tvinnur

Faroese

Etymology

    From Old Norse tvinnr, from Proto-Germanic *twinaz.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtʰvɪtnʊɹ/
    • Hyphenation: tvin‧nur

    Adjective

    tvinnur

    1. (in the plural) two pairs
      Tvinnar cowboybuksur. ― Two pairs of jeans.

    Declension

    Declension of tvinnur (a20)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative tvinnur tvinn tvint
    accusative tvinnan tvinna tvint
    dative tvinnum tvinnari tvinnum
    genitive tvins tvinnar/
    tvinrar         		tvins
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative tvinnir tvinnar tvinn
    accusative tvinnar tvinnar tvinn
    dative tvinnum tvinnum tvinnum
    genitive tvinna
    tvinra         		tvinna
    tvinra         		tvinna
    tvinra
    • trinnur (threefold)

    References

    • G. V. C. Young; C. R. Clewer (1985), “tvinnur”, in Føroysk-ensk orðabók, Mansk-Svenska, →ISBN
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