váttur

See also: vættur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse váttr (“evidence, witness”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtaz (“speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *wokʷtos (“voice, speech”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak, to sound out”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɔʰtːʊɹ/
Rhymes: -ɔʰtːʊɹ

Noun

váttur m (genitive singular váts, plural váttar)

(biblical) proof, evidence, witness

Declension

m9	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	váttur	vátturin	váttar	váttarnir
Accusative	vátt	váttin	váttar	váttarnar
Dative	vátti	váttinum	váttum	váttunum
Genitive	váts	vátsins	vátta	váttanna

Related terms

pínslarváttur
sjónarváttur
váttan

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