geisli

See also: Geisli

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geisli, from Proto-Germanic *gaisilaz (“stick, beam”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈceistlɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eistlɪ

Noun

geisli m (genitive singular geisla, nominative plural geislar)

  1. beam, ray (of light, radio waves, showing control, etc.)
  2. (geometry) radius
    Synonym: radíus m

Declension

Declension of geisli (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geisli geislinn geislar geislarnir
accusative geisla geislann geisla geislana
dative geisla geislanum geislum geislunum
genitive geisla geislans geisla geislanna

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