"eið" meaning in Faroese

See eið in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaiːj/
Etymology: From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Old Swedish ēþ (Modern Swedish ed) and Norwegian eid. More at eid. Etymology templates: {{inh|fo|non|eið}} Old Norse eið, {{inh|fo|gem-pro|*aidiją}} Proto-Germanic *aidiją, {{der|fo|ine-pro|*h₁ey-||go}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”), {{cog|la|eo}} Latin eo, {{cog|gmq-osw|eþ|ēþ}} Old Swedish ēþ, {{cog|sv|ed}} Swedish ed, {{cog|no|eid}} Norwegian eid Head templates: {{head|fo|noun|genitive singular|eiðs||:Template:22||:Template:222|plural|eið||:Template:33||{333||g=n|head=}} eið n (genitive singular eiðs, plural eið), {{fo-noun|n|eiðs|eið}} eið n (genitive singular eiðs, plural eið) |cat2= |cat3= }} Inflection templates: {{fo-decl-noun-n4|eið}} Forms: eið n |cat2= |cat3= }} [canonical], eiðs [genitive, singular], eið [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], eið [indefinite, nominative, singular], eiðið [definite, nominative, singular], eið [indefinite, nominative, plural], eiðini [definite, nominative, plural], eið [accusative, indefinite, singular], eiðið [accusative, definite, singular], eið [accusative, indefinite, plural], eiðini [accusative, definite, plural], eið [dative, indefinite, singular], eiði [dative, indefinite, singular], eiðnum [dative, definite, singular], eiðum [dative, indefinite, plural], eiðunum [dative, definite, plural], eiðs [genitive, indefinite, singular], eiðsins [definite, genitive, singular], eiða [genitive, indefinite, plural], eiðanna [definite, genitive, plural], eiði [alternative]
  1. isthmus
    Sense id: en-eið-fo-noun-WdeYHWnQ Categories (other): Faroese entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters, Geography Disambiguation of Faroese entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 25 12 26 25 12 Disambiguation of Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Geography: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈaiːj/
Etymology: From the noun eiður. Head templates: {{head|fo|noun form}} eið
  1. accusative singular of eiður Tags: accusative, form-of, singular Form of: eiður
    Sense id: en-eið-fo-noun-pREw1Tas Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 25 12 26 25 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "eið"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse eið",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*aidiją"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *aidiją",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁ey-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "go"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "eo"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin eo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-osw",
        "2": "eþ",
        "3": "ēþ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish ēþ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ed"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish ed",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "eid"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian eid",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse eið, in turn from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Old Swedish ēþ (Modern Swedish ed) and Norwegian eid. More at eid.",
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    {
      "form": "eið n |cat2= |cat3= }}",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eið",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fo-decl-noun-n4",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "eið",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eiðini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "eiðið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eið",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiði",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiða",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiði",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "1": "fo",
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        "11": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "{333",
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "eiðs",
        "5": "",
        "6": ":Template:22",
        "7": "",
        "8": ":Template:222",
        "9": "plural",
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "eið n (genitive singular eiðs, plural eið)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "eiðs",
        "3": "eið"
      },
      "expansion": "eið n (genitive singular eiðs, plural eið)\n|cat2=\n|cat3=\n}}",
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "eið"
      },
      "name": "fo-decl-noun-n4"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Faroese",
  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "75 25",
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          "name": "Faroese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "25 12 26 25 12",
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          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "100 0",
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          "langcode": "fo",
          "name": "Geography",
          "orig": "fo:Geography",
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        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-eið-fo-noun-WdeYHWnQ",
      "links": [
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          "isthmus"
        ]
      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaiːj/"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_text": "From the noun eiður.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
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          "_dis": "25 12 26 25 12",
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "eiður",
          "eiður#Faroese"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaiːj/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Faroese terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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    "Faroese terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *aidiją",
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      "args": {
        "1": "gmq-osw",
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        "3": "ēþ"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ed"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish ed",
      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "form": "eið n |cat2= |cat3= }}",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "eiðs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eið",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "eið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðini",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiði",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiða",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiðanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eiði",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "eið"
      },
      "expansion": "eið n (genitive singular eiðs, plural eið)\n|cat2=\n|cat3=\n}}",
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        "1": "eið"
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  "lang_code": "fo",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "isthmus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "isthmus"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaiːj/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Faroese non-lemma forms",
    "Faroese noun forms",
    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse non-lemma forms",
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          "eiður#Faroese"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaiːj/"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for eið meaning in Faroese (4.9kB)

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  "path": [
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  "section": "Faroese",
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  "title": "eið",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "path": [
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  "trace": ""
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  "path": [
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