vongur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vængr, from Proto-Germanic *wēngijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to vindur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔŋkʊɹ/

Noun

vongur m (genitive singular veingjar or vongs, plural veingir)

1. wing (birds, bats and insects)
2. wing, aerofoil, airfoil
3. wing (of a building)
4. outer forward (football, etc.)
5. part of the football field at the sideline

Declension

m34	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vongur	vongurin	veingir	veingirnir
accusative	vong	vongin	veingir	veingirnar
dative	veingi, vongi	veinginum, vonginum	veingjum	veingjunum
genitive	veingjar, vongs	veingjarins, vongsins	veingja	veingjanna

Derived terms

• vongbakkur
• vongborin
• vongbrigða
• vongbrotin
• vongbrúgv
• vongfjøður
• vonggráur
• vonghvítur
• vongknúgvi
• vongliður
• vongmorreyður
• vongskerja
• vongsknúgvi
• vongstórur
• vongsvartur