stjørnugrús

Faroese

Etymology

stjørna (“star”) +‎ grús (“gravel”); the second term is from Middle Low German grūs (“grain (of sand, wheat, etc.)”) (compare Norwegian and Swedish grus (“gravel”)).

Noun

stjørnugrús f (genitive singular stjørnugrús)

  1. galaxy, cluster of stars, host of stars, mass of stars
  2. Milky Way

Declension
n11s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative stjørnugrús stjørnugrúsið
Accusative stjørnugrús stjørnugrúsið
Dative stjørnugrúsi stjørnugrúsinum
Genitive stjørnugrús stjørnugrúsins
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