táttur
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse þáttr, from Proto-Germanic *þanhtu-, from Proto-Indo-European *tonk-tu-.[1] According to Pokorny, this is related to *tek- (“to weave, to plait”),[2] see also Latin texō (“to weave”), Old High German dūhen (“to press”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]táttur m (genitive singular táttar, plural tættir)
Declension
[edit]| m26 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | táttur | tátturin | tættir | tættirnir |
| accusative | tátt | táttin | tættir | tættirnar |
| dative | tátti | táttinum | táttum | táttunum |
| genitive | táttar | táttarins | tátta | táttanna |
References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “þanhtu”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 533
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1058
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