reitur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse reitr (“marked-out space; square”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreiːtʏr/
• Rhymes: -eiːtʏr

Noun

reitur m (genitive singular reits, nominative plural reitir)

1. plot (of land), lot
2. bed (in a garden); flowerbed
3. a demarcated space
4. square (on a chessboard, in a crossword puzzle, etc.)

Declension

Declension of reitur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reitur	reiturinn	reitir	reitirnir
accusative	reit	reitinn	reiti	reitina
dative	reit	reitnum	reitum	reitunum
genitive	reits	reitsins	reita	reitanna

Synonyms

• (plot): blettur, lóð, skiki
• (garden bed): beð