geldingur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse geldingr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛltɪŋkʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋkʊɹ
• Hyphenation: geld‧ing‧ur

Noun

geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, plural geldingar)

1. a castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
2. eunuch

Declension

Declension of geldingur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	geldingur	geldingurin	geldingar	geldingarnir
accusative	gelding	geldingin	geldingar	geldingarnar
dative	geldingi	geldinginum	geldingum	geldingunum
genitive	geldings	geldingsins	geldinga	geldinganna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geldingr, from gelda (“to castrate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈcɛltiŋkʏr]

Noun

geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, nominative plural geldingar)

1. castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
2. eunuch

Derived terms

• geldingahnappur (“thrift, sea pink”)
• geldingalauf (“least willow, dwarf willow”)