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vongur

vongur

Faroese

Noun

vongur m (genitive singular veingjar or vongs, plural veingir)

  1. wing (birds, bats and insects)
  2. wing, aerofoil, airfoil
  3. wing (of a building)
  4. outer forward (football, etc.)
  5. part of the football field at the sideline

Declension

m34 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vongur vongurin veingir veingirnir
Accusative vong vongin veingir veingirnar
Dative veingi/
vongi		 veinginum/
vonginum		 veingjum veingjunum
Genitive veingjar/
vongs		 veingjarins/
vongsins		 veingja veingjanna

Etymology

From Old Norse vængr, from Proto-Germanic *wēinga, *wēingan-, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁- ‎(“to blow”), thus related to vindur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔŋkʊɹ/

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