blástur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse blástr, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈplɔa.stʊɹ]

Noun

blástur m (genitive singular blástrar or blásturs, plural blástrar)

1. blow, blowing
2. aspiration
3. wind

Declension

m19	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blástur	blásturin	blástrar	blástrarnir
accusative	blástur	blásturin	blástrar	blástrarnar
dative	blástri	blástrinum	blástrum	blástrunum
genitive	blásturs	blástursins	blástra	blástranna

m23	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blástur	blásturin	blástrar	blástrarnir
accusative	blástur	blásturin	blástrar	blástrarnar
dative	blástri	blástrinum	blástrum	blástrunum
genitive	blástrar	blástrarins	blástra	blástranna

Derived terms

• blásturlampa
• blásturljóð
• blásturljóðføri

 

Further reading

• "blástur" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blástr, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaustʏr/

  Rhymes: -austʏr

Noun

blástur m (genitive singular blásturs, nominative plural blástrar)

1. the act of blowing
2. breeze, wind
3. (meteorology) moderate breeze (windstrength 4)

Declension

Declension of blástur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blástur	blásturinn	blástrar	blástrarnir
accusative	blástur	blásturinn	blástra	blástrana
dative	blæstri	blæstrinum	blástrum	blástrunum
genitive	blásturs	blástursins	blástra	blástranna

Derived terms

• blástursaðferð (“mouth-to-mouth, kiss of life”)
• blásturshljóðfæri (“wind instrument”)
• blásturshol (“blowhole”)
• blástursofn (“hot-air oven”)
• blástursop (“blowhole”)