ærgi
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Irish áirge. Compare Scottish Gaelic àirigh (“hill pasture”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɹt͡ʃɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɹt͡ʃɪ
- Homophones: argi, argið
Noun
ærgi n (genitive singular ærgis, plural ærgi or ærgir)
- a pasture for cattle to graze over the summer with a hut where the people tending them live meanwhile; a shieling, saeter
Usage notes
- Because of dialectal variation, when in compounded placenames, this word is sometimes spelled as pronounced in that area, thus the existence of both the form Argisá and Ergisá. On modern maps, these are spelled Ærgisá.
Declension
| n25 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ærgi | ærgið | ærgi(r) | ærgini |
| Accusative | ærgi | ærgið | ærgi(r) | ærgini |
| Dative | ærgi | ærginum | ærgjum | ærgjunum |
| Genitive | ærgis | ærgisins | ærgja | ærgjanna |
Derived terms
- Ærgisá
- Ærgisdalur
Related terms
- Argir