vangi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vangi, from Proto-Germanic *wangô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvauɲcɪ/
  • Rhymes: -auɲcɪ

Noun

vangi m (genitive singular vanga, nominative plural vangar)

  1. cheek
    Synonyms: kinn, kjammi

Declension
declension of vangi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vangi vanginn vangar vangarnir
accusative vanga vangann vanga vangana
dative vanga vanganum vöngum vöngunum
genitive vanga vangans vanga vanganna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wangô.

Noun

vangi m (genitive vanga)

  1. (upper) cheek

Declension
  Declension of vangi (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vangi vanginn vangar vangarnir
accusative vanga vangann vanga vangana
dative vanga vanganum vǫngum vǫngunum
genitive vanga vangans vanga vanganna

References

vangi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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