vandi

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvantɪ/

Noun

vandi m (genitive singular vanda, plural vandar)

  1. danger

Declension
Declension of vandi
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vandi vandin vandar vandarnir
accusative vanda vandan vandar vandarnar
dative vanda vandanum vandum vandunum
genitive vanda vandans vanda vandanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvantɪ/
  • Rhymes: -antɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vandi. Cognate with Faroese vandi (“danger”), Danish vånde (“torment”), Norwegian Nynorsk vande (“trouble, difficulty”), Swedish vånda (“anguish, sorrow”).

Noun

vandi m (genitive singular vanda, no plural)

  1. trouble, difficulty
    Synonyms: kröggur, klípa, vandræði, torveldi
  2. hard task, difficult task
  3. responsibility
    Synonym: ábyrgð
Declension
declension of vandi
m-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative vandi vandinn
accusative vanda vandann
dative vanda vandanum
genitive vanda vandans

Etymology 2

Back-formation from venja (“to accustom”).

Noun

vandi m (genitive singular vanda, no plural)

  1. custom, habit
    Synonyms: vani, venja
Declension
declension of vandi
m-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative vandi vandinn
accusative vanda vandann
dative vanda vandanum
genitive vanda vandans

Etymology 3

Conjugated form of venja (“to accustom”).

Verb

vandi

  1. first-person singular past indicative of venja
  2. third-person singular past indicative of venja

Etymology 4

Conjugated form of vanda (“to do carefully”).

Verb

vandi

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vanda
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of vanda
  3. third-person plural present subjunctive of vanda

Etymology 5

Inflected form of vandur (“troublesome”).

Adjective

vandi

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of vandur
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