ást

See also: ast, Ast, AST, ăst, as't, -ast, and aṣṭ

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ást.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔst/
    Rhymes: -ɔst
    Homophone: ost

Noun

ást f (genitive singular ástar, plural ástir)

  1. love

Declension

Declension of ást
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ást ástin ástir ástirnar
accusative ást ástina ástir ástirnar
dative ást ástini ástum ástunum
genitive ástar ástarinnar ásta ástanna

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ást, cognate with Faroese ást, Norwegian Bokmål åst, Old English æst, est (“consent, kindness, pleasure”), Old High German anst (“joy, favour, gratitude”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 (ansts)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aust/
    Rhymes: -aust

Noun

ást f (genitive singular ástar, nominative plural ástir)

  1. love

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. 1989. Íslensk Orðsifjabók. Reykjavík: Orðabók Háskólans.

Old Norse

Noun

ást f (genitive ástar, plural ástir)

  1. love
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