sukur

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See also: şükür

Faroese

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sukur
sukur

Etymology

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From Danish sukker, from Middle Low German sucker, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šekar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sukur m (genitive singular sukurs, uncountable)

  1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink)

Declension

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n13s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative sukur sukrið
Accusative sukur sukrið
Dative sukri sukrinum
Genitive sukurs sukursins

Derived terms

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Ternate

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Etymology

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Reborrowed from Malay syukur, from Arabic شُكْر (šukr).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sukur

  1. Alternative form of suku (thanks, gratitude)

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh