löstur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lǫstr, from the root of Proto-Germanic *lahaną (“to blame, fault, reproach”), related to Old High German lastar (“vice”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlœstʏr/
    Rhymes: -œstʏr

Noun

löstur m (genitive singular lastar, nominative plural lestir)

  1. fault, flaw, vice
  2. (archaic or poetic) moral misdemeanor, immoral or sinful action

Declension
declension of löstur
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative löstur lösturinn lestir lestirnir
accusative löst löstinn lesti lestina
dative lesti lestinum löstum löstunum
genitive lastar lastarins lasta lastanna

References
  • löstur in Hólmarsson et al.: Íslensk-ensk orðabók. 1989.
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