fangavørður

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From fangi (“prisoner”) +‎ vørður (“keeper, watchman, guard”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛŋɡaˌvøːɹʊɹ]

Noun[edit]

fangavørður m (genitive singular fangavarðar, plural fangavørðir)

  1. prison guard (male or of unspecified sex)
    Hon er útbúgvin fangavørður. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension[edit]

m25 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fangavørður fangavørðurin fangavørðir fangavørðirnir
Accusative fangavørð fangavørðin fangavørðir fangavørðirnar
Dative fangavørði fangavørðinum fangavørðum fangavørðunum
Genitive fangavarðar fangavarðarins fangavarða fangavarðanna

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