genta

See also: Genta

Faroese

Ingálvur av Reyni: Genta (girl), 1986, 80x65 cm

Etymology

From Old Norse genta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛn̥ta/ [1]

Noun

genta f (genitive singular gentu, plural gentur)

  1. girl
  2. young woman
  3. maid
  4. daughter

Declension

Declension of genta
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative genta gentan gentur genturnar
accusative gentu gentuna gentur genturnar
dative gentu gentuni gentum gentunum
genitive gentu gentunnar genta gentanna

References

  1. ↑ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 116

Old Norse

Noun

genta f (genitive gentu)

  1. girl, lass

Declension

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: jente
  • Swedish: jänta, (dialectal) jent

References

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