Faroese edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

eista n (genitive singular eista, plural eistu or eistur)

  1. (anatomy) a testicle

Declension edit

Declension of eista
n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eista eistað eistu, eistur eistuni
accusative eista eistað eistu, eistur eistuni
dative eista eistanum eistum eistunum
genitive eista eistans eistna eistnanna

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Icelandic edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Old Norse eista. Cognate with Faroese eista and Norwegian Nynorsk eiste.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

eista n (genitive singular eista, nominative plural eistu)

  1. (anatomy) a testicle

Declension edit

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

eista f (definite singular eista, indefinite plural eister or eistor, definite plural eistene or eistone)

  1. definite singular of eiste f
  2. definite plural of eiste n
  3. (pre-2012) alternative form of eiste f
  4. (pre-1938) alternative form of eiste f or n

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *aistô.

Noun edit

eista n (genitive eista, plural eistu)

  1. testicle
    Synonym: bǫllr

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: eista
  • Faroese: eista
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eiste

References edit

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