-skur
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Faroese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Cognate with Icelandic -skur.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-skur (comparative -skari, superlative -skastur)
- Forms adjectives from nouns with sense of pertaining to
- Forms adjectives appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions
- Forms adjectives describing a certain look or character
Declension
[edit]| Declension of -skur (a24) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | -skur | -sk | -skt |
| Accusative | -skan | -ska | -skt |
| Dative | -skum | -skari | -skum |
| Genitive | -sks | -skar/ -skrar |
-sks |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | -skir | -skar | -sk |
| Accusative | -skar | -skar | -sk |
| Dative | -skum | -skum | -skum |
| Genitive | -ska/ -skra |
-ska/ -skra |
-ska/ -skra |
Derived terms
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Cognate with Faroese -skur
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-skur (comparative -skari, superlative -skastur)
- Forms adjectives from nouns with sense of “pertaining to”
- Forms adjectives appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions
Inflection
[edit] positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -skari | -skari | -skara |
| accusative | -skari | -skari | -skara |
| dative | -skari | -skari | -skara |
| genitive | -skari | -skari | -skara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | -skari | -skari | -skari |
| accusative | -skari | -skari | -skari |
| dative | -skari | -skari | -skari |
| genitive | -skari | -skari | -skari |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -skastur | -skust | -skast |
| accusative | -skastan | -skasta | -skast |
| dative | -skustum | -skastri | -skustu |
| genitive | -skasts | -skastrar | -skasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | -skastir | -skastar | -skust |
| accusative | -skasta | -skastar | -skust |
| dative | -skustum | -skustum | -skustum |
| genitive | -skastra | -skastra | -skastra |
superlative (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -skasti | -skasta | -skasta |
| accusative | -skasta | -skustu | -skasta |
| dative | -skasta | -skustu | -skasta |
| genitive | -skasta | -skustu | -skasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | -skustu | -skustu | -skustu |
| accusative | -skustu | -skustu | -skustu |
| dative | -skustu | -skustu | -skustu |
| genitive | -skustu | -skustu | -skustu |
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese suffixes
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic suffixes