elri – Faroese noun declension

Faroese noun forms of elri

Noun: elri
Gender: n

Nominative

Sg. Indef.elri
Sg. Def.elrið
Pl. Indef.elri; elrir
Pl. Def.elrini

Genitive

Sg. Indef.elris
Sg. Def.elrisins
Pl. Indef.elra
Pl. Def.elranna

Dative

Sg. Indef.elri
Sg. Def.elrnum; elrinum
Pl. Indef.elrum
Pl. Def.elrunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.elri
Sg. Def.elrið
Pl. Indef.elri; elrir
Pl. Def.elrini

Sample Sentences

Etymology

1. From Old Norse elri, umlaut of Old Norse alri, by surface analysis, alr (“alder”) + -i; cf. ølur.
2. Compare Icelandic elri, Norwegian older to orre, Swedish ålder, alder to årre, ärre. See: Old Norse Nouns 'elri', Old Norse Nouns 'alri', Icelandic Nouns 'elri', Swedish Nouns 'ålder'.

Verbs referencing "elri"

Icelandic Nouns elri.

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