leykur

Faroese

leykir

Etymology

From Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛiːkʊɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɛiːkʊɹ

Noun

leykur m (genitive singular leyks, plural leykir)

1. any plant of the genus Allium — the onions (chives, leek, garlic etc.)

Declension

m15	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leykur	leykurin	leykir	leykirnir
accusative	leyk	leykin	leykir	leykirnar
dative	leyki	leykinum	leykum	leykunum
genitive	leyks	leyksins	leyka	leykanna

Derived terms

• blómuleykur
• grasleykur
• grønleykur
• hagaleykur
• hvítleykur
• leykplanta
• mýriseyðaleykur
• perluleykur
• pípuleykur
• reyðleykur
• seyðaleykur
• smakkleykur
• skalottuleykur

Related terms

• persilla
• radisa
• piparrót
• gularót
• grasker
• soppur
• agurk
• epli
• grønmeti
• súrepli
• oljuber