eista
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaiːʃta/
- Rhymes: -aiːʃta
Noun
eista n (genitive singular eista, plural eistu or eistur)
- (anatomy) a testicle
Declension
| Declension of eista | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eista | eistað | eistu, eistur | eistuni |
| accusative | eista | eistað | eistu, eistur | eistuni |
| dative | eista | eistanum | eistum | eistunum |
| genitive | eista | eistans | eistna | eistnanna |
See also
- nossa
- pungur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeista/
- Rhymes: -eista
Noun
eista n (genitive singular eista, nominative plural eistu)
- (anatomy) a testicle
Declension
declension of eista
| n-w | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eista | eistað | eistu | eistun |
| accusative | eista | eistað | eistu | eistun |
| dative | eista | eistanu | eistum | eistunum |
| genitive | eista | eistans | eistna | eistnanna |
See also
- spöng
- pungur
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aistô.
Noun
eista n (genitive eista, plural eistu)
- a testicle
Declension
Declension of eista (weak an-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eista | eistat | eistu | eistun |
| accusative | eista | eistat | eistu | eistun |
| dative | eista | eistanu | eistum | eistunum |
| genitive | eista | eistans | eistna | eistnanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: eista
- Faroese: eista
- Norwegian Nynorsk: eiste f or n
References
- eista in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press