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eiður

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eiður m (genitive singular eiðar, plural eiðir)

  1. oath
  2. swear word

Declension

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Declension of eiður (m12)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiður eiðurin eiðir eiðirnir
accusative eið eiðin eiðir eiðirnar
dative eiði eiðinum eiðum eiðunum
genitive eiðar eiðarins eiða eiðanna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eiður m (genitive singular eiðs, nominative plural eiðar)

  1. oath

Declension

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Declension of eiður (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eiður eiðurinn eiðar eiðarnir
accusative eið eiðinn eiða eiðana
dative eiði eiðnum, eiðinum eiðum eiðunum
genitive eiðs eiðsins eiða eiðanna

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