kind

is-noun

kind f (genitive singular kindar, nominative plural kindur or (in the meaning "race, kind, kin") kindir)

kindar (genitive singular)
kindur (nominative plural)
kindir (nominative plural)
kind (indefinite nominative singular)
kindin (definite nominative singular)
kindur (indefinite nominative plural)
kindir (indefinite nominative plural)
kindurnar (definite nominative plural)
kindirnar (definite nominative plural)
kind (accusative indefinite singular)
kindina (accusative definite singular)
kindur (accusative indefinite plural)
kindir (accusative indefinite plural)
kindurnar (accusative definite plural)
kindirnar (accusative definite plural)
kind (dative indefinite singular)
kindinni (dative definite singular)
kindum (dative indefinite plural)
kindunum (dative definite plural)
kindar (genitive indefinite singular)
kindarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kinda (genitive indefinite plural)
kindanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

f,,ur:ir􂀿in the meaning "race, kind, kin"􂁀

From Old Norse kind, from Proto-Germanic *kinþiz, cognate with Latin gēns (“clan, tribe”). The sense of “sheep” is derived from the compound sauðkind, literally “sheep-kind”.


egg

is-noun

egg f (genitive singular eggjar, nominative plural eggjar)

eggjar (genitive singular)
eggjar (nominative plural)
egg (indefinite nominative singular)
eggin (definite nominative singular)
eggjar (indefinite nominative plural)
eggjarnar (definite nominative plural)
egg (accusative indefinite singular)
eggina (accusative definite singular)
eggjar (accusative indefinite plural)
eggjarnar (accusative definite plural)
egg (dative indefinite singular)
eggju (dative indefinite singular)
egginni (dative definite singular)
eggjum (dative indefinite plural)
eggjunum (dative definite plural)
eggjar (genitive indefinite singular)
eggjarinnar (definite genitive singular)
eggja (genitive indefinite plural)
eggjanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *agjō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).
Cognates include Old Frisian egg, Old Saxon eggia, Dutch egge; Old English ecg (English edge); Old High German egga (German Ecke); Swedish egg.
The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin aciēs (“edge, sharpness”), Ancient Greek ἀκίς (akís, “point”).


panda

is-noun

panda f (genitive singular pöndu, nominative plural pöndur)

pöndu (genitive singular)
pöndur (nominative plural)
panda (indefinite nominative singular)
pandan (definite nominative singular)
pöndur (indefinite nominative plural)
pöndurnar (definite nominative plural)
pöndu (accusative indefinite singular)
pönduna (accusative definite singular)
pöndur (accusative indefinite plural)
pöndurnar (accusative definite plural)
pöndu (dative indefinite singular)
pöndunni (dative definite singular)
pöndum (dative indefinite plural)
pöndunum (dative definite plural)
pöndu (genitive indefinite singular)
pöndunnar (definite genitive singular)
panda (genitive indefinite plural)
pandna (genitive indefinite plural)
pandanna (definite genitive plural)
pandnanna (definite genitive plural)


lamb

lamb n (genitive singular lambs, nominative plural lömb)

lambs (genitive singular)
lömb (nominative plural)
lamb (indefinite nominative singular)
lambið (definite nominative singular)
lömb (indefinite nominative plural)
lömbin (definite nominative plural)
lamb (accusative indefinite singular)
lambið (accusative definite singular)
lömb (accusative indefinite plural)
lömbin (accusative definite plural)
lambi (dative indefinite singular)
lambinu (dative definite singular)
lömbum (dative indefinite plural)
lömbunum (dative definite plural)
lambs (genitive indefinite singular)
lambsins (definite genitive singular)
lamba (genitive indefinite plural)
lambanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.


