Torgeir
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Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Torgeir m
- a male given name
Usage notes
[edit]Patronymics
- son of Torgeir: Torgeirsson
- daughter of Torgeir: Torgeirsdóttir
Declension
[edit]Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Torgeir |
Accusative | Torgeir |
Dative | Torgeiri |
Genitive | Torgeirs |
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Þorgeirr, from Þórr (“Thor”) or þórr (“thunder”) geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese Torgeir, Icelandic Þorgeir, and Swedish and Danish Torger.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /²torjɛɪr/, (regional) /²torjɛɪ/, /²torjə(r)/
- (newer, from written form) IPA(key): /²torɡɛɪr/
Proper noun
[edit]Torgeir m (definite Torgeiren)
- a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Torgeira
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Torgeir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
Categories:
- Faroese terms inherited from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names from Old Norse