óvinur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse óvinr. By surface analysis, ó- (“un-”) +‎ vinur (“friend”). Cf. Swedish ovän, Norwegian Bokmål uvenn.

Noun

óvinur m (genitive singular óvinar, plural óvinir)

1. enemy, foe, adversary

Declension

Declension of óvinur (m12)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	óvinur	óvinurin	óvinir	óvinirnir
accusative	óvin	óvinin	óvinir	óvinirnar
dative	óvini	óvininum	óvinum	óvinunum
genitive	óvinar	óvinarins	óvina	óvinanna

Further reading

• "óvinur" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse óvinr. By surface analysis, ó- (“un-”) +‎ vinur (“friend”). Cf. Swedish ovän, Danish uven, Norwegian Bokmål uvenn.

Noun

óvinur m (genitive singular óvinar, nominative plural óvinir)

1. enemy, foe, adversary

   Synonyms: fjandi (now rare), fjandmaður, andstæðingur

   Antonym: vinur

Declension

Declension of óvinur (masculine, based on vinur)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	óvinur	óvinurinn	óvinir	óvinirnir
accusative	óvin	óvininn	óvini	óvinina
dative	óvini, óvin	óvininum	óvinum	óvinunum
genitive	óvinar	óvinarins	óvina	óvinanna

Further reading

• “óvinur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)