vegur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse vegr, Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Latin via.
Noun
vegur m (genitive singular vegar, plural vegir)
- way, road
- distance
- movement towards a goal, direction
- possibility
Declension
| m13 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vegur | vegurin | vegir | vegirnir |
| Accusative | veg | vegin | vegir | vegirnar |
| Dative | veg(i) | veg(i)num | vegum | vegunum |
| Genitive | vegar | vegarins | vega | veganna |
Derived terms
- gonguvegur
- neytavegur
- farvegur
- bygdarvegur
- høvuðsvegur
- landsvegur
- motorvegur
- ringvegur
- krossvegur
- sambindingarvegur
- fjórðungsvegur
- snarvegur
- loynivegur
- skákvegur
- útvegur
- beinanvegin
- sjóvegis
- stórvegis
- tvørvegis
- vegabrúgv
- vegamerking
- vegamót
- veganet
- vegarbeiði
- vegleiðing
- vegmaður
- vegskattur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse vegr, Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Cognate with Latin via.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɛːɣʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɛːɣʏr
Declension
declension of vegur
Note: The genitive singular vegs is used in fixed expressions such as til vegs og virðingar. The otherwise obsolete accusative plural vegu is also used with the preposition á, meaning “in [a specified] way”, e.g. á ýmsa vegu (“in various ways”), and in expressions about travelling widely, such as um víða vegu (“far and wide”).
Derived terms
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