heiði
See also: Heidi
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic *haiþī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaiːjɪ/
- Rhymes: -aiːjɪ
Noun
heiði f (genitive singular heiðar, plural heiðar)
Declension
| f32 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heiði | heiðin | heiðar | heiðarnar |
| accusative | heiði | heiðina | heiðar | heiðarnar |
| dative | heiði | heiðini | heiðum | heiðunum |
| genitive | heiðar | heiðarinnar | heiða | heiðanna |
Derived terms
- húsaheiðar
- korkaheiði
- lambaheiði
- olmussuheiðar
- torvheiðar
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic *haiþī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheiːðɪ/
- Rhymes: -eiːðɪ
Noun
heiði f (genitive singular heiðar, nominative plural heiðar)
- heath, moor (uncultivated land, usually situated on an elevated plateau)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heiði | heiðin | heiðar | heiðarnar |
| accusative | heiði | heiðina | heiðar | heiðarnar |
| dative | heiði | heiðinni | heiðum | heiðunum |
| genitive | heiðar | heiðarinnar | heiða | heiðanna |
Further reading
- “heiði” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse
Noun
heiði
- dative/accusative singular of heiðr