Noun: ey
Gender: f
n
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | ey |
| Sg. Def. | eyin; eyit |
| Pl. Indef. | eyjar; ey |
| Pl. Def. | eyjarnar; eyin |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | eyjar; eys |
| Sg. Def. | eyjarinnar; eysins |
| Pl. Indef. | eyja |
| Pl. Def. | eyjanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | ey; eyju; eyi |
| Sg. Def. | eynni; eyjunni; eyinu |
| Pl. Indef. | eyjum |
| Pl. Def. | eyjunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | ey |
| Sg. Def. | eyna; eyit |
| Pl. Indef. | eyjar; ey |
| Pl. Def. | eyjarnar; eyin |
Sample Sentences
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In a prayer towards the Cross recorded in Landnámabók
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Gótt ey gǫmlum mǫnnum, gótt ey ungum mǫnnum. (Good fortune to old men, good fortune to young men.)
Nouns inflected like ey
ey,
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ (*auju), inherited from Proto-Germanic *awjō.
Verbs referencing "ey"
Faroese Nouns
oy, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
øy, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns
øy, Icelandic Nouns
ey, Danish Nouns
ø, Icelandic Nouns
eyja, Old English Nouns
ieg, Faroese Nouns
oyggj, Finnish Nouns
auvo, German Nouns
Aue, Swedish Nouns
ö.
Translations