hryssa
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hryssa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪsːa/
- Rhymes: -ɪsːa
Noun
hryssa f (genitive singular hryssu, nominative plural hryssur)
- a mare
Declension
declension of hryssa
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hryssa | hryssan | hryssur | hryssurnar |
accusative | hryssu | hryssuna | hryssur | hryssurnar |
dative | hryssu | hryssunni | hryssum | hryssunum |
genitive | hryssu | hryssunnar | hryssa/hryssna | hryssanna/hryssnanna |
Synonyms
- (mare): meri
See also
- hross
Old Norse
Noun
hryssa f (genitive hryssu, plural hryssur)
- mare
Declension
Declension of hryssa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hryssa | hryssan | hryssur | hryssurnar |
accusative | hryssu | hryssuna | hryssur | hryssurnar |
dative | hryssu | hryssunni | hryssum | hryssunum |
genitive | hryssu | hryssunnar | hryssna | hryssnanna |
Synonyms
- jalda f
- merr f
Descendants
- Faroese: ryssa f
- Icelandic: hryssa f
References
- hryssa in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press