elvur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse elfr, from Proto-Germanic *albī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlvʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛlvʊɹ

Noun

elvur m (genitive singular elvs, plural elvar)

1. (poetic) river

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elvur	elvurin	elvar	elvarnir
accusative	elv	elvin	elvar	elvarnar
dative	elvi	elvinum	elvum	elvunum
genitive	elvs	elvsins	elva	elvanna

Synonyms

• (river): á, elv