eigur

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːjʊɹ/
    Rhymes: -aiːjʊɹ
    Homophone: eiður

Verb

eigur

  1. you own/have, he/she/it owns/has, 2nd and 3rd person singular present form of eiga (to own, have, give birth)

Usage notes
  • nógvur fuglur eigur har - there breed many birds (note the singular form of fuglur. Thus verbally: "much bird owns there", i.e. "many birds have fledlings there" and not "this place owns many birds")
  • tú eigur ikki at gera hatta - you must not do that ("you have not to do that")

Conjugation
Conjugation of eiga (irregular)
infinitive eiga
supine átt
participle eigandi  ?
present past
first singular eigi
(ár, á)		 átti
(á)
second singular eigur
(eigir)
(ár, á)		 átti
(á)
third singular eigur
(eigir)
(ár, á)		 átti
(á)
plural eiga áttu
imperative
singular eig!
plural eigið!

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeiːɣʏr/
  • Rhymes: -eiːɣʏr

Etymology 1

Back-formation from eigra (“to wander, to ramble”).

Noun

eigur n (genitive singular eigurs, no plural)

  1. wandering, rambling
Declension
declension of eigur
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative eigur eigrið
accusative eigur eigrið
dative eigri eigrinu
genitive eigurs eigursins

Etymology 2

Inflected form of eiga (“ownership”).

Noun

eigur

  1. indefinite nominative plural of eiga
  2. indefinite accusative plural of eiga
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