geir – Icelandic noun declension

Icelandic noun forms of geir

Noun: geir
Gender: m
Declension:

Nominative

Sg. Indef.geir
Sg. Def.geirinn
Pl. Indef.geirar
Pl. Def.geirarnir

Genitive

Sg. Indef.geirs
Sg. Def.geirsins
Pl. Indef.geira
Pl. Def.geiranna

Dative

Sg. Indef.geir; geiri
Sg. Def.geirnum
Pl. Indef.geirum
Pl. Def.geirunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.geir
Sg. Def.geirinn
Pl. Indef.geira
Pl. Def.geirana

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Etymology

From Old Norse geirr, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós (“throwing spear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- (“to drive, move, fling”). See: Old Norse Nouns 'geirr'.

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