diskur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse diskr, from Old English disc, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).

Noun

diskur m (genitive singular disks, plural diskar)

1. dish, plate (for food)
   • (proverb) Betri eru smáir fiskar enn tómir diskar.

     Better are small fish than an empty dish.

2. desk, counter
3. (computing) disk

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	diskur	diskurin	diskar	diskarnir
accusative	disk	diskin	diskar	diskarnar
dative	diski	diskinum	diskum	diskunum
genitive	disks	disksins	diska	diskanna

Synonyms

• (a food plate): borðdiskur m
• (disk): diskil m

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse diskr, from Old English disc, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɪskʏr]

  Rhymes: -ɪskʏr

Noun

diskur m (genitive singular disks, nominative plural diskar)

1. dish, plate (for food)

   Synonym: matardiskur

2. disc

   Synonym: kringla

3. (computing) a disk, disc

Declension

Declension of diskur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	diskur	diskurinn	diskar	diskarnir
accusative	disk	diskinn	diska	diskana
dative	diski, disk	disknum, diskinum	diskum	diskunum
genitive	disks	disksins	diska	diskanna