ostur

Faroese

ostur

Etymology

From Old Norse ostr, from Proto-Germanic *justaz, from Proto-Indo-European *yaus-, *yūs- (sap, juice, broth), from Proto-Indo-European *yew(ǝ)- (to blend, mix (food), knead).

Noun

ostur m (genitive singular osts, plural ostar)

  1. cheese
  2. a sponge of the genus Geodia

Declension

Declension of ostur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ostur osturin ostar ostarnir
accusative ost ostin ostar ostarnar
dative osti ostinum ostum ostunum
genitive osts ostsins osta ostanna

Derived terms

  • soltin ostur
  • geitarostur
  • smeltiostur
  • smyrjiostur
  • ostakøka

See also


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ostr (whence also the Danish ost, Faroese ostur, Norwegian ost and Swedish ost) from Proto-Germanic *justaz. Akin to Latin ius, Proto-Slavic *juxa. Compare Finnish juusto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔstʏr]
  • Rhymes: -ɔstʏr

Noun

ostur m (genitive singular osts, nominative plural ostar)

  1. cheese
  2. (slang) smegma

Declension

Synonyms

  • (smegma): reðurfarði m, limfarði m

Derived terms


Old French

Alternative forms

  • hostur

Noun

ostur m (oblique plural osturs, nominative singular osturs, nominative plural ostur)

  1. goshawk
    • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 214 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, lines 2814-7:
      ove ses dras, a ses oisels,
      dunt il ad de bons e de bels.
      En sun pung prent un grant ostur
      e un drap d'estrange culur
      with his cloths and his birds
      among which a number of fine ones
      he takes a large goshawk in his hand
      and a cloth of a strange color
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