fótur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fótur m (genitive singular fótar, plural føtur)

  1. foot
  2. leg
  3. 0,5 alin = 31,385 cm
  4. base

Usage notes

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Certain frozen expressions have alternative dative and genitive singular forms: føti, fóts.

Declension

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m30 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fótur fóturin føtur føturnir
Accusative fót fótin føtur føturnar
Dative fóti fótinum fótum fótunum
Genitive fótar fótarins fóta fótanna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfouːtʏr/, IPA(key): /ˈfouːtʰʏr/ (Northern Iceland)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ouːtʏr

Noun

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fótur m (genitive singular fótar, nominative plural fætur)

  1. (anatomy) foot
  2. leg (of animals and people)
  3. leg (of a chair, table, etc.)

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Derived terms

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