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  • 1 Faroese
    • 1.1 Etymology
    • 1.2 Pronunciation
    • 1.3 Noun
      • 1.3.1 Declension
      • 1.3.2 Hyponyms
    • 1.4 Further reading

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic *angil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔɲd͡ʒɪl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲd͡ʒɪl

Noun

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eingil m (genitive singular eingils, plural einglar)

  1. angel

Declension

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m21 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eingil eingilin einglar einglarnir
accusative eingil eingilin einglar einglarnar
dative eingli einglinum einglum einglunum
genitive eingils eingilsins eingla einglanna

Hyponyms

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  • erkieingil
  • høvuðseingil
  • verndareingil
  • yvireingil

Further reading

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  • "eingil" at Sprotin.fo
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  • Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
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Last edited on 5 January 2026, at 22:35

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