tejst
Swedish
Etymology
Likely onomatopoeic, from the sound of the bird. Inherited from Old Norse þeisti, from Proto-Germanic *þaistô.
Noun
tejst c
- (Bohuslän) black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Declension
| Declension of tejst | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tejst | tejsten | tejstar | tejstarna |
| Genitive | tejsts | tejstens | tejstars | tejstarnas |
Synonyms
- tobisgrissla
- (Southern, rare) iste
Related terms
- tejstefisk
References
- tejst in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tejst in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tejst in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- tejst in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)