festing

Icelandic

Etymology

From festa (“to fasten”) +‎ ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛstiŋk/

Noun

festing f (genitive singular festingar, nominative plural festingar)

1. fastening, fastener, something which fastens
2. firmament

   Synonyms: himinhvel, himinhvolf, andlangur, himinn

   • Genesis 1-3 (English, Icelandic)

     Guð sagði: „Verði festing milli vatnanna, og hún greini vötn frá vötnum.“

     And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

Declension

Declension of festing (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	festing	festingin	festingar	festingarnar
accusative	festingu	festinguna	festingar	festingarnar
dative	festingu	festingunni	festingum	festingunum
genitive	festingar	festingarinnar	festinga	festinganna