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 (Juniperus communis)

Declension

Derived terms

• einiber

Etymology 2

Inflected form of einn (“one”).

Numeral

einir

1. nominative plural masculine of einn

Declension

Etymology 3

Inflected form of einn (“alone”).

Adjective

einir

1. nominative plural masculine of einn

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin ziniperus (perhaps via a Western Romance form with /b/ for /p/) understood as a compound with ber (“berry”) for the juniper berry, although a reconstructed Proto-Germanic *ainijaz or *jainijaz from a Proto-Indo-European acrostatic n-stem noun *h₁óy-n- ~ *h₁éy-n-s, collective formation *h₁oy-n-yo-, has been fancied with reference to the (itself deemed borrowed) Classical Latin iūniperus and (barely identified) Hittite 𒂊𒅀𒀭 (e-i̯a-an /⁠ei̯an-⁠/, “(a kind of) evergreen tree (yew?)”).

Noun

einir m (genitive einis)

1. juniper

Declension

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