svangur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse svangr (slender, slim, thin), from svangi (the groins), also spelled svangr.

Adjective

svangur (comparative svangari, superlative svangastur)

  1. hungry

Declension

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Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) svangur svong svangt
Accusative (hvønnfall) svangan svanga
Dative (hvørjumfall) svongum svangari svongum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (svangs) (svangar) (svangs)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) svangir svangar svong
Accusative (hvønnfall) svangar
Dative (hvørjumfall) svongum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (svanga)

Antonyms


Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvauŋkʏr/
  • Rhymes: -auŋkʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svangr (slender, slim, thin), from svangi (the groins), also spelled svangr.

Cognates with the Faroese svangur (hungry),[1] German schlank, Nynorsk svang,[1] dialectal Swedish svånger,[1] Middle Swedish svanger (slender, emaciated, very thin).[1]

It went from meaning "slender" (innsveigður, sveigður, kviðdreginn) to meaning "hungry" (magatómur, soltinn).[1]

Adjective

svangur (comparative svengri or svangari, superlative svengstur or svangastur)

  1. hungry, peckish
    Ertu svöng?
    Are you hungry?
    Ég er mjög svangur.
    I'm really hungry.
  2. (obsolete) thin, slender, slim
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
  • hungraður

Etymology 2

A noun of the adjectival form svangur (hungry; thin). Confer the Old Norse svangi (the groins, especially of animals) which was also spelled svangr (the groins, especially of animals).

Noun

svangur m (genitive singular svangs, nominative plural svangar)

  1. an empty or hungry stomach; used in set phrases
    Ég held að ég fái mér eitthvað í svanginn.
    I think I'll get something to eat.
Usage notes
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References

  1. Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
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