gígja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gígja, related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈciːja/
Rhymes: -iːja

Homophone: Gígja

Noun

gígja f (genitive singular gígju, nominative plural gígjur)

(chiefly poetic) fiddle, violin

Declension

declension of gígja

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	gígja	gígjan	gígjur	gígjurnar
accusative	gígju	gígjuna	gígjur	gígjurnar
dative	gígju	gígjunni	gígjum	gígjunum
genitive	gígju	gígjunnar	gígja	gígjanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to (and perhaps derived from) Middle Low German gīge; compare German Geige.

Noun

gígja f

fiddle

Derived terms

gígjari

Descendants

Danish: gige
Faroese: gíggja
Icelandic: gígja

Norwegian (Nynorsk): gige
Norwegian (Bokmål): gige
Swedish: giga

See also

harpa

References

Entry "gígja" on page 164 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).

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