lundi

lundi m (genitive singular lunda, nominative plural lundar)

lunda (genitive singular)
lundar (nominative plural)
lundi (indefinite nominative singular)
lundinn (definite nominative singular)
lundar (indefinite nominative plural)
lundarnir (definite nominative plural)
lunda (accusative indefinite singular)
lundann (accusative definite singular)
lunda (accusative indefinite plural)
lundana (accusative definite plural)
lunda (dative indefinite singular)
lundanum (dative definite singular)
lundum (dative indefinite plural)
lundunum (dative definite plural)
lunda (genitive indefinite singular)
lundans (definite genitive singular)
lunda (genitive indefinite plural)
lundanna (definite genitive plural)


lax

lax m (genitive singular lax, nominative plural laxar)

lax (genitive singular)
laxar (nominative plural)
lax (indefinite nominative singular)
laxinn (definite nominative singular)
laxar (indefinite nominative plural)
laxarnir (definite nominative plural)
lax (accusative indefinite singular)
laxinn (accusative definite singular)
laxa (accusative indefinite plural)
laxana (accusative definite plural)
laxi (dative indefinite singular)
laxinum (dative definite singular)
löxum (dative indefinite plural)
löxunum (dative definite plural)
lax (genitive indefinite singular)
laxins (definite genitive singular)
laxa (genitive indefinite plural)
laxanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lax, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz.


björn

björn m (genitive singular bjarnar, nominative plural birnir)

bjarnar (genitive singular)
birnir (nominative plural)
björn (indefinite nominative singular)
björninn (definite nominative singular)
birnir (indefinite nominative plural)
birnirnir (definite nominative plural)
björn (accusative indefinite singular)
björninn (accusative definite singular)
birni (accusative indefinite plural)
birnina (accusative definite plural)
birni (dative indefinite singular)
birninum (dative definite singular)
björnum (dative indefinite plural)
björnunum (dative definite plural)
bjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
bjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
bjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
bjarnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô.


geit

geit f (genitive singular geitar, nominative plural geitur)

geitar (genitive singular)
geitur (nominative plural)
geit (indefinite nominative singular)
geitin (definite nominative singular)
geitur (indefinite nominative plural)
geiturnar (definite nominative plural)
geit (accusative indefinite singular)
geitina (accusative definite singular)
geitur (accusative indefinite plural)
geiturnar (accusative definite plural)
geit (dative indefinite singular)
geitinni (dative definite singular)
geitum (dative indefinite plural)
geitunum (dative definite plural)
geitar (genitive indefinite singular)
geitarinnar (definite genitive singular)
geita (genitive indefinite plural)
geitanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from a substrate language.


hestur

hestur m (genitive singular hests, nominative plural hestar)

hests (genitive singular)
hestar (nominative plural)
hestur (indefinite nominative singular)
hesturinn (definite nominative singular)
hestar (indefinite nominative plural)
hestarnir (definite nominative plural)
hest (accusative indefinite singular)
hestinn (accusative definite singular)
hesta (accusative indefinite plural)
hestana (accusative definite plural)
hesti (dative indefinite singular)
hestinum (dative definite singular)
hestum (dative indefinite plural)
hestunum (dative definite plural)
hests (genitive indefinite singular)
hestsins (definite genitive singular)
hesta (genitive indefinite plural)
hestanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hestr, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz, *hanhistaz.

(gymnastics) horse, pommel horse, vaulting horse


hundur

hundur m (genitive singular hunds, nominative plural hundar)

hunds (genitive singular)
hundar (nominative plural)
hundur (indefinite nominative singular)
hundurinn (definite nominative singular)
hundar (indefinite nominative plural)
hundarnir (definite nominative plural)
hund (accusative indefinite singular)
hundinn (accusative definite singular)
hunda (accusative indefinite plural)
hundana (accusative definite plural)
hundi (dative indefinite singular)
hundinum (dative definite singular)
hundum (dative indefinite plural)
hundunum (dative definite plural)
hunds (genitive indefinite singular)
hundsins (definite genitive singular)
hunda (genitive indefinite plural)
hundanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱʷn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).

Hundurinn dinglaði rófunni.

Hundurinn lagði niður rófuna.

