eiði

See also: Eiði and éidí

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaiːjɪ]
• Homophones: Eiði, eiðið, eigi

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Old Swedish ēþ (Modern Swedish ed) and Norwegian Bokmål eid.

Noun

eiði n (genitive singular eiðis, plural eiði or eiðir)

1. isthmus

   Synonym: eið

2. see Eiði, a place on Eysturoy

Declension

Declension of eiði (n24)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eiði	eiðið	eiði, eiðir	eiðini
accusative	eiði	eiðið	eiði, eiðir	eiðini
dative	eiði	eiðnum, eiðinum	eiðum	eiðunum
genitive	eiðis	eiðisins	eiða	eiðanna

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

eiði

1. dative singular of eiður

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiːðɪ/
• Rhymes: -eiːðɪ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo.

Noun

eiði n (genitive singular eiðis, nominative plural eiði)

1. isthmus

   Synonyms: grandi, landbrú

Declension

Declension of eiði (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eiði	eiðið	eiði	eiðin
accusative	eiði	eiðið	eiði	eiðin
dative	eiði	eiðinu	eiðum	eiðunum
genitive	eiðis	eiðisins	eiða	eiðanna

See also

• sund

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

eiði

1. indefinite dative singular of eiður