þistill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þistill, from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθɪstɪtl/
    Rhymes: -ɪstɪtl

Noun

þistill m (genitive singular þistils, nominative plural þistlar)

  1. thistle (plant of the genus Cirsium)
    1. specifically, the creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Declension
declension of þistill
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þistill þistillinn þistlar þistlarnir
accusative þistil þistilinn þistla þistlana
dative þistli þistlinum þistlum þistlunum
genitive þistils þistilsins þistla þistlanna

Derived terms
  • þistilhjarta

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

Noun

þistill m (genitive þistils, plural þistlar)

  1. thistle

Declension
  Declension of þistill (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þistill þistillinn þistlar þistlarnir
accusative þistil þistilinn þistla þistlana
dative þistli þistlinum þistlum þistlunum
genitive þistils þistilsins þistla þistlanna

Descendants

References
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