fótur

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔuːtʊɹ/

Noun

fótur m (genitive singular fótar, plural føtur)

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfouːtʏr/, IPA^(key): /ˈfouːtʰʏr/ (Northern Iceland)

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• Rhymes: -ouːtʏr

Noun

fótur m (genitive singular fótar, nominative plural fætur)

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

Derived terms

• fótasár
• fótbrjóta
• fótbrot
• fótbrotna
• fótleggur
• kiðfættur
• á fjórum fótum
• eiga fótum fjör að launa
• fara á fætur
• hlaupa eins og fætur toga
• leggja land undir fót
• missa fótanna
• taka til fótanna