seigur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse seigr. Cognate with Danish sej, Norwegian Bokmål seig, Swedish seg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaiːjʊɹ/
- Rhymes: -aiːjur
- Homophone: seiður
Adjective
seigur (comparative seigari, superlative seigastur)
- (meat, leather etc.) tough
- (people) tough or persevering, stubborn
- (metals) ductile
- (fluids) thick, viscous
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | seigur | seig | seigt |
| accusative | seigan | seiga | seigt |
| dative | seigum | seigari | seigum |
| genitive | seigs | seigar | seigs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | seigir | seigar | seig |
| accusative | seigar | seigar | seig |
| dative | seigum | seigum | seigum |
| genitive | seiga | seiga | seiga |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | seigti | seigta | seigta |
| accusative | seigta | sogtu | |
| dative | |||
| genitive | |||
| plural | all genders | ||
| all cases | sogtu | ||