andlit
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse andlit, equivalent to and- + lit.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
andlit n (genitive singular andlits, plural andlit)
Declension edit
Declension of andlit | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | andlit | andlitið | andlit | andlitini |
accusative | andlit | andlitið | andlit | andlitini |
dative | andliti | andlitinum | andlitum | andlitunum |
genitive | andlits | andlitsins | andlita | andlitanna |
References edit
- W. B. Lockwood: An Introduction to Modern Faroese. Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur, 3rd printing 1977 (Pronunciation: p. 24)
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse andlit (“face”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
andlit n (genitive singular andlits or andlitis, nominative plural andlit)
Declension edit
declension of andlit
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | andlit | andlitið | andlit | andlitin |
accusative | andlit | andlitið | andlit | andlitin |
dative | andliti | andlitinu | andlitum | andlitunum |
genitive | andlits | andlitsins | andlita | andlitanna |
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
andlit n (definite singular andlitet, indefinite plural andlit, definite plural andliti)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *andawlitją, whence also German Antlitz. Corresponds to and- + lit.
Noun edit
andlit n (genitive andlits, plural andlit)
Declension edit
Declension of andlit (strong a-stem)
neuter | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | andlit | andlitit | andlit | andlitin |
accusative | andlit | andlitit | andlit | andlitin |
dative | andliti | andlitinu | andlitum | andlitunum |
genitive | andlits | andlitsins | andlita | andlitanna |
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: andlit
- Faroese: andlit
- Norwegian Bokmål: andlet
- Norwegian Nynorsk: andlit (obsolete), andlet
- Swedish: anlete
References edit
- “andlit”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press