vongur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse vængr, from Proto-Germanic *wēinga, *wēingan-, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to vindur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔŋkʊɹ/
Noun
vongur m (genitive singular veingjar or vongs, plural veingir)
- wing (birds, bats and insects)
- wing, aerofoil, airfoil
- wing (of a building)
- outer forward (football, etc.)
- part of the football field at the sideline
Declension
| m34 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vongur | vongurin | veingir | veingirnir |
| Accusative | vong | vongin | veingir | veingirnar |
| Dative | veingi/ vongi | veinginum/ vonginum | veingjum | veingjunum |
| Genitive | veingjar/ vongs | veingjarins/ vongsins | veingja | veingjanna |