hjallur
Faroese
FWOTD – 21 February 2014
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰatlʊɹ/
Noun
hjallur m (genitive singular hjals, plural hjallar)
- outhouse for drying and storing (two sides being made of laths, so that the wind can blow through)[1]
Declension
| m10 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hjallur | hjallurin | hjallar | hjallarnir |
| Accusative | hjall | hjallin | hjallar | hjallarnar |
| Dative | hjalli | hjallinum | hjøllum/ hjallum | hjøllunum/ hjallunum |
| Genitive | hjals | hjalsins | hjalla | hjallanna |
References
- W. B. Lockwood: An Introduction to Modern Faroese. Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur, 3rd printing 1977 (p. 216)
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hjallr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈçatlʏr/
- Rhymes: -atlʏr
Noun
hjallur m (genitive singular hjalls, nominative plural hjallar)
- shed for drying fish
Declension
declension of hjallur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjallur | hjallurinn | hjallar | hjallarnir |
| accusative | hjall | hjallinn | hjalla | hjallana |
| dative | hjalli | hjallinum | hjöllum | hjöllunum |
| genitive | hjalls | hjallsins | hjalla | hjallanna |