Að siga hundi á einhvern.


köttur

köttur m (genitive singular kattar, nominative plural kettir)

kattar (genitive singular)
kettir (nominative plural)
köttur (indefinite nominative singular)
kötturinn (definite nominative singular)
kettir (indefinite nominative plural)
kettirnir (definite nominative plural)
kött (accusative indefinite singular)
köttinn (accusative definite singular)
ketti (accusative indefinite plural)
köttu (accusative archaic indefinite literary plural)
kettina (accusative definite plural)
ketti (dative indefinite singular)
kettinum (dative definite singular)
köttum (dative indefinite plural)
köttunum (dative definite plural)
kattar (genitive indefinite singular)
kattarins (definite genitive singular)
katta (genitive indefinite plural)
kattanna (definite genitive plural)

[ˈkʰɵ̞ht̪ʉ̞r̥]

From Old Norse kǫttr, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz.

Mér sýnist að þessi köttur sem þú keyptir í Grundarfirði gæti verið vondur.
It seems to me like that cat which you bought in Grundarfjörður might be evil.

A cat; a (usually domesticated) carnivorous mammal with short fur, a short snout, and retractable claws.


rotta

rotta f (genitive singular rottu, nominative plural rottur)

rottu (genitive singular)
rottur (nominative plural)
rotta (indefinite nominative singular)
rottan (definite nominative singular)
rottur (indefinite nominative plural)
rotturnar (definite nominative plural)
rottu (accusative indefinite singular)
rottuna (accusative definite singular)
rottur (accusative indefinite plural)
rotturnar (accusative definite plural)
rottu (dative indefinite singular)
rottunni (dative definite singular)
rottum (dative indefinite plural)
rottunum (dative definite plural)
rottu (genitive indefinite singular)
rottunnar (definite genitive singular)
rotta (genitive indefinite plural)
rottna (genitive indefinite plural)
rottanna (definite genitive plural)
rottnanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic *rattō.

(colloquial, derogatory) someone deceitful or scheming


beisli

beisli n (genitive singular beislis, nominative plural beisli)

beislis (genitive singular)
beisli (nominative plural)
beisli (indefinite nominative singular)
beislið (definite nominative singular)
beisli (indefinite nominative plural)
beislin (definite nominative plural)
beisli (accusative indefinite singular)
beislið (accusative definite singular)
beisli (accusative indefinite plural)
beislin (accusative definite plural)
beisli (dative indefinite singular)
beislinu (dative definite singular)
beislum (dative indefinite plural)
beislunum (dative definite plural)
beislis (genitive indefinite singular)
beislisins (definite genitive singular)
beisla (genitive indefinite plural)
beislanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse beizl from Proto-Germanic *baitīslą.


bjór

bjór m (genitive singular bjórs, nominative plural bjórar)

bjórs (genitive singular)
bjórar (nominative plural)
bjór (indefinite nominative singular)
bjórinn (definite nominative singular)
bjórar (indefinite nominative plural)
bjórarnir (definite nominative plural)
bjór (accusative indefinite singular)
bjórinn (accusative definite singular)
bjóra (accusative indefinite plural)
bjórana (accusative definite plural)
bjór (dative indefinite singular)
bjórnum (dative definite singular)
bjórum (dative indefinite plural)
bjórunum (dative definite plural)
bjórs (genitive indefinite singular)
bjórsins (definite genitive singular)
bjóra (genitive indefinite plural)
bjóranna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.


fiskur

fiskur m (genitive singular fisks, nominative plural fiskar)

fisks (genitive singular)
fiskar (nominative plural)
fiskur (indefinite nominative singular)
fiskurinn (definite nominative singular)
fiskar (indefinite nominative plural)
fiskarnir (definite nominative plural)
fisk (accusative indefinite singular)
fiskinn (accusative definite singular)
fiska (accusative indefinite plural)
fiskana (accusative definite plural)
fiski (dative indefinite singular)
fiskinum (dative definite singular)
fisknum (dative definite singular)
fiskum (dative indefinite plural)
fiskunum (dative definite plural)
fisks (genitive indefinite singular)
fisksins (definite genitive singular)
fiska (genitive indefinite plural)
fiskanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.


