stoð
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse stoð, from Proto-Germanic *stuþs. Cognate with Old English studu (English stud).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɔːð
Noun
editstoð f (genitive singular stoðar, nominative plural stoðir)
Declension
edit| Declension of stoð | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | stoð | stoðin | stoðir | stoðirnar |
| accusative | stoð | stoðina | stoðir | stoðirnar |
| dative | stoð | stoðinni | stoðum | stoðunum |
| genitive | stoðar | stoðarinnar | stoða | stoðanna |
Synonyms
edit- (post): stólpi
- (pillar, support): stuðningur
Derived terms
edit- bókastoð (bookend)
- vera einhverjum stoð og stytta (to be somebody's support and mainstay)