hegri
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hegri, from Proto-Germanic *haigrô, metathesis of *hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-, *(s)kreig- (“to screech, creak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛkɹɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛkɹɪ
Noun
hegri m (genitive singular hegra, plural hegrar)
Declension
Declension of hegri | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
m1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hegri | hegrin | hegrar | hegrarnir |
accusative | hegra | hegran | hegrar | hegrarnar |
dative | hegra | hegranum | hegrum | hegrunum |
genitive | hegra | hegrans | hegra | hegranna |
Derived terms
- hegrafótur
- hegrakynið
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hegri, from Proto-Germanic *haigrô, metathesis of *hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-, *(s)kreig- (“to screech, creak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛɣrɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɣrɪ
Declension
declension of hegri
m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hegri | hegrinn | hegrar | hegrarnir |
accusative | hegra | hegrann | hegra | hegrana |
dative | hegra | hegranum | hegrum | hegrunum |
genitive | hegra | hegrans | hegra | hegranna |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *haigrô.
Declension
Declension of hegri (weak an-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hegri | hegrinn | hegrar | hegrarnir |
accusative | hegra | hegrann | hegra | hegrana |
dative | hegra | hegranum | hegrum | hegrunum |
genitive | hegra | hegrans | hegra | hegranna |
Descendants
References
- hegri in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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