hvørs
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kvœʃ]
Pronoun
hvørs m or n
Usage notes
The genitive form is rare. For instance
sounds somewhat stilted. Common would be an expression like
Usage as a relative pronoun in formal written style can look like this:
Declension
Interrogative pronoun - spurnarfornavn | |||
Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
Nominative (hvørfall) | hvør | hvør | hvat |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | hvønn | hvørja | |
Dative (hvørjumfall) | hvørjum | hvørjari / hvørji | hvørjum |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | hvørs | (hvørjar) | hvørs |
Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
Nominative (hvørfall) | hvørjir | hvørjar | hvørji |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | hvørjar | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | hvørjum | ||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | hvørja |
Derived terms
- hvørsfall (genitive)
References
- Höskuldur Thráinsson, Hjalmar P. Petersen, Jógvan í Lon Jacobsen, Zakaris Svabo Hansen: Faroese : An Overview and Reference Grammar. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag, 2004 (p. 126)
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