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vandi

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Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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vandi m (genitive singular vanda, plural vandar)

  1. danger

Declension

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m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vandi vandin vandar vandarnir
accusative vanda vandan vandar vandarnar
dative vanda vandanum vandum vandunum
genitive vanda vandans vanda vandanna

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse vandi. Cognate with Faroese vandi (danger), Danish vånde (torment), Norwegian Nynorsk vande (trouble, difficulty), Swedish vånda (anguish, sorrow).

Noun

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vandi m (genitive singular vanda, no plural)

  1. trouble, difficulty
    Synonyms: kröggur, klípa, vandræði, torveldi
  2. hard task, difficult task
  3. responsibility
    Synonym: ábyrgð
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Deverbal from venja (to accustom).

Noun

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vandi m (genitive singular vanda, no plural)

  1. custom, habit
    Synonyms: vani, venja
Declension
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Etymology 3

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Conjugated form of venja (to accustom).

Verb

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vandi

  1. first-person singular past indicative of venja
  2. third-person singular past indicative of venja

Etymology 4

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Conjugated form of vanda (to do carefully).

Verb

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vandi

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of vanda
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of vanda
  3. third-person plural present subjunctive of vanda

Etymology 5

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Inflected form of vandur (troublesome).

Adjective

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vandi

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of vandur