-leysur

Faroese

Etymology

A suffixed variant of leysur, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛiːsʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛiːsʊɹ

Suffix

-leysur (comparative -leysari, superlative -leysastur)

1. -less

Inflection

-leysur a2
Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	-leysur	-leys	-leyst
Accusative (hvønnfall)	-leysan	-leysa
Dative (hvørjumfall)	-leysum	-leysari	-leysum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(-leys)	(-leysar/ -leysrar)	(-leys)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	-leysir	-leysar	-leys
Accusative (hvønnfall)	-leysar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	-leysum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(-leysa/ -leysra)

Derived terms

Faroese terms suffixed with -leysur

Further reading

• "-leysur" at Sprotin.fo