vetur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vetr (‘winter, year’), from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈveːtʊr]

Noun

vetur m (genitive singular vetrar, plural vetrar)

winter

Declension

m23	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vetur	veturin	vetrar	vetrarnir
Accusative	vetur	veturin	vetrar	vetrarnar
Dative	vetri	vetrinum	vetrum	vetrunum
Genitive	vetrar	vetrarins	vetra	vetranna

See also

(seasons) árstíð; vár, summar, heyst, vetur ^{(Category: fo:Seasons)}

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vetr (“winter, year”), from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛːtʏr/
Rhymes: -ɛːtʏr

Noun

vetur m (genitive singular vetrar, nominative plural vetur)

winter, wintertime
Veturinn er loksins kominn!
Winter has finally arrived!

Vetur er í nánd
Winter is close.
year (counting age)
Barnið er fimm vetra gamalt.
The child is five years old.

Declension

declension of vetur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
vetur	singular		plural
nominative	vetur	veturinn	vetur	veturnir
accusative	vetur	veturinn	vetur	veturna
dative	vetri	vetrinum	vetrum	vetrunum
genitive	vetrar	vetrarins	vetra	vetranna

Derived terms

Derived terms

á veturna/á vetrin (in winter, in the winter)
fimbulvetur

í vetur sem leið (last winter)
í vetur (this winter)

See also

Seasons in Icelandic · árstíðir (layout · text)
vor (“spring”)	sumar (“summer”)	haust (“autumn”)	vetur (“winter”)

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