jalda

Lombard

Alternative forms

• gialda (classical Western spelling)
• zalda (classical Eastern spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaldɐ/, [ˈd͡ʒaːldɐ] (Western)
• IPA^(key): /ˈzaldɐ/, [ˈzaːldɐ] (Eastern)

Noun

jalda f (feminine plural jalde, masculine singular jald, masculine plural jâld)

1. yellow

Adjective

jalda f (feminine plural jalde, masculine singular jald, masculine plural jâld)

1. yellow

Old Norse

Etymology

From a Uralic language; related to Northern Sami áldu, Erzya and Moksha эльде (eľďe).

Noun

jalda f (genitive jǫldu, plural jǫldur)

1. mare

Declension

  Declension of jalda (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jalda	jaldan	jǫldur	jǫldurnar
accusative	jǫldu	jǫlduna	jǫldur	jǫldurnar
dative	jǫldu	jǫldunni	jǫldum	jǫldunum
genitive	jǫldu	jǫldunnar	jaldna	jaldnanna

Synonyms

• hryssa f
• merr f

Descendants

• English: jade, yaud

References

• “jalda”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press