spakur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse spakr, from Proto-Germanic *spakaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛaːʰkʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːʰkʊɹ
• Hyphenation: spa‧kur

Adjective

spakur (comparative spakari, superlative spakastur)

1. calm, mild, placid, peacable, quiet, sedate, staid, tranquil
2. (of animals) submissive, tame
3. (poetic) intelligent, sensible, wise

   Synonym: vitur

4. (of current) feeble, weak

Declension

Declension of spakur (a9)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	spakur	spøk	spakt
accusative	spakan	spaka	spakt
dative	spøkum	spakari	spøkum
genitive	spaks	spakar/ spakrar	spaks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	spakir	spakar	spøk
accusative	spakar	spakar	spøk
dative	spøkum	spøkum	spøkum
genitive	spaka spakra	spaka spakra	spaka spakra

References

• "spakur" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spakr (“wise, mild”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspaːkʏr/
• Rhymes: -aːkʏr

Adjective

spakur (comparative spakari, superlative spakastur)

1. wise

Declension

positive forms of spakur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	spakur	spök	spakt
	accusative	spakan	spaka
	dative	spökum	spakri	spöku
	genitive	spaks	spakrar	spaks
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	spakir	spakar	spök
	accusative	spaka
	dative	spökum
	genitive	spakra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	spaki	spaka	spaka
	acc/dat/gen	spaka	spöku
	plural (all-case)	spöku

comparative forms of spakur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	spakari	spakari	spakara
	plural (all-case)	spakari

superlative forms of spakur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	spakastur	spökust	spakast
	accusative	spakastan	spakasta
	dative	spökustum	spakastri	spökustu
	genitive	spakasts	spakastrar	spakasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	spakastir	spakastar	spökust
	accusative	spakasta
	dative	spökustum
	genitive	spakastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	spakasti	spakasta	spakasta
	acc/dat/gen	spakasta	spökustu
	plural (all-case)	spökustu