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vestur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, uncountable)

  1. west

Usage notes

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

Declension

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

Antonyms

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Adverb

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vestur (comparative vestari, superlative vestast)

  1. west, westward

Usage notes

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vestur móti Mykinesi - westward to the Island of Mykines

Noun

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vestur m (genitive singular vests, plural vestar)

  1. vest, waistcoat

Declension

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See also

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  • (compass points)
útnyrðingur norður landnyrðingur
vestur eystur
útsynningur suður landsynningur

Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, no plural)

  1. west

Declension

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Adverb

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vestur

  1. west

See also

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  • (compass points)
norðvestur norður norðaustur
vestur austur
suðvestur suður suðaustur