vestur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛstʊɹ]
  • Homophones: verstur
  • Rhymes: -ɛstʊɹ

Noun

vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, uncountable)

  1. west

Usage notes
í vestri - in the west
frískur vindur av vestri - fresh (i.e. a lot of) wind from the west

Declension
n13s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative vestur vestrið
Accusative vestur vestrið
Dative vestri vestrinum
Genitive vesturs vestursins

Antonyms

Adverb

vestur (comparative vestari, superlative vestast)

  1. west, westward

Usage notes
vestur móti Mykinesi - westward to the Island of Mykines

Noun

vestur m (genitive singular vests, plural vestar)

  1. vest, waistcoat

Declension
Declension of vestur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vestur vesturin vestar vestarnir
accusative vest vestin vestar vestarnar
dative vesti vestinum vestum vestunum
genitive vests vestsins vesta vestanna

See also
  • (compass points)
útnyrðingur norður landnyrðingur
vestur eystur
útsynningur suður landsynningur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛstʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛstʏr

Noun

vestur n (genitive singular vesturs, no plural)

  1. west

Declension
declension of vestur
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative vestur vestrið
accusative vestur vestrið
dative vestri vestrinu
genitive vesturs vestursins

Adverb

vestur

  1. west

See also
  • (compass points)
norðvestur norður norðaustur
vestur austur
suðvestur suður suðaustur
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