einteymingur

Icelandic

Etymology

From ein- (“mono-, uni-, mono”) +‎ teymingur (“rein on a bridle”). Compare taumur and teymi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈein.tʰeiːmiŋkʏr/

Noun

einteymingur m (genitive singular einteymings, nominative plural einteymingar)

1. single rein on a bridle

Usage notes

• Mainly used in the accusative singular — einteyming — in the phrase eitthvað ríður ekki við einteyming.

Declension

declension of einteymingur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	einteymingur	einteymingurinn	einteymingar	einteymingarnir
accusative	einteyming	einteyminginn	einteyminga	einteymingana
dative	einteymingi	einteymingnum	einteymingum	einteymingunum
genitive	einteymings	einteymingsins	einteyminga	einteyminganna

Derived terms

• ríða ekki við einteyming
• ríða við einteyming

Related terms

• tvíteymingur