From Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“belt”), an early borrowing of Latin balteus (“girdle, sword belt”), of Etruscan origin. Akin to Old English belt (“belt”), Old High German balz (“belt”).
belti n (genitive singular beltis, plural belti or beltir)
n24 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | belti | beltið | belti(r) | beltini |
Accusative | belti | beltið | belti(r) | beltini |
Dative | belti | belt(i)num | beltum | beltunum |
Genitive | beltis | beltisins | belta | beltanna |
From Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“belt”), an early borrowing of Latin balteus (“girdle, sword belt”), of Etruscan origin. Akin to Old English belt (“belt”), Old High German balz (“belt”).
belti n (genitive singular beltis, nominative plural belti)
Declension of belti | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | belti | beltið | belti | beltin |
accusative | belti | beltið | belti | beltin |
dative | belti | beltinu | beltum | beltunum |
genitive | beltis | beltisins | belta | beltanna |
belti (feminine singular beltija, plural beltin)
From Proto-Germanic *baltiją, *baltijaz, from Latin balteus.
belti n (genitive beltis)