fittur

Faroese

Etymology

Early loan from English fit.

Adjective

fittur (comparative fittari, superlative fittastur)

1. smart, capable, brave
2. nice, friendly
3. much, good

Usage notes

• hann er fittur til smíð - he is a capable blacksmith
• fitt genta - nice girl
• fitt av bókum - lots of books

Declension

Declension of fittur (a39)
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fittur	fitt	fitt
Accusative	fittan	fitta	fitt
Dative	fittum	fittari	fittum
Genitive	fits	fittar	fits
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fittir	fittar	fitt
Accusative	fittar	fittar	fitt
Dative	fittum	fittum	fittum
Genitive	fitta	fitta	fitta

Weak adjectival inflection of fittur
Singular (eintal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	fitti	fitta	fitta
Accusative (hvønnfall)	fitta	fittu
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)
Plural (fleirtal)	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	fittu
Accusative (hvønnfall)
Dative (hvørjumfall)
Genitive (hvørsfall)

Synonyms

• (smart): dugnaligur, dúgligur, raskur
• (nice): dámligur, fryntligur, vakur, blíður
• (much, good): nógvur, góður

Antonyms

• ringur (bad)
• illur (bad)

See also

• feitur