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feðgar

feðgar

Faroese

The novel "Feðgar á ferð" 1940 (English "The Old Man And His Sons", 1970)

Noun

feðgar m pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural feðga)

father and son

Usage notes

feðgar á ferð ‎(“father and son hit the road”) (title of a novel by Heðin Brú)

Declension

m1p	Plural
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	feðgar	feðgarnir
Accusative	feðgar	feðgarnar
Dative	feðgum	feðgunum
Genitive	feðga	feðganna

Coordinate terms

møðgur (mother and daughter)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse feðgar.

Noun

feðgar m pl ‎(plurale tantum)

father and son

Declension

declension of feðgar

	indefinite	definite
m-s1	plural
nominative	feðgar	feðgarnir
accusative	feðga	feðgana
dative	feðgum	feðgunum
genitive	feðga	feðganna

Coordinate terms

feðgin (father and daughter)
mæðgin (mother and son)
mæðgur (mother and daughter)

Old Norse

Etymology

From earlier *faðrigar, derived from faðir ‎(“father”), compare feðgin ‎(“father and mother”).

Noun

feðgar m pl

father and son