meyja

Icelandic

Etymology

From earlier mær, based on the dative form meyju.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeiːja/

  Rhymes: -eiːja

Noun

meyja f (genitive singular meyju, nominative plural meyjur)

1. maiden, girl
2. virgin
3. Virgoan (person whose astrological sign is Virgo)

Declension

declension of meyja

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	meyja	meyjan	meyjur	meyjurnar
accusative	meyju	meyjuna	meyjur	meyjurnar
dative	meyju	meyjunni	meyjum	meyjunum
genitive	meyju	meyjunnar	meyja	meyjanna

Old Norse

Noun

meyja

1. genitive plural indefinite of mær