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

Etymology

From Old Norse eista. Cognate with Faroese eista and Norwegian Nynorsk eiste.

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

eista f (definite singular eista, indefinite plural eister or eistor, definite plural eistene or eistone)

  1. definite singular of eiste f
  2. definite plural of eiste n
  3. (pre-2012) alternative form of eiste f
  4. (pre-1938) alternative form of eiste f or n

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aistô.

Noun

eista n (genitive eista, plural eistu)

  1. testicle
    Synonym: bǫllr

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
  • Icelandic: eista
  • Faroese: eista
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eiste

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