geldingur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse geldingr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛltɪŋkʊɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋkʊɹ
- Hyphenation: geld‧ing‧ur
Noun
geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, plural geldingar)
- a castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
- eunuch
Declension
| Declension of geldingur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | geldingur | geldingurin | geldingar | geldingarnir |
| accusative | gelding | geldingin | geldingar | geldingarnar |
| dative | geldingi | geldinginum | geldingum | geldingunum |
| genitive | geldings | geldingsins | geldinga | geldinganna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse geldingr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈcɛltiŋkʏr]
Noun
geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, nominative plural geldingar)
- castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
- eunuch
Declension
declension of geldingur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | geldingur | geldingurinn | geldingar | geldingarnir |
| accusative | gelding | geldinginn | geldinga | geldingana |
| dative | geldingi | geldingnum | geldingum | geldingunum |
| genitive | geldings | geldingsins | geldinga | geldinganna |
Derived terms
- geldingahnappur (“thrift, sea pink”)
- geldingalauf (“least willow, dwarf willow”)