hnakkur

hnakkur m (genitive singular hnakks, nominative plural hnakkar)

hnakks (genitive singular)
hnakkar (nominative plural)
hnakkur (indefinite nominative singular)
hnakkurinn (definite nominative singular)
hnakkar (indefinite nominative plural)
hnakkarnir (definite nominative plural)
hnakk (accusative indefinite singular)
hnakkinn (accusative definite singular)
hnakka (accusative indefinite plural)
hnakkana (accusative definite plural)
hnakk (dative indefinite singular)
hnakki (dative indefinite singular)
hnakknum (dative definite singular)
hnakkinum (dative definite singular)
hnökkum (dative indefinite plural)
hnökkunum (dative definite plural)
hnakks (genitive indefinite singular)
hnakksins (definite genitive singular)
hnakka (genitive indefinite plural)
hnakkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hnak (“saddle”). Cognates include the English knacker.


stari

stari m (genitive singular stara, nominative plural starar)

stara (genitive singular)
starar (nominative plural)
stari (indefinite nominative singular)
starinn (definite nominative singular)
starar (indefinite nominative plural)
stararnir (definite nominative plural)
stara (accusative indefinite singular)
starann (accusative definite singular)
stara (accusative indefinite plural)
starana (accusative definite plural)
stara (dative indefinite singular)
staranum (dative definite singular)
störum (dative indefinite plural)
störunum (dative definite plural)
stara (genitive indefinite singular)
starans (definite genitive singular)
stara (genitive indefinite plural)
staranna (definite genitive plural)

Sturnus vulgaris
Sturnus vulgaris#Translingual

specifically, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)


hryssa

hryssa f (genitive singular hryssu, nominative plural hryssur)

hryssu (genitive singular)
hryssur (nominative plural)
hryssa (indefinite nominative singular)
hryssan (definite nominative singular)
hryssur (indefinite nominative plural)
hryssurnar (definite nominative plural)
hryssu (accusative indefinite singular)
hryssuna (accusative definite singular)
hryssur (accusative indefinite plural)
hryssurnar (accusative definite plural)
hryssu (dative indefinite singular)
hryssunni (dative definite singular)
hryssum (dative indefinite plural)
hryssunum (dative definite plural)
hryssu (genitive indefinite singular)
hryssunnar (definite genitive singular)
hryssa (genitive indefinite plural)
hryssna (genitive indefinite plural)
hryssanna (definite genitive plural)
hryssnanna (definite genitive plural)


hvalur

hvalur m (genitive singular hvals, nominative plural hvalir)

hvals (genitive singular)
hvalir (nominative plural)
hvalur (indefinite nominative singular)
hvalurinn (definite nominative singular)
hvalir (indefinite nominative plural)
hvalirnir (definite nominative plural)
hval (accusative indefinite singular)
hvalinn (accusative definite singular)
hvali (accusative indefinite plural)
hvalina (accusative definite plural)
hval (dative indefinite singular)
hvalnum (dative definite singular)
hvölum (dative indefinite plural)
hvölunum (dative definite plural)
hvals (genitive indefinite singular)
hvalsins (definite genitive singular)
hvala (genitive indefinite plural)
hvalanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hvalr, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”).


fær

færilús

sheep ked Melophagus ovinus; sheep louse


fugl

fugl m (genitive singular fugls, nominative plural fuglar)

fugls (genitive singular)
fuglar (nominative plural)
fugl (indefinite nominative singular)
fuglinn (definite nominative singular)
fuglar (indefinite nominative plural)
fuglarnir (definite nominative plural)
fugl (accusative indefinite singular)
fuglinn (accusative definite singular)
fugla (accusative indefinite plural)
fuglana (accusative definite plural)
fugli (dative indefinite singular)
fuglinum (dative definite singular)
fuglum (dative indefinite plural)
fuglunum (dative definite plural)
fugls (genitive indefinite singular)
fuglsins (definite genitive singular)
fugla (genitive indefinite plural)
fuglanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fogl, fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.


