einteymingur

Icelandic

Etymology

From ein- (“mono-, uni-, mono”) +‎ teymingur (“rein on a bridle”). Compare taumur and teymi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈein.tʰeiːmiŋkʏr/

Noun

einteymingur m (genitive singular einteymings, nominative plural einteymingar)

1. single rein on a bridle

Usage notes

• Mainly used in the accusative singular — einteyming — in the phrase eitthvað ríður ekki við einteyming.

Declension

Declension of einteymingur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	einteymingur	einteymingurinn	einteymingar	einteymingarnir
accusative	einteyming	einteyminginn	einteyminga	einteymingana
dative	einteymingi	einteymingnum	einteymingum	einteymingunum
genitive	einteymings	einteymingsins	einteyminga	einteyminganna

Derived terms

• ríða ekki við einteyming
• ríða við einteyming

Related terms

• tvíteymingur