belti

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (belt), an early borrowing of Latin balteus (girdle, sword belt), of Etruscan origin. Akin to Old English belt (belt), Old High German balz (belt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛl̥tɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛl̥tɪ

Noun

belti n (genitive singular beltis, plural belti or beltir)

  1. belt

Declension

Declension of belti (n24)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative belti beltið belti, beltir beltini
accusative belti beltið belti, beltir beltini
dative belti beltnum, beltinum beltum beltunum
genitive beltis beltisins belta beltanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (belt), an early borrowing of Latin balteus (girdle, sword belt), of Etruscan origin. Akin to Old English belt (belt), Old High German balz (belt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛl̥tɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛl̥tɪ

Noun

belti n (genitive singular beltis, nominative plural belti)

  1. belt
  2. girdle
    Synonym: mittisól
  3. zone
    tímabeltitime zone

Declension

Declension of belti (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative belti beltið belti beltin
accusative belti beltið belti beltin
dative belti beltinu beltum beltunum
genitive beltis beltisins belta beltanna

Derived terms

Maltese

Etymology

From belt +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.tɪ/

Adjective

belti (feminine singular beltija, plural beltin)

  1. municipal, urban (pertaining to city)
  2. Vallettan (of or pertaining to Valletta, the capital of Malta)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baltiją, *baltijaz, from Latin balteus.

Noun

belti n (genitive beltis)

  1. belt

Declension

Declension of belti (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative belti beltit belti beltin
accusative belti beltit belti beltin
dative belti beltinu beltum beltunum
genitive beltis beltisins belta beltanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: belti
  • Faroese: belti
  • Danish: bælte
  • Norwegian: belte
  • Old Swedish: bælte

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “belti”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive