bestur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse beztr, from Proto-Germanic *batistaz.
Adjective
bestur
- best, superlative degree of góður
Usage notes
- strong (indefinite)
- báturin (m) er bestur - the boat is best
- bókin (f) er best - the book is best
- húsið (n) er best - the house is best
- weak (definite)
- hin besti báturin = the best boat
- hin besta bókin = the best book
- hitt besta húsið = the best house
Declension
| bestur a5 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | bestur | best | best |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | bestan | besta | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | bestum | bestari | bestum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (bests) | (bestar/ bestrar) | (bests) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | bestir | bestar | best |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | bestar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | bestum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (besta/ bestra) | ||
| Weak adjectival inflection of bestur | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | besti | besta | besta |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | besta | bestu | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | |||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | |||
| Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | bestu | ||
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | |||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | |||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | |||
Antonyms
- verstur (“worst”)
See also
- vakrastur
- nýggjastur
- størstur
- longstur
- hægstur
- breiðastur
- tjúkkastur