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geldingur

geldingur

Faroese

Noun

geldingur m (genitive singular geldings, plural geldingar)

a castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
eunuch

Declension

m6	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	geldingur	geldingurin	geldingar	geldingarnir
Accusative	gelding	geldingin	geldingar	geldingarnar
Dative	geldingi	geldinginum	geldingum	geldingunum
Genitive	geldings	geldingsins	geldinga	geldinganna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse geldingr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈcɛltiŋkʏr]

Noun

geldingur m ‎(genitive singular geldings, nominative plural geldingar)

a castrated male animal, especially a wether (castrated ram) or gelding (castrated horse)
a eunuch