gleði

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gleði (“gladness”).

See also Faroese gleða and glaður

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkleːjɪ/
    Rhymes: -eːjɪ

Noun

gleði f (genitive singular gleði, plural gleðir)

  1. happiness, joy

Declension
Declension of gleði (defective)
f33 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gleði gleðin gleðir gleðirnar
accusative gleði gleðina gleðir gleðirnar
dative gleði gleðini — —
genitive gleði gleðinnar — —

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈklɛːðɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛːðɪ

Noun

gleði f (genitive singular gleði, nominative plural gleðir)

  1. happiness, joy

Derived terms
declension of gleði
f-w2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gleði gleðin gleðir gleðirnar
accusative gleði gleðina gleðir gleðirnar
dative gleði gleðinni gleðum gleðunum
genitive gleði gleðinnar gleða gleðanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gladį̄, equivalent to glaðr +‎ -i.

Noun

gleði f (genitive gleði)

  1. gladness, merriment

Declension
  Declension of gleði (weak īn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative gleði gleðin
accusative gleði gleðina
dative gleði gleðinni
genitive gleði gleðinnar

Derived terms
  • Danish: glæde
  • Faroese: gleði
  • Icelandic: gleði
  • Norwegian Bokmål: glede
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: glede
  • Swedish: glädje

References
  • Entry "gleði" on page 166 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
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