knáur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse knár, from Proto-Germanic *knawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). See also *knēiz.
Adjective
knáur (comparative knáari, superlative knáastur)
- skilful, able
- strong, powerful
- persevering
Declension
| knáur a17 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | knáur | kná | knátt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | knáan | knáa | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | knáum | knáari | knáum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (knás) | (knáar) | (knás) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | knáir | knáar | kná |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | knáar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | knáum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (knáa) | ||
Related terms
- knáligur