deig

Icelandic

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, to mold, to form”). Compare Faroese deiggj, Norwegian Bokmål deig, Swedish deg, Danish dej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teiːɣ/
• Rhymes: -eiːɣ

Noun

deig n (genitive singular deigs, no plural)

1. dough

Declension

declension of deig

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	deig	deigið
accusative	deig	deigið
dative	deigi	deiginu
genitive	deigs	deigsins

Related terms

• deigur

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, to mold, to form”). Compare Icelandic deig, Faroese deiggj, Swedish deg, Danish dej. Compare also other Germanic cognates German Teig , English dough , Low German Deeg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæj/
• Homophone: deg
• Rhymes: -æj

Noun

deig m (definite singular deigen, indefinite plural deiger, definite plural deigene)

1. dough

Derived terms

• kjøttdeig
• surdeig

References

• “deig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, to mold, to form”). Compare Icelandic deig, Faroese deiggj, Swedish deg, Danish dej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛiɡ/

Noun

deig m (definite singular deigen, indefinite plural deigar, definite plural deigane)

1. dough

Derived terms

• kjøtdeig, kjøttdeig
• surdeig

References

• “deig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.