gíggja
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse gígja, related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige. Cognate with Icelandic gígja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʊt͡ʃːa]
Noun
gíggja f (genitive singular gíggju, plural gíggjur)
- (chiefly poetic) fiddle, violin; two or three stringed medieval bowed lyre
Declension
| Declension of gíggja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gíggja | gíggjan | gíggjur | gíggjurnar |
| accusative | gíggju | gíggjuna | gíggjur | gíggjurnar |
| dative | gíggju | gíggjuni | gíggjum | gíggjunum |
| genitive | gíggju | gíggjunnar | gíggja | gíggjanna |