gedda

Faroese

Noun

gedda f (genitive singular geddu, plural geddur)

1. pike (Esox lucius)

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gedda	geddan	geddur	geddurnar
accusative	geddu	gedduna	geddur	geddurnar
dative	geddu	gedduni	geddum	geddunum
genitive	geddu	geddunnar	gedda	geddanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛtːa/
• Rhymes: -ɛtːa

Noun

gedda f (genitive singular geddu, nominative plural geddur)

1. pike (fish of the genus Esox)

Declension

Declension of gedda (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gedda	geddan	geddur	geddurnar
accusative	geddu	gedduna	geddur	geddurnar
dative	geddu	geddunni	geddum	geddunum
genitive	geddu	geddunnar	gedda, geddna	geddanna, geddnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to Proto-Germanic *gaidō (“point, prickle, prod”) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

gedda f

1. (zoology) pike

Declension

Declension of gedda (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gedda	geddan	geddur	geddurnar
accusative	geddu	gedduna	geddur	geddurnar
dative	geddu	geddunni	geddum	geddunum
genitive	geddu	geddunnar	geddna	geddnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: gedda
• Faroese: gedda
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gjedde
• Norwegian Bokmål: gjedde
• Swedish: gädda
• Danish: gedde

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “gedda”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive