hlust

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlust, from Proto-Germanic *hlustiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥ʏst/
• Rhymes: -ʏst

Noun

hlust f (genitive singular hlustar, nominative plural hlustir)

1. (anatomy) ear canal

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlustiz.

Noun

hlust f (genitive hlustar, plural hlustir)

1. ear

Declension

  Declension of hlust (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlust	hlustin	hlustir	hlustirnar
accusative	hlust	hlustina	hlustir	hlustirnar
dative	hlust	hlustinni	hlustum	hlustunum
genitive	hlustar	hlustarinnar	hlusta	hlustanna

Synonyms

• eyra

References

• “hlust”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press