eyland
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse eyland, from Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Equivalent to ey + land.
Noun edit
eyland n (genitive singular eylands, nominative plural eylönd)
Declension edit
declension of eyland
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eyland | eylandið | eylönd | eylöndin |
| accusative | eyland | eylandið | eylönd | eylöndin |
| dative | eylandi | eylandinu | eylöndum | eylöndunum |
| genitive | eylands | eylandsins | eylanda | eylandanna |
Further reading edit
- “eyland” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *awjōlandą. Equivalent to ey + land.
Noun edit
eyland n
Declension edit
Declension of eyland (strong a-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | eyland | eylandit | eylǫnd | eylǫndin |
| accusative | eyland | eylandit | eylǫnd | eylǫndin |
| dative | eylandi | eylandinu | eylǫndum | eylǫndunum |
| genitive | eylands | eylandsins | eylanda | eylandanna |
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: eyland
References edit
- “eyland”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press