týskur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse þýðverskr, þýzkr, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of or relating to a people”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people, nation”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people”).

Adjective

týskur (comparative týskari, superlative týskastur)

1. German

Declension

Declension of týskur (a24)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	týskur	týsk	týskt
accusative	týskan	týska	týskt
dative	týskum	týskari	týskum
genitive	týsks	týskar/ týskrar	týsks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	týskir	týskar	týsk
accusative	týskar	týskar	týsk
dative	týskum	týskum	týskum
genitive	týska/ týskra	týska/ týskra	týska/ týskra

Weak adjectival inflection of týskur

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	týski	týska	týska
accusative	týska	týsku
dative
genitive
plural	all genders
all cases	týsku

Derived terms

• eysturtýskur
• vesturtýskur

Related terms

• týskari (German people)
• Týskland (Germany)
• týskt (German language)