ryggur

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hryggr, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krewk- (“to turn, bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ryggur m (genitive singular rygs or ryggjar, plural ryggir)

  1. (anatomy) back
  2. (geography) ridge

Declension[edit]

m32 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ryggur ryggurin ryggir ryggirnir
Accusative rygg ryggin ryggir ryggirnar
Dative ryggi rygginum ryggjum ryggjunum
Genitive ryggjar/
rygs 		ryggjarins/
rygsins 		ryggja ryggjanna
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