váttur
See also: vættur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse váttr (“evidence, witness”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtaz (“speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷtos (“voice, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, to sound out”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔʰtːʊɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɔʰtːʊɹ
Noun
váttur m (genitive singular váts, plural váttar)
- (biblical) proof, evidence, witness
Declension
| m9 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | váttur | vátturin | váttar | váttarnir |
| Accusative | vátt | váttin | váttar | váttarnar |
| Dative | vátti | váttinum | váttum | váttunum |
| Genitive | váts | vátsins | vátta | váttanna |
Related terms
- pínslarváttur
- sjónarváttur
- váttan