deig

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /teiːɣ/
  • Rhymes: -eiːɣ

Noun

deig n (genitive singular deigs, no plural)

  1. dough

Declension
declension of deig
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative deig deigið
accusative deig deigið
dative deigi deiginu
genitive deigs deigsins

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. Compare also other Germanic cognates German Teig , English dough , Low German Deeg.

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

Noun

deig m (definite singular deigen, indefinite plural deiger, definite plural deigene)

  1. dough

Derived terms

References

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 (definite singular deigen, indefinite plural deigar, definite plural deigane)

  1. dough

Derived terms

References
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