taumur

taumur m (genitive singular taums, nominative plural taumar)

taums (genitive singular)
taumar (nominative plural)
taumur (indefinite nominative singular)
taumurinn (definite nominative singular)
taumar (indefinite nominative plural)
taumarnir (definite nominative plural)
taum (accusative indefinite singular)
tauminn (accusative definite singular)
tauma (accusative indefinite plural)
taumana (accusative definite plural)
taumi (dative indefinite singular)
taum (dative indefinite singular)
taumnum (dative definite singular)
taumum (dative indefinite plural)
taumunum (dative definite plural)
taums (genitive indefinite singular)
taumsins (definite genitive singular)
tauma (genitive indefinite plural)
taumanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse taumr, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz.


úlfur

úlfur m (genitive singular úlfs, nominative plural úlfar)

úlfs (genitive singular)
úlfar (nominative plural)
úlfur (indefinite nominative singular)
úlfurinn (definite nominative singular)
úlfar (indefinite nominative plural)
úlfarnir (definite nominative plural)
úlf (accusative indefinite singular)
úlfinn (accusative definite singular)
úlfa (accusative indefinite plural)
úlfana (accusative definite plural)
úlfi (dative indefinite singular)
úlfinum (dative definite singular)
úlfum (dative indefinite plural)
úlfunum (dative definite plural)
úlfs (genitive indefinite singular)
úlfsins (definite genitive singular)
úlfa (genitive indefinite plural)
úlfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


veður

veður m (genitive singular veðurs or veðrar, nominative plural veðrar)

veðurs (genitive singular)
veðrar (genitive singular)
veðrar (nominative plural)
veður (indefinite nominative singular)
veðurinn (definite nominative singular)
veðrar (indefinite nominative plural)
veðrarnir (definite nominative plural)
veður (accusative indefinite singular)
veðurinn (accusative definite singular)
veðra (accusative indefinite plural)
veðrana (accusative definite plural)
veðri (dative indefinite singular)
veðrinum (dative definite singular)
veðrum (dative indefinite plural)
veðrunum (dative definite plural)
veðurs (genitive indefinite singular)
veðrar (genitive indefinite singular)
veðursins (definite genitive singular)
veðrarins (definite genitive singular)
veðra (genitive indefinite plural)
veðranna (definite genitive plural)


veður

Compare Faroese veður, veðrur, of the same meaning. Perhaps ultimately.

(archaic) one of several (normally four) spikes at the ends of a hiking pole


mús

mús f (genitive singular músar, nominative plural mýs)

músar (genitive singular)
mýs (nominative plural)
mús (indefinite nominative singular)
músin (definite nominative singular)
mýs (indefinite nominative plural)
mýsnar (definite nominative plural)
mús (accusative indefinite singular)
músina (accusative definite singular)
mýs (accusative indefinite plural)
mýsnar (accusative definite plural)
mús (dative indefinite singular)
músinni (dative definite singular)
músum (dative indefinite plural)
músunum (dative definite plural)
músar (genitive indefinite singular)
músarinnar (definite genitive singular)
músa (genitive indefinite plural)
músanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse mús from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.
The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Réttu mér músina.


