Faroese weakly conjugated feminine indefinite nouns
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The words dunna (duck) and møði (fatigue) are conjugated this way:
| Eintal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hvørfall | dunna | møði |
| Hvønnfall | dunnu | møði |
| Hvørjumfall | dunnu | møði |
| Hvørsfall | dunnu | møði |
| Fleirtal | ||
| Hvørfall | dunnur | |
| Hvønnfall | dunnur | |
| Hvørjumfall | dunnum | |
| Hvørsfall | dunna |
Examples of words that are conjugated like dunna:
alda / wave
blæa / diper
bryggja / quay
genta / girl
kona / woman or wife
mamma / mother
próvtøka / exam
smátta / cottage
telda / computer
tyrla / helicopter
uppvørpa / overhead
vísa / song
Only in plural: buksur (pants), búnyttur (domestic utensils)
Examples of words that are conjugated like møði:
elli / old age
frøði / science
frøi / joy
heimspeki / philosophy
kristni / Christianity
leti / laziness
mildi / mildness, gentleness, softness
mildni / mildness, gentleness, softness
vreiði / anger, wrath
øði / rage
Words that end with -semi.
The words gleði (pleasure, joy, delight), ævi (eternity), which can also be in plural: gleðir, ævir.
Note: Words, that are conjugated like møði do not have s in genitive singular: møðiligur (?), gleðiboð (?), frøðiorð (?)
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