einir

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaiːjnɪɹ/
  • Rhymes: -aiːjnɪɹ

Article

einir m

  1. masculine nominative plural of ein

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeiːnɪr/
  • Rhymes: -eiːnɪr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse einir, ultimately from Latin jūniperus. Cognate with Faroese eini(ber), Danish ene, Swedish en, Norwegian eine.

Noun

einir m (genitive singular einis, no plural)

  1. juniper
Declension
Derived terms
  • einiber

Etymology 2

Inflected form of einn (“one”).

Numeral

einir

  1. nominative plural masculine of einn
Declension
Numerals
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative einn ein eitt einir einar ein
accusative einn eina eitt eina einar ein
dative einum einni einu einum einum einum
genitive eins einnar eins einna einna einna

Etymology 3

Inflected form of einn (“alone”).

Adjective

einir

  1. nominative plural masculine of einn

Old Norse

Noun

einir m (genitive einis)

  1. juniper

Descendants

References

  • einir in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Entry "einir" on page 107 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
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