kið

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kid", kith, and kiþ

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic *kidją (“kid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cʰɪːð/
    Rhymes: -ɪːð

Noun

kið n (genitive singular kiðs, nominative plural kið)

  1. kid (young goat)
    Synonym: kiðlingur

Declension

Declension of kið (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kið kiðið kið kiðin
accusative kið kiðið kið kiðin
dative kiði kiðinu kiðum kiðunum
genitive kiðs kiðsins kiða kiðanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kidją (“goatling, kid”).

Noun

kið n (genitive kiðs, plural kið)

  1. a goatling, kid

Declension

Declension of kið (strong ja-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kið kiðit kið kiðin
accusative kið kiðit kið kiðin
dative kiði kiðinu kiðjum kiðjunum
genitive kiðs kiðsins kiðja kiðjanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kið
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kje
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kje
  • Old Swedish: kiþ
  • Danish: kid
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: kid (“goatling mutton”)
  • → Middle English: kydde, kide, kid
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