Faroese

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Etymology

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Gøta +‎ skeggi (man with long beard)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkøːʰtʊˌʃɛt͡ʃːɪ/

Noun

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gøtuskeggi m (genitive singular gøtuskeggja, plural gøtuskeggjar)

  1. (historical) man from Gøta
    Tórir segði seg kenna, at tað vóru Gøtuskeggjar.
    Tórir said, he knew, that they were (the) men from Gøta (i.e. Tróndur and his men). (Færeyinga saga)

Declension

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m2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gøtuskeggi gøtuskeggin gøtuskeggjar gøtuskeggjarnir
accusative gøtuskeggja gøtuskeggjan gøtuskeggjar gøtuskeggjarnar
dative gøtuskeggja gøtuskeggjanum gøtuskeggjum gøtuskeggjunum
genitive gøtuskeggja gøtuskeggjans gøtuskeggja gøtuskeggjanna

See also

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  NODES
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