eldri

Faroese

Adjective

eldri

1. older, elder, comparative of gamal

Usage notes

The indefinite form is undeclined, as in the following examples

Eg sá ein eldri mann, Eg sá tann eldra mannin (I saw an elder man, I saw the elder man)

Eg sá eina eldri kvinnu, Eg sá ta eldru kvinnuna (I saw an elder woman, I saw the elder woman)

Eg sá eitt eldri barn, Eg sá tað eldra barnið (I saw an elder child, I saw the elder child)

Declension

Weak adjectival inflection of eldri

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	eldri	eldra	eldra
accusative	eldra	eldru
dative
genitive
plural	all genders
all cases	eldru