ostr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *justaz. Akin to Latin ius, Proto-Slavic *juxa. Compare Finnish juusto.
Noun
ostr m
- cheese
Declension
Declension of ostr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ostr | ostrinn | ostar | ostarnir |
| accusative | ost | ostinn | osta | ostana |
| dative | osti | ostinum | ostum | ostunum |
| genitive | osts | ostsins | osta | ostanna |
Descendants
- Danish: ost c
- Faroese: ostur m
- Icelandic: ostur m
- North Frisian (Sylt): Aast
- Norwegian: ost (Bokmål), ost (Nynorsk)
- Swedish: ost c
References
- ostr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press