gedda

Faroese

Noun

gedda f (genitive singular geddu, plural geddur)

  1. pike (Esox lucius)

Declension

f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gedda geddan geddur geddurnar
accusative geddu gedduna geddur geddurnar
dative geddu gedduni geddum geddunum
genitive geddu geddunnar gedda geddanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛtːa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtːa

Noun

gedda f (genitive singular geddu, nominative plural geddur)

  1. pike (fish of the genus Esox)

Declension

Declension of gedda (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gedda geddan geddur geddurnar
accusative geddu gedduna geddur geddurnar
dative geddu geddunni geddum geddunum
genitive geddu geddunnar gedda, geddna geddanna, geddnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to Proto-Germanic *gaidō (“point, prickle, prod”)[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

gedda f

  1. (zoology) pike

Declension

Declension of gedda (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gedda geddan geddur geddurnar
accusative geddu gedduna geddur geddurnar
dative geddu geddunni geddum geddunum
genitive geddu geddunnar geddna geddnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gedda
  • Faroese: gedda
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gjedde
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gjedde
  • Swedish: gädda
  • Danish: gedde

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “424-425”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 424-425

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “gedda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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