vongur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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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

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