gyðja
See also: Gyðja
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse gyðja, from Proto-Germanic *gudjǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiːja/
- Rhymes: -iːja
Noun
gyðja f (genitive singular gyðju, plural gyðjur)
- goddess
Declension
| Declension of gyðja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gyðja | gyðjan | gyðjur | gyðjurnar |
| accusative | gyðju | gyðjuna | gyðjur | gyðjurnar |
| dative | gyðju | gyðjuni | gyðjum | gyðjunum |
| genitive | gyðju | gyðjunnar | gyðja | gyðjanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gyðja, from Proto-Germanic *gudjōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcɪðja/
- Rhymes: -ɪðja
Noun
gyðja f (genitive singular gyðju, nominative plural gyðjur)
- goddess
Declension
declension of gyðja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gyðja | gyðjan | gyðjur | gyðjurnar |
| accusative | gyðju | gyðjuna | gyðjur | gyðjurnar |
| dative | gyðju | gyðjunni | gyðjum | gyðjunum |
| genitive | gyðju | gyðjunnar | gyðja | gyðjanna |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gudjōn, *gudjô (“priest”).
Noun
gyðja f (genitive gyðju, plural gyðjur)
- goddess
- priestess
Declension
Declension of gyðja (weak jōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gyðja | gyðjan | gyðjur | gyðjurnar |
| accusative | gyðju | gyðjuna | gyðjur | gyðjurnar |
| dative | gyðju | gyðjunni | gyðjum | gyðjunum |
| genitive | gyðju | gyðjunnar | gyðja | gyðjanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: gyðja
- → English: gythja
- Faroese: gyðja
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gydje, gydja
Further reading
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “guda”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 193-194