Faroese

Noun

fótur m (genitive singular fótar, plural føtur)

1. foot
2. leg
3. 0,5 alin = 31,385 cm
4. base

Declension

Usage notes

Certain frozen expressions have alternative dative and genitive singular forms: føti, fóts.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fótr, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfouːtʏr/ (), IPA^(key): /ˈfouːtʰʏr/ (Northern Iceland)

Noun

fótur m ‎(genitive singular fótar, nominative plural fætur)

1. (anatomy) foot
2. leg (of animals and people)
3. leg (of a chair, table, etc.)

Declension

Derived terms

• fótasár
• fótbrjóta
• fótbrot
• fótbrotna
• fótleggur
• kiðfættur
• á fjórum fótum
• eiga fótum fjör að launa
• fara á fætur
• hlaupa eins og fætur toga
• leggja land undir fót
• missa fótanna
• taka til fótanna