belti
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“belt”), an early borrowing of Latin balteus (“girdle, sword belt”), of Etruscan origin. Akin to Old English belt (“belt”), Old High German balz (“belt”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
belti n (genitive singular beltis, plural belti or beltir)
Declension edit
n24 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | belti | beltið | belti(r) | beltini |
Accusative | belti | beltið | belti(r) | beltini |
Dative | belti | belt(i)num | beltum | beltunum |
Genitive | beltis | beltisins | belta | beltanna |
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“belt”), an early borrowing of Latin balteus (“girdle, sword belt”), of Etruscan origin. Akin to Old English belt (“belt”), Old High German balz (“belt”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
belti n (genitive singular beltis, nominative plural belti)
Declension edit
declension of belti
Derived terms edit
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *baltiją, *baltijaz, from Latin balteus.
Noun edit
belti n (genitive beltis)
Declension edit
Declension of belti (strong ija-stem)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “belti”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press