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vinur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vinr, from Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).

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Noun

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vinur m (genitive singular vinar, plural vinir)

  1. friend

Declension

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m12 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vinur vinurin vinir vinirnir
accusative vin vinin vinir vinirnar
dative vini vininum vinum vinunum
genitive vinar vinarins vina vinanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vinr, Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vinur m (genitive singular vinar, nominative plural vinir)

  1. friend
    Synonyms: máti, félagi, kumpáni
    Þú ert vinur minn.
    You are my friend.
    Þú ert góður vinur.
    You are a good friend.
  2. (colloquial, slang, somewhat old-fashioned, often used with a definite article) mate, lad, an affectionate moniker for a close friend or pal, especially used as a form of address
    Synonyms: kall (often in the definite form kallinn), gaur, kjell (often in the definite form kjellinn)
    Jæja vinurinn, ætli maður fari ekki að koma sér af stað.
    Well mate, I guess we should get going.

Declension

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Declension of vinur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vinur vinurinn vinir vinirnir
accusative vin vininn vini vinina
dative vini, vin vininum vinum vinunum
genitive vinar vinarins vina vinanna

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