fingur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.

Noun

fingur m (genitive singular fingurs, plural fingrar)

finger

Declension

Declension of *fingur* (m19)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fingur	fingurin	fingrar	fingrarnir
accusative	fingur	fingurin	fingrar	fingrarnar
dative	fingri	fingrinum	fingrum	fingrunum
genitive	fingurs	fingursins	fingra	fingranna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fingr, from Proto-Germanic *fingraz, from Proto-Indo-European *penkʷrós.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfiŋkʏr/
Rhymes: -iŋkʏr

Noun

fingur m (genitive singular fingurs, nominative plural fingur or (proscribed) fingrar) or
(proscribed) fingur f pl (plural only, genitive plural (proscribed) fingra)

finger
Synonym: putti m

Usage notes

For the proscribed feminine inflection, compare regional fjörður, also vetur, fótur, faðir, bróðir and to a lesser extent to nouns ending in -andi or -jandi.

Declension

Declension of *fingur* (masculine)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fingur	fingurinn	fingur, fingrar¹	fingurnir, fingrarnir¹
accusative	fingur	fingurinn	fingur, fingra¹	fingurna, fingrana¹
dative	fingri	fingrinum	fingrum	fingrunum
genitive	fingurs	fingursins	fingra	fingranna

¹Proscribed.

Declension of *fingur* (pl-only feminine)
	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fingur¹	fingurnar¹
accusative	fingur¹	fingurnar¹
dative	fingrum¹	fingrunum¹
genitive	fingra¹	fingranna¹

¹Proscribed.

Derived terms