blettur

Faroese

Etymology

From an assumed Old Norse *blettr, see Icelandic blettur for more.

Noun

blettur m (genitive singular blets, plural blettir)

  1. stain, blot, patch
  2. point, spot, place

Declension
m16 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative blettur bletturin blettir blettirnir
Accusative blett blettin blettir blettirnar
Dative bletti blettinum blettum blettunum
Genitive blets bletsins bletta blettanna

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Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

Given the Faroese and possibly Middle English cognates (see blot), assumed to be from Old Norse *blettr, although this word is only attested in copies of Norse texts from after the transition from Norse to Icelandic (where older, Norse-era copies have words like flekkr).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛhtʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛhtʏr

Noun

blettur m (genitive singular bletts, nominative plural blettir)

  1. stain, blot, patch
  2. a plot of land

Declension
declension of blettur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative blettur bletturinn blettir blettirnir
accusative blett blettinn bletti blettina
dative bletti blettinum blettum blettunum
genitive bletts blettsins bletta blettanna

Derived terms
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