eiður
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaiːjʊɹ/
- Rhymes: -aiːjʊɹ
- Homophone: eigur
Noun
eiður m (genitive singular eiðar, plural eiðir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eiður | eiðurin | eiðir | eiðirnir |
| accusative | eið | eiðin | eiðir | eiðirnar |
| dative | eiði | eiðinum | eiðum | eiðunum |
| genitive | eiðar | eiðarins | eiða | eiðanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeiːðʏr/
- Rhymes: -eiːðʏr
- Homophone: Eiður, eyður
Noun
eiður m (genitive singular eiðs, nominative plural eiðar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eiður | eiðurinn | eiðar | eiðarnir |
| accusative | eið | eiðinn | eiða | eiðana |
| dative | eiði | eiðnum, eiðinum | eiðum | eiðunum |
| genitive | eiðs | eiðsins | eiða | eiðanna |
Derived terms
- hollustueiður
Further reading
- “eiður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)