neisti

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gneisti, from Proto-Germanic *gahnaistô (“spark”), from Proto-Germanic *ga- + Proto-Germanic *hnaistô (“spark”), perhaps from the ultimate (imitative) source of German knistern (“to crackle”).

Noun

neisti m (genitive singular neista, plural neistar)

1. spark (of fire)
2. very small lamb

Declension

Declension of neisti
m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	neisti	neistin	neistar	neistarnir
accusative	neista	neistan	neistar	neistarnar
dative	neista	neistanum	neistum	neistunum
genitive	neista	neistans	neista	neistanna

Further reading

• "neisti" at Sprotin.fo