vestur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛstʊɹ]
• Homophones: verstur
• Rhymes: -ɛstʊɹ

Noun

vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, uncountable)

1. west

Usage notes

í vestri - in the west

frískur vindur av vestri - fresh (i.e. a lot of) wind from the west

Declension

n13-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vestur	vestrið
accusative	vestur	vestrið
dative	vestri	vestrinum
genitive	vesturs	vestursins

Antonyms

• eystur

Adverb

vestur (comparative vestari, superlative vestast)

1. west, westward

Usage notes

vestur móti Mykinesi - westward to the Island of Mykines

Noun

vestur m (genitive singular vests, plural vestar)

1. vest, waistcoat

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vestur	vesturin	vestar	vestarnir
accusative	vest	vestin	vestar	vestarnar
dative	vesti	vestinum	vestum	vestunum
genitive	vests	vestsins	vesta	vestanna

See also

• (compass points)

útnyrðingur	norður	landnyrðingur
vestur		eystur
útsynningur	suður	landsynningur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛstʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛstʏr

Noun

vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, no plural)

1. west

Declension

Declension of vestur (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	vestur	vestrið
accusative	vestur	vestrið
dative	vestri	vestrinu
genitive	vesturs	vestursins

Adverb

vestur

1. west

See also

• (compass points)

norðvestur	norður	norðaustur
vestur		austur
suðvestur	suður	suðaustur