ærgi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Irish áirge. Compare Scottish Gaelic àiridh, àirigh (“hill pasture”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɹt͡ʃɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɹt͡ʃɪ
  • Homophones: argi, argið

Noun

ærgi n (genitive singular ærgis, plural ærgi or ærgir)

  1. a pasture for cattle to graze over the summer with a hut where the people tending them live meanwhile; a shieling

dialect varieties appearing in place names: argi, ergi, eyrgi

Declension

n25 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ærgi ærgið ærgi(r) ærgini
Accusative ærgi ærgið ærgi(r) ærgini
Dative ærgi ærginum ærgjum ærgjunum
Genitive ærgis ærgisins ærgja ærgjanna

Derived terms

  • Ærgisá
  • Ærgisdalur
  • Argir
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