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Definition 2024
Eyður
Eyður
See also: eyður
Faroese
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Eyður f
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Eyður: Eyðarson
- daughter of Eyður: Eyðardóttir
Declension
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eyður
eyður
See also: Eyður
Faroese
Noun
eyður m (genitive singular eyðs, uncountable)
Declension
| m6s | Singular | |
| Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | eyður | eyðurin |
| Accusative | eyð | eyðin |
| Dative | eyði | eyðinum |
| Genitive | eyðs | eyðsins |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse auðr (“desolate”), from Proto-Germanic *auþaz whence also Icelandic auður, Norwegian aud and ød, Danish ød, Swedish öd. Cognate with Old English ēaþ, īeþe, and Old High German ōdi.
Adjective
eyður (comparative eyðari, superlative eyðastur)
Inflection
| eyður a15 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | eyður | eyð | eytt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | eyðan | eyða | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | eyðum | eyðari | eyðum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (eyðs) | (eyðar) | (eyðs) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | eyðir | eyðar | eyð |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | eyðar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | eyðum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (eyða) | ||
Synonyms
- (desolate): oyðin
- (empty): tómur