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

Declension

Declension of hlust (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

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