andlit

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse andlit, equivalent to and- +‎ lit.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈanliːt]

Noun

andlit n (genitive singular andlits, plural andlit)

  1. face

Declension
Declension of andlit
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative andlit andlitið andlit andlitini
accusative andlit andlitið andlit andlitini
dative andliti andlitinum andlitum andlitunum
genitive andlits andlitsins andlita andlitanna

References
  • W. B. Lockwood: An Introduction to Modern Faroese. Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur, 3rd printing 1977 (Pronunciation: p. 24)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse andlit (“face”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈant.lɪːt/

Noun

andlit n (genitive singular andlits or andlitis, nominative plural andlit)

  1. face, countenance

Declension
declension of andlit
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative andlit andlitið andlit andlitin
accusative andlit andlitið andlit andlitin
dative andliti andlitinu andlitum andlitunum
genitive andlits andlitsins andlita andlitanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

andlit n (definite singular andlitet, indefinite plural andlit, definite plural andliti)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of andlet

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *andawlitją, whence also German Antlitz. Corresponds to and- +‎ lit.

Noun

andlit n (genitive andlits, plural andlit)

  1. face, countenance

Declension
  Declension of andlit (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative andlit andlitit andlit andlitin
accusative andlit andlitit andlit andlitin
dative andliti andlitinu andlitum andlitunum
genitive andlits andlitsins andlita andlitanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: andlit
  • Faroese: andlit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: andlet
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: andlit (obsolete), andlet
  • Swedish: anlete

References
  • “andlit”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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