belti

Faroese

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛl̥tɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɛl̥tɪ

Noun

belti n (genitive singular beltis, plural belti or beltir)

1. belt

Declension

Declension of belti (n24)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	belti	beltið	belti, beltir	beltini
accusative	belti	beltið	belti, beltir	beltini
dative	belti	beltnum, beltinum	beltum	beltunum
genitive	beltis	beltisins	belta	beltanna

Icelandic

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛl̥tɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɛl̥tɪ

Noun

belti n (genitive singular beltis, nominative plural belti)

1. belt
2. girdle

   Synonym: mittisól

3. zone

   tímabelti ― time zone

Declension

Declension of belti (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	belti	beltið	belti	beltin
accusative	belti	beltið	belti	beltin
dative	belti	beltinu	beltum	beltunum
genitive	beltis	beltisins	belta	beltanna

Derived terms

• beltisstaður
• hitabelti
• tímabelti

Maltese

Etymology

From belt +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.tɪ/

Adjective

belti (feminine singular beltija, plural beltin)

1. municipal, urban (pertaining to city)
2. Vallettan (of or pertaining to Valletta, the capital of Malta)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baltiją, *baltijaz, from Latin balteus.

Noun

belti n (genitive beltis)

1. belt

Declension

Declension of belti (strong ija-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	belti	beltit	belti	beltin
accusative	belti	beltit	belti	beltin
dative	belti	beltinu	beltum	beltunum
genitive	beltis	beltisins	belta	beltanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: belti
• Faroese: belti
• Danish: bælte
• Norwegian: belte
• Old Swedish: bælte
  • Swedish: bälte

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “belti”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive