feðgar
Faroese
The novel "Feðgar á ferð" 1940 (English "The Old Man And His Sons", 1970)
Etymology
From Old Norse feðgar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɛkːaɹ]
Noun
feðgar m pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural feðga)
- father and son
Usage notes
- feðgar á ferð (“father and son hit the road”) (title of a novel by Heðin Brú)
Declension
| Declension of feðgar (plural only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| m1p | plural | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | feðgar | feðgarnir |
| accusative | feðgar | feðgarnar |
| dative | feðgum | feðgunum |
| genitive | feðga | feðganna |
Coordinate terms
- møðgur (mother and daughter)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse feðgar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛðkar/
Noun
feðgar m pl (plurale tantum)
- father and son
Declension
declension of feðgar
| m-s1 | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | feðgar | feðgarnir |
| accusative | feðga | feðgana |
| dative | feðgum | feðgunum |
| genitive | feðga | feðganna |
Coordinate terms
- feðgin (father and daughter)
- mæðgin (mother and son)
- mæðgur (mother and daughter)
Old Norse
Etymology
From earlier *faðrigar, derived from faðir (“father”), compare feðgin (“father and mother”).
Noun
feðgar m pl
- father and son(s)
Descendants
- Icelandic: feðgar
- Faroese: feðgar
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fegge m