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Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Old Swedish ēþ (Modern Swedish ed) and Norwegian Bokmål eid.
Noun
eiði n (genitive singular eiðis, plural eiði or eiðir)
- isthmus
- Synonym: eið
- see Eiði, a place on Eysturoy
Declension
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Singular
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Plural
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Nominative
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eiði
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eiðið
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eiði(r)
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eiðini
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Accusative
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eiði
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eiðið
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eiði(r)
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eiðini
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Dative
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eiði
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eið(i)num
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eiðum
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eiðunum
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Genitive
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eiðis
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eiðisins
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eiða
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eiðanna
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
eiði
- dative singular of eiður
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo.
Noun
eiði n (genitive singular eiðis, nominative plural eiði)
- isthmus
- Synonyms: grandi, landbrú
Declension
Declension of eiði (neuter)
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
eiði
- indefinite dative singular of eiður