eiði

See also: éidí

Faroese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaiːjɪ]
Homophones: Eiði, eiðið, eigi

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁y- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Old Swedish ēþ (Modern Swedish ed) and Norwegian eid.

Noun

eiði n (genitive singular eiðis, plural eiði or eiðir)

isthmus
see Eiði, a place on Eysturoy

Declension

n24	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	eiði	eiðið	eiði(r)	eiðini
Accusative	eiði	eiðið	eiði(r)	eiðini
Dative	eiði	eið(i)num	eiðum	eiðunum
Genitive	eiðis	eiðisins	eiða	eiðanna

Synonyms

eið

Etymology 2

From the noun eiður.

Noun

eiði

dative singular of eiður

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeiːðɪ/
Rhymes: -eiːðɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁y- (“go”) and Latin eo.

Noun

eiði n (genitive singular eiðis, nominative plural eiði)

isthmus

Declension

declension of eiði

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	eiði	eiðið	eiði	eiðin
accusative	eiði	eiðið	eiði	eiðin
dative	eiði	eiðinu	eiðum	eiðunum
genitive	eiðis	eiðisins	eiða	eiðanna

Synonyms

(isthmus): grandi, landbrú

See also

sund

Etymology 2

Noun

eiði

indefinite dative singular of eiður

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