fótur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔuːtʊɹ/

Noun

fótur m (genitive singular fótar, plural føtur)

foot
leg
0,5 alin = 31,385 cm
base

Usage notes

Certain frozen expressions have alternative dative and genitive singular forms: føti, fóts.

Declension

m30	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fótur	fóturin	føtur	føturnir
Accusative	fót	fótin	føtur	føturnar
Dative	fóti	fótinum	fótum	fótunum
Genitive	fótar	fótarins	fóta	fótanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfouːtʏr/ , IPA^(key): /ˈfouːtʰʏr/ (Northern Iceland)
(file)
Rhymes: -ouːtʏr

Noun

fótur m (genitive singular fótar, nominative plural fætur)

(anatomy) foot
leg (of animals and people)
leg (of a chair, table, etc.)

Declension

declension of fótur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
fótur	singular		plural
nominative	fótur	fóturinn	fætur	fæturnir
accusative	fót	fótinn	fætur	fæturna
dative	fæti	fætinum	fótum	fótunum
genitive	fótar	fótarins	fóta	fótanna

Derived terms

fótasár
fótbrjóta
fótbrot
fótbrotna
fótleggur
kiðfættur
á fjórum fótum
eiga fótum fjör að launa
fara á fætur
hlaupa eins og fætur toga
leggja land undir fót
missa fótanna
taka til fótanna

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