Contionary:eld

Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic *ailidaz. Cognate to Icelandic eldur, Faroese eldur, Norn eld, Swedish eld, Danish ild.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈjɔd͡ʒ/

Noun

eld m (genitive elds, plural eldar)

1. fire
2. (figurative) ardor; passion

Declension

Inflection of eld (masculine a-stem)

	indefinite			definite
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	eldᶫ	eldar		hìn {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hìnirr eldar
accusative	eld	eldᶫ		hìna {{{1n}}}	hìnirr eldᶫ
dative	eldᶫ	elduᶰ		hìnu {{{1n}}}ᶫ	hìnu {{{1n}}}uᶰ
genitive	eldᶫ	eldᶫ		hin {{{1l}}}ᶫ	hinn {{{1l}}}ᶫ

ᶰ: triggers nasal mutation
ᶫ: triggers lenition