veggur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse veggr, from Proto-Germanic *wajjuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛkːʊɹ/

Noun

veggur m (genitive singular veggjar, plural veggir)

1. house wall
2. interior wall
3. (rare) steep cliff

Declension

Declension of veggur (m31)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	veggur	veggurin	veggir	veggirnir
accusative	vegg	veggin	veggir	veggirnar
dative	veggi	vegginum	veggjum	veggjunum
genitive	veggjar	veggjarins	veggja	veggjanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse veggr, from Proto-Germanic *wajjuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛkːʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛkːʏr

Noun

veggur m (genitive singular veggjar or veggs, nominative plural veggir)

1. wall

Declension

Declension of veggur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	veggur	veggurinn	veggir	veggirnir
accusative	vegg	vegginn	veggi	veggina
dative	vegg	veggnum	veggjum	veggjunum
genitive	veggjar, veggs	veggjarins, veggsins	veggja	veggjanna

Derived terms

• frumuveggur
• moldarveggur
• steinveggur