lóa

lóa f (genitive singular lóu, nominative plural lóur)

lóu (genitive singular)
lóur (nominative plural)
lóa (indefinite nominative singular)
lóan (definite nominative singular)
lóur (indefinite nominative plural)
lóurnar (definite nominative plural)
lóu (accusative indefinite singular)
lóuna (accusative definite singular)
lóur (accusative indefinite plural)
lóurnar (accusative definite plural)
lóu (dative indefinite singular)
lóunni (dative definite singular)
lóum (dative indefinite plural)
lóunum (dative definite plural)
lóu (genitive indefinite singular)
lóunnar (definite genitive singular)
lóa (genitive indefinite plural)
lóanna (definite genitive plural)


spói

spói m (genitive singular spóa, nominative plural spóar)

spóa (genitive singular)
spóar (nominative plural)
spói (indefinite nominative singular)
spóinn (definite nominative singular)
spóar (indefinite nominative plural)
spóarnir (definite nominative plural)
spóa (accusative indefinite singular)
spóann (accusative definite singular)
spóa (accusative indefinite plural)
spóana (accusative definite plural)
spóa (dative indefinite singular)
spóanum (dative definite singular)
spóum (dative indefinite plural)
spóunum (dative definite plural)
spóa (genitive indefinite singular)
spóans (definite genitive singular)
spóa (genitive indefinite plural)
spóanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse spói. Cognate with Faroese spógvi, Norwegian Nynorsk spove.


langa

langa f (genitive singular löngu, nominative plural löngur)

löngu (genitive singular)
löngur (nominative plural)
langa (indefinite nominative singular)
langan (definite nominative singular)
löngur (indefinite nominative plural)
löngurnar (definite nominative plural)
löngu (accusative indefinite singular)
lönguna (accusative definite singular)
löngur (accusative indefinite plural)
löngurnar (accusative definite plural)
löngu (dative indefinite singular)
löngunni (dative definite singular)
löngum (dative indefinite plural)
löngunum (dative definite plural)
löngu (genitive indefinite singular)
löngunnar (definite genitive singular)
langna (genitive indefinite plural)
langa (genitive indefinite plural)
langnanna (definite genitive plural)
langanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse langa; compare Faroese longa.


kisa

kisa f (genitive singular kisu, nominative plural kisur)

kisu (genitive singular)
kisur (nominative plural)
kisa (indefinite nominative singular)
kisan (definite nominative singular)
kisur (indefinite nominative plural)
kisurnar (definite nominative plural)
kisu (accusative indefinite singular)
kisuna (accusative definite singular)
kisur (accusative indefinite plural)
kisurnar (accusative definite plural)
kisu (dative indefinite singular)
kisunni (dative definite singular)
kisum (dative indefinite plural)
kisunum (dative definite plural)
kisu (genitive indefinite singular)
kisunnar (definite genitive singular)
kisa (genitive indefinite plural)
kisanna (definite genitive plural)

Possibly from the sound made when people try to get a cat to come to them, "kss-kss". Compare the (probably unrelated) Russian ки́са (kísa, “kitty-cat”) and Finnish kissa (“cat”).

kisi

kitty-cat; often but not necessarily male

(informal) kitty-cat, kitty (often but not necessarily female)


kýr

kýr f (genitive singular kýr, nominative plural kýr)

kýr (genitive singular)
kýr (nominative plural)
kýr (indefinite nominative singular)
kýrin (definite nominative singular)
kýr (indefinite nominative plural)
kýrnar (definite nominative plural)
kú (accusative indefinite singular)
kúna (accusative definite singular)
kýr (accusative indefinite plural)
kýrnar (accusative definite plural)
kú (dative indefinite singular)
kúnni (dative definite singular)
kúm (dative indefinite plural)
kúnum (dative definite plural)
kýr (genitive indefinite singular)
kýrinnar (definite genitive singular)
kúa (genitive indefinite plural)
kúnna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kýr, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

Þetta er stór kýr.

Kýrnar mjólka á sumrin.


örn

örn m (genitive singular arnar, nominative plural ernir)

arnar (genitive singular)
ernir (nominative plural)
örn (indefinite nominative singular)
örninn (definite nominative singular)
ernir (indefinite nominative plural)
ernirnir (definite nominative plural)
örn (accusative indefinite singular)
örninn (accusative definite singular)
erni (accusative indefinite plural)
ernina (accusative definite plural)
erni (dative indefinite singular)
erninum (dative definite singular)
örnum (dative indefinite plural)
örnunum (dative definite plural)
arnar (genitive indefinite singular)
arnarins (definite genitive singular)
arna (genitive indefinite plural)
arnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃or-no- (“eagle”). Cognate with Swedish örn.


