eyður

See also: Eyður

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛiːjʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛiːjʊɹ

  Homophones: Eyður, eygur

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *audaz whence also Icelandic auður. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd; Old English ēad (“happiness”); Old High German ōt.

Noun

eyður m (genitive singular eyðs, uncountable)

1. wealth, riches

Declension

m6s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	eyður	eyðurin
accusative	eyð	eyðin
dative	eyði	eyðinum
genitive	eyðs	eyðsins

Etymology 2

From Old Norse auðr (“desolate”), from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz whence also Icelandic auður, Norwegian aud and ød, Danish ød, Swedish öd. Cognate with Old English ēaþ, īeþe, and Old High German ōdi.

Adjective

eyður (comparative eyðari, superlative eyðastur)

1. desolate
2. empty

Inflection

Declension of eyður (a15)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eyður	eyð	eytt
accusative	eyðan	eyða	eytt
dative	eyðum	eyðari	eyðum
genitive	eyðs	eyðar	eyðs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eyðir	eyðar	eyð
accusative	eyðar	eyðar	eyð
dative	eyðum	eyðum	eyðum
genitive	eyða	eyða	eyða

Synonyms

• (desolate): oyðin
• (empty): tómur