evni
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic *abniją. Cognate with Icelandic efni, Danish evne, Norwegian Nynorsk emne, Swedish ämne.
Noun
evni n (genitive singular evnis, plural evni or evnir)
- material, matter, substance
- candidate
- subject, topic, theme
- ability, capacity
- narcotics
- (in the plural) means, ability
- talent, power
- (psychology) intelligence
Declension
| n24 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | evni | evnið | evni(r) | evnini |
| Accusative | evni | evnið | evni(r) | evnini |
| Dative | evni | evn(i)num | evnum | evnunum |
| Genitive | evnis | evnisins | evna | evnanna |
Derived terms
- evnisarbeiði
- evnisbroyting
- evnisbundin
- evnisfang
- evnisfastur
- evnisheimur
- evnisligur
- evnismegn
- evnismentan
- evnismikil
- evnismongd
- evnismótstøða
- evnisnøgd
- evnissambinding
- evnisskifti
- evnisskipan
- evnisskrá
- evnistyngd
- evnisundirvísing
- evnisval
- evnisvika
- evnisyvirlit
- kolevni
- koppingarevni
- ljósevni
- súrevni