eista

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) a testicle

Declension

Declension of eista
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


Icelandic

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Etymology

From Old Norse eista. Cognate with Faroese eista and Norwegian Nynorsk eiste

Pronunciation

Noun

eista n (genitive singular eista, nominative plural eistu)

  1. (anatomy) a testicle

Declension

See also


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aistô.

Noun

eista n (genitive eista, plural eistu)

  1. a testicle

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: eista
  • Faroese: eista

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References

  • eista”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press