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onkur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse einnhverr.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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onkur m

  1. some, someone, indefinite pronoun
    Her hevur onkur verið.
    Somebody has been here.
    Er onkur inni?
    Is somebody there?

Usage notes

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Like some/any in English, onkur is used in positive contexts.

Declension

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singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative onkur onkur okkurt
accusative onkran / onkun onkra
dative onkrum onkrari onkrum
genitive onkurs (onkrar) onkurs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative onkrir onkrar onkur
accusative onkrar
dative onkrum
genitive onkra


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