsta |
genitive | fæsta | fæstu | fæsta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fæstu | fæstu | fæstu |
accusative | fæstu | fæstu | fæstu |
dative | fæstu | fæstu | fæstu |
genitive | fæstu | fæstu | fæstu |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fērą.
Declension
declension of fár
n-s | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fár | fárið |
accusative | fár | fárið |
dative | fári | fárinu |
genitive | fárs | fársins |
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *fawaz, whence also Old English fēaw (English few), Old Frisian fe, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃 (faus).
Declension
Strong declension of fár
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | fár | fá | fátt |
accusative | fáan | fáa | fátt |
dative | fáum | fári | fáu |
genitive | fás | fárar | fás |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fáir | fáar | fá |
accusative | fáa | fáar | fá |
dative | fáum | fáum | fáum |
genitive | fára | fára | fára |
Weak declension of fár
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | fái | fáa | fáa |
accusative | fáa | fáu | fáa |
dative | fáa | fáu | fáa |
genitive | fáa | fáu | fáa |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fáu | fáu | fáu |
accusative | fáu | fáu | fáu |
dative | fáum | fáum | fáum |
genitive | fáu | fáu | fáu |
Declension of comparative of fár
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | færri | færri | færra |
accusative | færra | færri | færra |
dative | færra | færri | færra |
genitive | færra | færri | færra |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | færri | færri | færri |
accusative | færri | færri | færri |
dative | færrum | færrum | færrum |
genitive | færri | færri | færri |
Strong declension of superlative of fár
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | fæstr | fæst | fæstt |
accusative | fæstan | fæsta | fæstt |
dative | fæstum | fæstri | fæstu |
genitive | fæsts | fæstrar | fæsts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fæstir | fæstar | fæst |
accusative | fæsta | fæstar | fæst |
dative | fæstum | fæstum | fæstum |
genitive | fæstra | fæstra | fæstra |
Weak declension of superlative of fár
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | fæsti | fæsta | fæsta |
accusative | fæsta | fæstu | fæsta |
dative | fæsta | fæstu | fæsta |
genitive | fæsta | fæstu | fæsta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | fæstu | fæstu | fæstu |
accusative | fæstu | fæstu | fæstu |
dative | fæstum | fæstum | fæstum |
genitive | fæstu | fæstu | fæstu |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *fērą, whence also Old English fǣr, Old Saxon vār, Old High German fāra.
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