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Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse forseti (“head of the thing”).
Noun
[edit]forseti m (genitive singular forseta, plural forsetar)
Usage notes
[edit]- forseti Íslands - the president of Iceland
- fyrrverandi forsetin í USA - the former president of the USA
Declension
[edit]| Declension of forseti | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | forseti | forsetin | forsetar | forsetarnir |
| accusative | forseta | forsetan | forsetar | forsetarnar |
| dative | forseta | forsetanum | forsetum | forsetunum |
| genitive | forseta | forsetans | forseta | forsetanna |
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse (literally meaning “one who presides”); compare Fositesland, name for Heligoland.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]forseti m (genitive singular forseta, nominative plural forsetar)
- president
- Núverandi forseti Íslands.
- Fyrrverandi forseti Bandaríkjanna.
- The former president of the United States.
Declension
[edit]Declension of forseti (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | forseti | forsetinn | forsetar | forsetarnir |
| accusative | forseta | forsetann | forseta | forsetana |
| dative | forseta | forsetanum | forsetum | forsetunum |
| genitive | forseta | forsetans | forseta | forsetanna |