Noun: eimur
Gender: m
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | eimur |
| Sg. Def. | eimurin |
| Pl. Indef. | eimar |
| Pl. Def. | eimarnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | eims |
| Sg. Def. | eimsins |
| Pl. Indef. | eima |
| Pl. Def. | eimanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | eimi |
| Sg. Def. | eiminum |
| Pl. Indef. | eimum |
| Pl. Def. | eimunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | eim |
| Sg. Def. | eimin |
| Pl. Indef. | eimar |
| Pl. Def. | eimarnar |
Sample Sentences
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Fríða náttin er ein eimur. (The beautiful night is an ember.) [2015, “Verð mín [Be mine]”, performed by Eivør:]
Nouns inflected like eimur
snákur,
veðurfrøðingur,
frøðingur,
skorsteinur,
smaragdur,
føroyingur,
diamantur,
fjallatindur,
sabbatur,
elduvíkingur,
bjargingarvestur,
norðoyingur,
farmaceutur,
hvalvíkingur,
studentur,
pavstur,
sandoyingur,
mortítlingur,
verkfrøðingur,
løgfrøðingur, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Norse eimr (“reek”), from Proto-Germanic *aimaz (“steam”). Cognates include Icelandic eimur (“steam”) and Norwegian eim (“steam”). See: Old Norse Nouns '
eimr', Icelandic Nouns '
eimur'.
Verbs referencing "eimur"
Icelandic Nouns
eimur.
Translations