frískur

Faroese

Etymology

From Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, *fersk, from Proto-West Germanic *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of feskur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾʊiʃkʊɹ/
    Rhymes: -ʊiʃkʊɹ

Adjective

frískur (comparative frískari, superlative frískastur)

  1. healthy, well, sane
  2. fresh, untainted, unspoiled
  3. quite many

Declension

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Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) frískur frísk frískt
Accusative (hvønnfall) frískan fríska
Dative (hvørjumfall) frískum frískari frískum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (frísks) (frískar/
frískrar)
(frísks)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) frískir frískar frísk
Accusative (hvønnfall) frískar
Dative (hvørjumfall) frískum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (fríska/
frískra)

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Middle Low German vrisch, from Old Saxon *frisk, *fersk, from Proto-West Germanic *frisk, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of ferskur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfriskʏr/
    Rhymes: -iskʏr

Adjective

frískur (comparative frískari, superlative frískastur)

  1. healthy
    Synonym: heilbrigður
  2. sprightly, lively
    Synonym: fjörugur

Inflection

Derived terms

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