Eystrasalt
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse it Eystra Salt (“the Eastern Salt”), equivalent to eystra (“in the east”) + salt. Salt is here a poetic term referring to an ocean.
Proper noun
[edit]Eystrasalt n (proper noun, genitive singular Eystrasalts)
- the Baltic sea
Declension
[edit]Declension of Eystrasalt (sg-only neuter)
| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Eystrasalt |
| accusative | Eystrasalt |
| dative | Eystrasalti |
| genitive | Eystrasalts |
Derived terms
[edit]- Eystrasaltslöndin (“the Baltic states”)