Faroese

Noun

tími m (genitive singular tíma, plural tímar)

1. hour
2. lesson
3. (rare) (right in) time

Declension

Synonyms

• (hour): klokkutími
• (lesson): skúlatími, undirvísningartími
• (time): tíð

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰiːmɪ/

  Rhymes: -iːmɪ

Etymology

From Old Norse tími, from Proto-Germanic *tīmô ‎(“time”), from Proto-Indo-European *tī-, from *dī- ‎(“time”).

Noun

tími m ‎(genitive singular tíma, nominative plural tímar)

1. time (inevitable passing of events)
2. time (period or era)

   Minn tími mun koma.‎

   My time will come.

3. (colloquial) hour
4. (colloquial) lesson, class period

Declension

Synonyms

• (period or era): tíð f, tímabil n
• (hour): klukkustund f, klukkutími m
• (lesson): kennslustund f, kennslutími m

Derived terms

• tíminn flýgur
• tímafrekur
• kennslutími
• komutími
• tímaskyn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tīmô, from Proto-Indo-European *tī-, from *dī- ‎(“time”). Cognate with Old English tīma (whence Modern English time). The Germanic source is related to *tīdiz ‎(“time”), whence Old Norse tíð.

Noun

tími m

1. time

Related terms

• tíð

Descendants