eista

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiːʃta/

  Rhymes: -aiːʃta

Noun

eista n (genitive singular eista, plural eistu or eistur)

1. (anatomy) a testicle

Declension

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

• nossa
• pungur

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 (neuter)

	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

• spöng
• pungur

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

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “eista”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive