fangavørður

Faroese

Etymology

From fangi (“prisoner”) +‎ vørður (“keeper, watchman, guard”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfɛŋɡaˌvøːɹʊɹ]

Noun

fangavørður m (genitive singular fangavarðar, plural fangavørðir)

  1. prison guard (male or of unspecified sex)
    Hon er útbúgvin fangavørður. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension
m25 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fangavørður fangavørðurin fangavørðir fangavørðirnir
Accusative fangavørð fangavørðin fangavørðir fangavørðirnar
Dative fangavørði fangavørðinum fangavørðum fangavørðunum
Genitive fangavarðar fangavarðarins fangavarða fangavarðanna

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