einir

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiːjnɪɹ/
• Rhymes: -aiːjnɪɹ

Article

einir m

1. masculine nominative plural of ein

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiːnɪr/
• Rhymes: -eiːnɪr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse einir, ultimately from Latin jūniperus. Cognate with Faroese eini(ber), Danish ene, Swedish en, Norwegian eine.

Noun

einir m (genitive singular einis, no plural)

1. juniper (Juniperus communis)

Declension

Declension of einir (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	einir	einirinn
accusative	eini	eininn
dative	eini	eininum
genitive	einis	einisins

Derived terms

• einiber

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Numeral

einir

1. nominative masculine plural of einn (“one”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

einir

1. nominative masculine plural of einn (“alone”)

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin ziniperus (perhaps via a Western Romance form with /b/ for /p/) understood as a compound with ber (“berry”) for the juniper berry, although a reconstructed Proto-Germanic *ainijaz or *jainijaz from a Proto-Indo-European acrostatic n-stem noun *h₁óy-n- ~ *h₁éy-n-s, collective formation *h₁oy-n-yo-, has been fancied with reference to the (itself deemed borrowed) Classical Latin iūniperus and (barely identified) Hittite 𒂊𒅀𒀭 (e-i̯a-an /⁠ei̯an-⁠/, “(a kind of) evergreen tree (yew?)”).

Noun

einir m (genitive einis)

1. juniper

Declension

  Declension of einir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	einir	einirinn	einar	einarnir
accusative	eini	eininn	eina	einana
dative	eini	eininum	einum	einunum
genitive	einis	einisins	eina	einanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: einir
• Faroese: eini
• Norwegian Nynorsk: eine, einer
• Norwegian Bokmål: einer
• Elfdalian: ien, iene
• Old Swedish: ēn, ēne
  • Swedish: en, ene
• Danish: ene, ener
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ener