fylgisveinur

Faroese

Etymology

fylgi (“retinue”) +‎ sveinur (“lad, servant”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɪʎtʃɪˌsvaiːjnʊɹ/

Noun

fylgisveinur m (genitive singular fylgisveins, plural fylgisveinar)

  1. follower
  2. satellite

Declension
Declension of fylgisveinur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fylgisveinur fylgisveinurin fylgisveinar fylgisveinarnir
accusative fylgisvein fylgisveinin fylgisveinar fylgisveinarnar
dative fylgisveini fylgisveininum fylgisveinum fylgisveinunum
genitive fylgisveins fylgisveinsins fylgisveina fylgisveinanna

Derived terms
  • fylgisveinasjónvarp (satellite television)
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