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deig

deig

Icelandic

Noun

deig n (genitive singular deigs, no plural)

  1. dough

Declension

Related terms

  • deigur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (to knead, to mold, to form). Compare Icelandic deig, Faroese deiggj, Swedish deg, Danish dej.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dæj/
  • Homophone: deg
  • Rhymes: -æj

Noun

deig m

  1. dough

Inflection


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (to knead, to mold, to form). Compare Icelandic deig, Faroese deiggj, Swedish deg, Danish dej.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛiɡ/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

deig m

  1. dough

Inflection