Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse geldingr.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, plural geldingar)

  1. a castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
  2. eunuch

Declension edit

Declension of geldingur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geldingur geldingurin geldingar geldingarnir
accusative gelding geldingin geldingar geldingarnar
dative geldingi geldinginum geldingum geldingunum
genitive geldings geldingsins geldinga geldinganna

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse geldingr, from gelda (to castrate).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, nominative plural geldingar)

  1. castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
  2. eunuch

Declension edit

Derived terms edit