eiður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːjʊɹ/
    Rhymes: -aiːjʊɹ
    Homophone: eigur

Noun

eiður m (genitive singular eiðar, plural eiðir)

  1. oath
  2. swear word

Declension
m12 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative eiður eiðurin eiðir eiðirnir
Accusative eið eiðin eiðir eiðirnar
Dative eiði eiðinum eiðum eiðunum
Genitive eiðar eiðarins eiða eiðanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeiːðʏr/
    Rhymes: -eiːðʏr
    Homophones: Eiður, eyður

Noun

eiður m (genitive singular eiðs, nominative plural eiðar)

  1. oath

Declension
declension of eiður
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eið eiðinn eiðar eiðarnir
accusative eið eiðinn eiða eiðana
dative eiði eiðinum eiðum eiðunum
genitive eiðs eiðsins eiða eiðanna
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