geldingur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse geldingr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, plural geldingar)

  1. a castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
  2. eunuch

Declension

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Declension of geldingur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geldingur geldingurin geldingar geldingarnir
accusative gelding geldingin geldingar geldingarnar
dative geldingi geldinginum geldingum geldingunum
genitive geldings geldingsins geldinga geldinganna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse geldingr, from gelda (to castrate).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, nominative plural geldingar)

  1. castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
  2. eunuch

Declension

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    Declension of geldingur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geldingur geldingurinn geldingar geldingarnir
accusative gelding geldinginn geldinga geldingana
dative geldingi geldingnum geldingum geldingunum
genitive geldings geldingsins geldinga geldinganna

Derived terms

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