farmur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse farmr, from Proto-Germanic *farmaz, from the strong verb *faraną (“to go”).[1] Also see fara (“to go”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɹmʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -aɹmʊɹ

Noun

farmur m (genitive singular farms, plural farmar)

  1. cargo, freight

Declension
Declension of farmur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative farmur farmurin farmar farmarnir
accusative farm farmin farmar farmarnar
dative farmi farminum farmum farmunum
genitive farms farmsins farma farmanna

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “farma”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 130

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse farmr, from Proto-Germanic *farmaz, from the strong verb *faraną (“to go”). Also see fara (“to go”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfarmʏr/
  • Rhymes: -armʏr

Noun

farmur m (genitive singular farms, nominative plural farmar)

  1. cargo, load, charge

Declension
declension of farmur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative farmur farmurinn farmar farmarnir
accusative farm farminn farma farmana
dative farmi farminum förmum förmunum
genitive farms farmsins farma farmanna
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