-leysur

Faroese

Etymology

A suffixed variant of leysur, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛiːsʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛiːsʊɹ

Suffix

-leysur (comparative -leysari, superlative -leysastur)

  1. -less

Inflection

-leysur a2
Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) -leysur -leys -leyst
Accusative (hvønnfall) -leysan -leysa
Dative (hvørjumfall) -leysum -leysari -leysum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (-leys) (-leysar/
-leysrar)
(-leys)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) -leysir -leysar -leys
Accusative (hvønnfall) -leysar
Dative (hvørjumfall) -leysum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (-leysa/
-leysra)

Derived terms

Faroese terms suffixed with -leysur

Further reading

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