eista

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːʃta/
    Rhymes: -aiːʃta

Noun

eista n (genitive singular eista, plural eistu or eistur)

  1. (anatomy) a testicle

Declension
Declension of eista
n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eista eistað eistu, eistur eistuni
accusative eista eistað eistu, eistur eistuni
dative eista eistanum eistum eistunum
genitive eista eistans eistna eistnanna

See also

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeista/
    Rhymes: -eista

Noun

eista n (genitive singular eista, nominative plural eistu)

  1. (anatomy) a testicle

Declension
declension of eista
n-w singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eista eistað eistu eistun
accusative eista eistað eistu eistun
dative eista eistanu eistum eistunum
genitive eista eistans eistna eistnanna

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aistô.

Noun

eista n (genitive eista, plural eistu)

  1. a testicle

Declension
  Declension of eista (weak an-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eista eistat eistu eistun
accusative eista eistat eistu eistun
dative eista eistanu eistum eistunum
genitive eista eistans eistna eistnanna

Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eiste f or n

References
  • eista in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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