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vestur

vestur

Faroese

Noun

vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, uncountable)

  1. west

Declension

n13s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative vestur vestrið
Accusative vestur vestrið
Dative vestri vestrinum
Genitive vesturs vestursins

Usage notes

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

Antonyms

Adverb

vestur (comparative vestari, superlative vestast)

  1. west, westward

Usage notes

vestur móti Mykinesi - westward to the Island of Mykines

Noun

vestur m (genitive singular vests, plural vestar)

  1. vest, waistcoat

Declension

m6 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vestur vesturin vestar vestarnir
Accusative vest vestin vestar vestarnar
Dative vesti vestinum vestum vestunum
Genitive vests vestsins vesta vestanna

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛstʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛstʏr

Noun

vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, no plural)

  1. west

Declension

Adverb

vestur

  1. west