Icelandic

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Etymology

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From earlier mær, based on the dative form meyju.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meyja f (genitive singular meyju, nominative plural meyjur)

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

Declension

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    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

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Noun

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meyja

  1. genitive plural indefinite of mær