spjót

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse spjót, from Proto-Germanic *speutą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spjɔut]

Noun

spjót n (genitive singular spjóts, plural spjót)

  1. spear, lance

Declension

n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spjót spjótið spjót spjótini
accusative spjót spjótið spjót spjótini
dative spjóti spjótinum spjótum spjótunum
genitive spjóts spjótsins spjóta spjótanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spjót, from Proto-Germanic *speutą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spjouːt/
    Rhymes: -ouːt

Noun

spjót n (genitive singular spjóts, nominative plural spjót)

  1. spear, javelin

Declension

Declension of spjót (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spjót spjótið spjót spjótin
accusative spjót spjótið spjót spjótin
dative spjóti spjótinu spjótum spjótunum
genitive spjóts spjótsins spjóta spjótanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᛊᛈᛖᚢᛏᚨ (*speuta), from Proto-Germanic *speutą.

Noun

spjót n (genitive spjóts, plural spjót)

  1. spear, lance

Declension

Declension of spjót (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative spjót spjótit spjót spjótin
accusative spjót spjótit spjót spjótin
dative spjóti spjótinu spjótum spjótunum
genitive spjóts spjótsins spjóta spjótanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: spjót
  • Faroese: spjót
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: spjot
  • Old Swedish: spiūt
  • Old Danish: spiūt
    • Danish: spyd
      • Norwegian Bokmål: spyd
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: spyd

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “spjót”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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