geldingur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse geldingr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛltɪŋkʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkʊɹ
  • Hyphenation: geld‧ing‧ur

Noun

geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, plural geldingar)

  1. a castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
  2. eunuch

Declension

m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geldingur geldingurin geldingar geldingarnir
accusative gelding geldingin geldingar geldingarnar
dative geldingi geldinginum geldingum geldingunum
genitive geldings geldingsins geldinga geldinganna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geldingr, from gelda (to castrate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈcɛltiŋkʏr]

Noun

geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, nominative plural geldingar)

  1. castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
  2. eunuch

Declension

Declension of geldingur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geldingur geldingurinn geldingar geldingarnir
accusative gelding geldinginn geldinga geldingana
dative geldingi geldingnum geldingum geldingunum
genitive geldings geldingsins geldinga geldinganna

Derived terms