vestur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɛstʊɹ]
- Homophones: verstur
- Rhymes: -ɛstʊɹ
Noun
vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, uncountable)
- west
Usage notes
- í vestri - in the west
- frískur vindur av vestri - fresh (i.e. a lot of) wind from the west
Declension
| n13s | Singular | |
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vestur | vestrið |
| Accusative | vestur | vestrið |
| Dative | vestri | vestrinum |
| Genitive | vesturs | vestursins |
Antonyms
- eystur
Adverb
vestur (comparative vestari, superlative vestast)
- west, westward
Usage notes
- vestur móti Mykinesi - westward to the Island of Mykines
Noun
vestur m (genitive singular vests, plural vestar)
- vest, waistcoat
Declension
| Declension of vestur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vestur | vesturin | vestar | vestarnir |
| accusative | vest | vestin | vestar | vestarnar |
| dative | vesti | vestinum | vestum | vestunum |
| genitive | vests | vestsins | vesta | vestanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛstʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɛstʏr
Noun
vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, no plural)
- west
Declension
declension of vestur
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vestur | vestrið |
| accusative | vestur | vestrið |
| dative | vestri | vestrinu |
| genitive | vesturs | vestursins |
Adverb
vestur
- west