veiði
See also: veidi
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse veiði, from Proto-Germanic *waiþiz or *waiþō.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈveiːðɪ/
- Rhymes: -eiːðɪ
Noun
veiði f (genitive singular veiði or veiðar, nominative plural veiðar)
- catch (that which is caught)
- (hunting) bag, game
- Synonym: veidd dýr
- (in the plural) hunting, fishing
- Synonym: það að veiða
- veiðar með fálkum ― falconry
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | veiði | veiðin | veiðar | veiðarnar |
| accusative | veiði | veiðina | veiðar | veiðarnar |
| dative | veiði | veiðinni | veiðum | veiðunum |
| genitive | veiði, veiðar | veiðinnar, veiðarinnar | veiða | veiðanna |
Derived terms
- fara á veiðar (“to go hunting, to go fishing”)
- fálkaveiðar (“falconry”)
Related terms
- veiða (“to hunt”)
References
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, page 1114 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)