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
    • 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
f-s1 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

Synonyms
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