Faroese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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eista n (genitive singular eista, plural eistu or eistur)

  1. (anatomy) a testicle

Declension

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Declension of eista
n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eista eistað eistu, eistur eistuni
accusative eista eistað eistu, eistur eistuni
dative eista eistanum eistum eistunum
genitive eista eistans eistna eistnanna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eista. Cognate with Faroese eista and Norwegian Nynorsk eiste.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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eista n (genitive singular eista, nominative plural eistu)

  1. (anatomy) a testicle

Declension

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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eista f (definite singular eista, indefinite plural eister or eistor, definite plural eistene or eistone)

  1. definite singular of eiste f
  2. definite plural of eiste n
  3. (pre-2012) alternative form of eiste f
  4. (pre-1938) alternative form of eiste f or n

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *aistô.

Noun

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eista n (genitive eista, plural eistu)

  1. testicle
    Synonym: bǫllr

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: eista
  • Faroese: eista
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eiste

References

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