Contionary:eytta

Middle Annerish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *jaukiþō ("worktime between meals"); cognate with Old Norse eykt, whose influence is seen in the spelling.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈeytˠə/ [ˈæɯ̯ʰtʰɐ]

Inflection of eytta

Ⅲ ꜰᴇᴍ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	eyttaɴ	eyttanʜ	eyttaeʟ	eyttaeʟ
ᴘʟ.	eyttaeʟ	eyttaɴ	eyttaınb	eyttaeʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	eyttana	eyttaeʟ		eyttanaʟ

Noun

eytta (runic:ᛆᚢᛐᚭ)

1. A length of time equal to one-eighth of a solar day (i.e. roughly three hours).

• 1667, unknown author, In Luínır, p.4:

[…] aır son nın Annra san astarre tar fhéoır éucht nın laí.

for the sake of the Annerish who are at work four eytt a day.

Inflection of eytta

Ⅲ ꜰᴇᴍ.	ɴᴏᴍ.	ɢᴇɴ.	ᴅᴀᴛ.	ᴠᴏᴄ.
sɢ.	eyttaɴ	eytt	eyttaʟ	eyttʟ
ᴘʟ.	eyttaʟ	eyttaɴ	eyttaıb	eyttaʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.	eytt	eyttaʟ		eyttaʟ

▶ Alternative, more archaïc inflection:

Coördinate terms

• Ne heyttana láe: príobu, uppa, letoır, nón, fescoır, aıdche.