teiti

See also: téití

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse teiti (“joy, cheerfulness”).

Noun

teiti f (genitive singular teiti, nominative plural teitir) or
teiti n (genitive singular teitis, nominative plural teiti)

  1. party, celebration
    Synonyms: boð, hóf, partí, samkvæmi, veisla

Declension

Declension of teiti (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative teiti teitin teitir teitirnar
accusative teiti teitina teitir teitirnar
dative teiti teitinni teitum teitunum
genitive teiti teitinnar teita teitanna
Declension of teiti (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative teiti teitið teiti teitin
accusative teiti teitið teiti teitin
dative teiti teitinu teitum teitunum
genitive teitis teitisins teita teitanna

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to teitr. Cognate with Old English tāt, Old Saxon tēt, Old High German zeiʒ, Middle High German zeiʒ, Middle Low German teet.

Noun

teiti ?

  1. happiness, merriment

Descendants

  • Danish: teede, tiæde, thiæde, tæde
  • Icelandic: teiti
  • Swedish: (dialectal) tete, tajte
    • ⇒ Swedish: (verb) teta, tajta, tajda (“prank, annoy, anger, bicker, quarrel, challenging, conflicting”)
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