löstur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lǫstr, from the root of Proto-Germanic *lahaną (“to blame, fault, reproach”), related to Old High German lastar (“vice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlœstʏr/
    Rhymes: -œstʏr

Noun

löstur m (genitive singular lastar, nominative plural lestir)

  1. fault, flaw, vice
  2. (archaic or poetic) moral misdemeanor, immoral or sinful action

Declension

Declension of löstur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative löstur lösturinn lestir lestirnir
accusative löst löstinn lesti lestina
dative lesti lestinum löstum löstunum
genitive lastar lastarins lasta lastanna

References

  • löstur in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989.
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