þistill

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þistill, from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

þistill m (genitive singular þistils, nominative plural þistlar)

  1. thistle (plant of the genus Cirsium)
    1. specifically, the creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Declension

Declension of þistill (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þistill þistillinn þistlar þistlarnir
accusative þistil þistilinn þistla þistlana
dative þistli þistlinum þistlum þistlunum
genitive þistils þistilsins þistla þistlanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

Noun

þistill m (genitive þistils, plural þistlar)

  1. thistle

Declension

  Declension of þistill (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þistill þistillinn þistlar þistlarnir
accusative þistil þistilinn þistla þistlana
dative þistli þistlinum þistlum þistlunum
genitive þistils þistilsins þistla þistlanna

Descendants

  • Faroese: tistil
  • Icelandic: þistill
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tistel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tistel
  • Swedish: tistel

References

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