eitur

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eitr, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyd-, *h₂eyd-.

Noun

eitur n (genitive singular eiturs, uncountable)

1. poison

Declension

n13-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	eitur	eitrið
accusative	eitur	eitrið
dative	eitri	eitrinum
genitive	eiturs	eitursins

Derived terms

• eiturbroddur
• eiturfon
• eiturkoppur
• eiturormur
• eiturslanga
• eitursoppur

Etymology 2

Verb

eitur

1. second-person singular present of eita
2. third-person singular present of eita

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eitr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈeiːtʏr]

  Rhymes: -eiːtʏr

Noun

eitur n (genitive singular eiturs, nominative plural eitur)

1. poison

Declension

Declension of eitur (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eitur	eitrið	eitur	eitrin
accusative	eitur	eitrið	eitur	eitrin
dative	eitri	eitrinu	eitrum	eitrunum
genitive	eiturs	eitursins	eitra	eitranna

Related terms

• eitra
• eitraður
• eitur í beinum, vera eitur í einhvers beinum