nýggjur
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nýggjur (comparative nýggjari, superlative nýggjastur)
- new
- Eitt nýtt ár er byrjað.
- A new year has begun.
Declension
[edit]| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nýggjur | nýggj | nýtt |
| accusative | nýggjan | nýggja | nýtt |
| dative | nýggjum | nýggjari | nýggjum |
| genitive | nýs | nýggjar | nýs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | nýggir | nýggjar | nýggj |
| accusative | nýggjar | nýggjar | nýggj |
| dative | nýggjum | nýggjum | nýggjum |
| genitive | nýggja | nýggja | nýggja |