eigur
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaiːjʊɹ/
- Rhymes: -aiːjʊɹ
- Homophone: eiður
Verb
eigur
- you own/have, he/she/it owns/has, 2nd and 3rd person singular present form of eiga (to own, have, give birth)
Usage notes
- nógvur fuglur eigur har - there breed many birds (note the singular form of fuglur. Thus verbally: "much bird owns there", i.e. "many birds have fledlings there" and not "this place owns many birds")
- tú eigur ikki at gera hatta - you must not do that ("you have not to do that")
Conjugation
Conjugation of eiga
| v | ||||
| infinitive | eiga | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | eigandi | |||
| past participle | ? | |||
| supine | átt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | eigi | eigur (eigir) | eigur (eigir) | eiga |
| past | átti (ár, á) | átti (ár, á) | átti (ár, á) | áttu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | eig! | — | eigið! |
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeiːɣʏr/
- Rhymes: -eiːɣʏr
Etymology 1
Back-formation from eigra (“to wander, to ramble”).
Noun
eigur n (genitive singular eigurs, no plural)
- wandering, rambling
Declension
declension of eigur
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eigur | eigrið |
| accusative | eigur | eigrið |
| dative | eigri | eigrinu |
| genitive | eigurs | eigursins |
Etymology 2
Inflected form of eiga (“ownership”).
Noun
eigur
- indefinite nominative plural of eiga
- indefinite accusative plural of eiga