Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (to knead, to mold, to form). Compare Icelandic and Norwegian deig.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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deiggj n (genitive singular deigs, uncountable)

  1. dough

Declension

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n17s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative deiggj deiggið
Accusative deiggj deiggið
Dative deiggi/
deiggj
deignum/
deigginum
Genitive deigs deigsins

Derived terms

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