mágur

See also: magur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mágr (“relative by marriage”), from Proto-Germanic *mēgaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔaːvʊɹ/
    Rhymes: -ɔaːvʊɹ
    Homophones: máur, mávur

Noun

mágur m (genitive singular mágs, plural mágar)

  1. son-in-law

Declension
Declension of mágur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mágur mágurin mágar mágarnir
accusative mág mágin mágar mágarnar
dative mági máginum mágum mágunum
genitive mágs mágsins mága máganna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mágr (“relative by marriage”), from Proto-Germanic *mēgaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmauːʏr/
    Rhymes: -auːʏr

Noun

mágur m (genitive singular mágs, nominative plural mágar)

  1. one’s spouse’s brother or one’s sibling’s husband; brother-in-law

Declension
declension of mágur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mágur mágurinn mágar mágarnir
accusative mág máginn mága mágana
dative mági máginum mágum mágunum
genitive mágs mágsins mága máganna

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