eista
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaiːʃta/
- Rhymes: -aiːʃta
Noun
eista n (genitive singular eista, plural eistu or eistur)
Declension
| n1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eista | eistað | eistu, eistur | eistuni |
| accusative | eista | eistað | eistu, eistur | eistuni |
| dative | eista | eistanum | eistum | eistunum |
| genitive | eista | eistans | eistna | eistnanna |
See also
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse eista. Cognate with Faroese eista and Norwegian Nynorsk eiste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeista/
- Rhymes: -eista
Noun
eista n (genitive singular eista, nominative plural eistu)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eista | eistað | eistu | eistun |
| accusative | eista | eistað | eistu | eistun |
| dative | eista | eistanu | eistum | eistunum |
| genitive | eista | eistans | eistna | eistnanna |
See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
eista f (definite singular eista, indefinite plural eister or eistor, definite plural eistene or eistone)
- definite singular of eiste f
- definite plural of eiste n
- (pre-2012) alternative form of eiste f
- (pre-1938) alternative form of eiste f or n
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aistô.
Noun
eista n (genitive eista, plural eistu)
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eista | eistat | eistu | eistun |
| accusative | eista | eistat | eistu | eistun |
| dative | eista | eistanu | eistum | eistunum |
| genitive | eista | eistans | eistna | eistnanna |
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “eista”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive