*justaz
Runic: ᛃᚢᛊᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈjus.tɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
cheese
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs (‘sap, juice, broth’), from *yewH- (‘to blend, mix (food), knead’). Cognate with Latin iūs (‘juice, broth’), Welsh uwd (‘porridge’), and dialectal Lithuanian jū́šė (‘fish soup’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | justaz | justōz, justōs |
| Acc. | justą | justanz |
| Gen. | justas, justis | justǫ̂ |
| Dat. | justai | justamaz |
| Inst. | justō | justamiz |
| Voc. | just | justōz, justōs |
Descendants
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ostr (Old Norse)
- ost (Danish)
- ostur (Faroese)
- ostur (Icelandic)
- ost (Norwegian Bokmål)
- ost (Norwegian Nynorsk)
-
ostr (Old Norse)
-
oster (Old Swedish)
- ost, ust (Swedish)
-
oster (Old Swedish)
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*juusto (Proto-Finnic)
- juust (Estonian)
- juusto (Finnish)
- juusso (Ingrian)
- juusso (Votic)
- *vuostā (Proto-Samic)