festing

Icelandic

Etymology

From festa (“to fasten”) +‎ ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛstiŋk/

Noun

festing f (genitive singular festingar, nominative plural festingar)

1. fastening, fastener, something which fastens
2. firmament
   • Genesis 1-3 (English, Icelandic)

     Guð sagði: „Verði festing milli vatnanna, og hún greini vötn frá vötnum.“

     And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Declension

declension of festing

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	festing	festingin	festingar	festingarnar
accusative	festingu	festinguna	festingar	festingarnar
dative	festingu	festingunni	festingum	festingunum
genitive	festingar	festingarinnar	festinga	festinganna

Synonyms

• (firmament): himinhvel, himinhvolf, andlangur, himinn