belti
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“belt”), an early borrowing of Latin balteus (“girdle, sword belt”), of Etruscan origin. Akin to Old English belt (“belt”), Old High German balz (“belt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛl̥tɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛl̥tɪ
Noun
belti n (genitive singular beltis, plural belti or beltir)
- belt
Declension
n24 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | belti | beltið | belti(r) | beltini |
Accusative | belti | beltið | belti(r) | beltini |
Dative | belti | belt(i)num | beltum | beltunum |
Genitive | beltis | beltisins | belta | beltanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“belt”), an early borrowing of Latin balteus (“girdle, sword belt”), of Etruscan origin. Akin to Old English belt (“belt”), Old High German balz (“belt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛl̥tɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɛl̥tɪ
Noun
belti n (genitive singular beltis, nominative plural belti)
- belt
- a girdle
- Synonym: mittisól
- a zone
- tímabelti ― time zone
Declension
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | belti | beltið | belti | beltin |
accusative | belti | beltið | belti | beltin |
dative | belti | beltinu | beltum | beltunum |
genitive | beltis | beltisins | belta | beltanna |
Derived terms
- beltisstaður
- hitabelti
- tímabelti
Maltese
Etymology
From belt + -i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛltɪ/
Adjective
belti (feminine singular beltija, plural beltin)
- municipal, urban (pertaining to city)
- Vallettan (of or pertaining to Valletta, the capital of Malta)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *baltiją, *baltijaz, from Latin balteus.
Noun
belti n (genitive beltis)
- belt
Declension
neuter | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | belti | beltit | belti | beltin |
accusative | belti | beltit | belti | beltin |
dative | belti | beltinu | beltum | beltunum |
genitive | beltis | beltisins | belta | beltanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: belti
- Faroese: belti
- Norwegian: belte
- Old Swedish: bælte
- Swedish: bälte
- Danish: belte
References
- belti in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press