alda

See also: Alda and alda-

Faroese

alduorka - wave energy

Etymology

From Old Norse alda, from Proto-Germanic *aldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *Holdʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalta/

  Rhymes: -alta

  Homophones: Alda

Noun

alda f (genitive singular aldu, plural aldur)

1. wave

Declension

Declension of alda
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alda	aldan	aldur	aldurnar
accusative	aldu	alduna	aldur	aldurnar
dative	aldu	alduni	aldum	aldunum
genitive	aldu	aldunnar	alda	aldanna

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalta/

  Rhymes: -alta

  Homophone: Alda

Etymology 1

From Old Norse alda, from Proto-Germanic *aldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *Holdʰ-.

Noun

alda f (genitive singular öldu, nominative plural öldur)

1. wave

   Synonyms: bylgja, hrönn

Declension

declension of alda

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alda	aldan	öldur	öldurnar
accusative	öldu	ölduna	öldur	öldurnar
dative	öldu	öldunni	öldum	öldunum
genitive	öldu	öldunnar	alda/aldna	aldanna/aldnanna

Etymology 2

Noun

1. indefinite genitive plural of öld