-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

Declension of -leysur (a2)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-leysur	-leys	-leyst
accusative	-leysan	-leysa	-leyst
dative	-leysum	-leysari	-leysum
genitive	-leys	-leysar/ -leysrar	-leys
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	-leysir	-leysar	-leys
accusative	-leysar	-leysar	-leys
dative	-leysum	-leysum	-leysum
genitive	-leysa/ -leysra	-leysa/ -leysra	-leysa/ -leysra

Derived terms

Faroese terms suffixed with -leysur

arbeiðsleysur

bátleysur

endaleysur

peningaleysur

skilaleysur

svøvnleysur

vónleysur

Further reading

• "-leysur" at Sprotin.fo