-skur
Faroese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse -iskr, -skr, from Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos (suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-skʊɹ/
Suffix
-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
| -skur a24 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | -skur | -sk | -skt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | -skan | -ska | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | -skum | -skari | -skum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (-sks) | (-skar/ -skrar) |
(-sks) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | -skir | -skar | -sk |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | -skar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | -skum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (-ska/ -skra) | ||
Derived terms
Faroese terms suffixed with -skur
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