Faroese

Noun

vinur m (genitive singular vinar, plural vinir)

1. friend

Declension

Synonyms

• frændi

Antonyms

• óvinur

Derived terms

• vinmaður
• vinkona
• vinalag
• vinskapur
• vinaband
• bókavinur
• djóravinur
• hjartavinur
• matvinur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vinr, Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- ‎(“to seek, desire, love, win”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪːnʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːnʏr

Noun

vinur m ‎(genitive singular vinar, nominative plural vinir)

1. a friend ^deriv. syn.

   Þú ert vinur minn.‎

   You are my friend.

   Þú ert góður vinur.‎

   You are a good friend.

2. (colloquial, slang, somewhat old-fashioned, often used with a definite article) mate, lad, an affectionate moniker for a close friend or pal, especially used as a form of address ^syn.

   Jæja vinurinn, ætli maður fari ekki að koma sér af stað.‎

   Well mate, I guess we should get going.

Declension

Synonyms

• (friend): ^def. deriv. máti, félagi, kumpáni
• (mate): ^def. kall (kallinn), gaur, kjell (kjellinn)

Derived terms