gleði
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse gleði (“gladness”).
See also Faroese gleða and glaður
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gleði f (genitive singular gleði, plural gleðir)
Declension edit
| Declension of gleði (defective) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f33 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gleði | gleðin | gleðir | gleðirnar |
| accusative | gleði | gleðina | gleðir | gleðirnar |
| dative | gleði | gleðini | — | — |
| genitive | gleði | gleðinnar | — | — |
Related terms edit
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gleði f (genitive singular gleði, nominative plural gleðir)
Derived terms edit
declension of gleði
Related terms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *gladį̄, equivalent to glaðr + -i.
Noun edit
gleði f (genitive gleði)
Declension edit
Declension of gleði (weak īn-stem, singular only)
Derived terms edit
- Danish: glæde
- Faroese: gleði
- Icelandic: gleði
- Norwegian Bokmål: glede
- Norwegian Nynorsk: glede
- Swedish: glädje
References edit
- Entry "gleði" on page 166 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).