belti

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Faroese

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

belti n (genitive singular beltis, plural belti or beltir)

  1. belt

Declension

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

Icelandic

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

belti n (genitive singular beltis, nominative plural belti)

  1. belt
  2. a girdle
    Synonym: mittisól
  3. a zone
    tímabelti ― time zone

Declension

Declension of belti (neuter)
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

Derived terms

Maltese

Etymology

From belt +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Adjective

belti (feminine singular beltija, plural beltin)

  1. municipal, urban (pertaining to city)
  2. Vallettan (of or pertaining to Valletta, the capital of Malta)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baltiją, *baltijaz, from Latin balteus.

Noun

belti n (genitive beltis)

  1. belt

Declension

  Declension of belti (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative belti beltit belti beltin
accusative belti beltit belti beltin
dative belti beltinu beltum beltunum
genitive beltis beltisins belta beltanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: belti
  • Faroese: belti
  • Danish: bælte
  • Norwegian: belte
  • Old Swedish: bælte

References

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