gestur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (gastiƦ), from Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈt͡ʃɛstʊɹ]

Noun

gestur m (genitive singular gests, plural gestir)

1. guest

Declension

m15	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gestur	gesturin	gestir	gestirnir
Accusative	gest	gestin	gestir	gestirnar
Dative	gesti	gestinum	gestum	gestunum
Genitive	gests	gestsins	gesta	gestanna

Antonyms

• (guest): vertur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ (gastiƦ), from Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈcɛstʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛstʏr

  Homophones: Gestur

Noun

gestur m (genitive singular gests, plural gestir)

1. guest
   • Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)

     Gefendur heilir!

     Gestur er inn kominn!

     hvar skal sitja sjá?

     Mjög er bráður

     sá er á bröndum skal

     síns um freista frama.

     Hail to the giver! | a guest has come;

     Where shall the stranger sit?

     Swift shall he be who, | with swords shall try

     The proof of his might to make.

2. visitor

Declension

declension of gestur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gestur	gesturinn	gestir	gestirnir
accusative	gest	gestinn	gesti	gestina
dative	gesti	gestinum	gestum	gestunum
genitive	gests	gestsins	gesta	gestanna

Antonyms

• (guest): gestgjafi