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Definition 2024
áttu
áttu
See also: attu
Faroese
Noun
áttu n pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural áttna)
Usage notes
- eini áttu - a eight (note the plural form of ein)
Declension
| n1p | Plural | |
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | áttu(r) | áttuni |
| Accusative | áttu(r) | áttuni |
| Dative | áttum | áttunum |
| Genitive | áttna | áttnanna |
Etymology 2
From the verb at eiga (“own”).
Verb
áttu
- past plural of at eiga
Conjugation
| v | ||||
| infinitive | eiga | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | eigandi | |||
| past participle | ? | |||
| supine | átt | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | eigi | eigur (eigir) |
eigur (eigir) |
eiga |
| past | átti (ár, á) |
átti (ár, á) |
átti (ár, á) |
áttu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | eig! | — | eigið! |
