deigja
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse deigja, from Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (“dairy maid, bread kneader”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteiːja/
- Rhymes: -eiːja
- Homophone: deyja
Noun
deigja f (genitive singular deigju, nominative plural deigjur)
- (obsolete) maidservant
- Synonym: þerna
- dampness, moisture
- Synonym: raki
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | deigja | deigjan | deigjur | deigjurnar |
| accusative | deigju | deigjuna | deigjur | deigjurnar |
| dative | deigju | deigjunni | deigjum | deigjunum |
| genitive | deigju | deigjunnar | deigna, deigja | deignanna, deigjanna |