önd

önd f (genitive singular andar, nominative plural andir)

andar (genitive singular)
andir (nominative plural)
önd (indefinite nominative singular)
öndin (definite nominative singular)
andir (indefinite nominative plural)
andirnar (definite nominative plural)
önd (accusative indefinite singular)
öndina (accusative definite singular)
andir (accusative indefinite plural)
andirnar (accusative definite plural)
önd (dative indefinite singular)
öndinni (dative definite singular)
öndum (dative indefinite plural)
öndunum (dative definite plural)
andar (genitive indefinite singular)
andarinnar (definite genitive singular)
anda (genitive indefinite plural)
andanna (definite genitive plural)

(anatomy) vestibule (body cavity), especially the vestibule of the ear


kanína

kanína f (genitive singular kanínu, nominative plural kanínur)

kanínu (genitive singular)
kanínur (nominative plural)
kanína (indefinite nominative singular)
kanínan (definite nominative singular)
kanínur (indefinite nominative plural)
kanínurnar (definite nominative plural)
kanínu (accusative indefinite singular)
kanínuna (accusative definite singular)
kanínur (accusative indefinite plural)
kanínurnar (accusative definite plural)
kanínu (dative indefinite singular)
kanínunni (dative definite singular)
kanínum (dative indefinite plural)
kanínunum (dative definite plural)
kanínu (genitive indefinite singular)
kanínunnar (definite genitive singular)
kanína (genitive indefinite plural)
kanínanna (definite genitive plural)

Via Middle Low German kanīn, konīn from Old French connil, connin, from Latin cunīculus (“rabbit”). Compare also Norwegian kanin, Swedish kanin, German Kaninchen, and Dutch konijn.


kálfur

kálfur m (genitive singular kálfs, nominative plural kálfar)

kálfs (genitive singular)
kálfar (nominative plural)
kálfur (indefinite nominative singular)
kálfurinn (definite nominative singular)
kálfar (indefinite nominative plural)
kálfarnir (definite nominative plural)
kálf (accusative indefinite singular)
kálfinn (accusative definite singular)
kálfa (accusative indefinite plural)
kálfana (accusative definite plural)
kálfi (dative indefinite singular)
kálfinum (dative definite singular)
kálfum (dative indefinite plural)
kálfunum (dative definite plural)
kálfs (genitive indefinite singular)
kálfsins (definite genitive singular)
kálfa (genitive indefinite plural)
kálfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Faroese kálvur, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish kalv, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.


tík

is-noun

tík f (genitive singular tíkar or tíkur, nominative plural tíkur)

tíkar (genitive singular)
tíkur (genitive singular)
tíkur (nominative plural)
tík (indefinite nominative singular)
tíkin (definite nominative singular)
tíkur (indefinite nominative plural)
tíkurnar (definite nominative plural)
tík (accusative indefinite singular)
tíkina (accusative definite singular)
tíkur (accusative indefinite plural)
tíkurnar (accusative definite plural)
tík (dative indefinite singular)
tíkinni (dative definite singular)
tíkum (dative indefinite plural)
tíkunum (dative definite plural)
tíkar (genitive indefinite singular)
tíkur (genitive indefinite singular)
tíkarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tíkurinnar (definite genitive singular)
tíka (genitive indefinite plural)
tíkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tík, from Proto-Germanic *tīkō, shared with Old English and Middle Low German tike. According to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deuk- (“to lead, pull”).


svín

is-noun

svín n (genitive singular svíns, nominative plural svín)

svíns (genitive singular)
svín (nominative plural)
svín (indefinite nominative singular)
svínið (definite nominative singular)
svín (indefinite nominative plural)
svínin (definite nominative plural)
svín (accusative indefinite singular)
svínið (accusative definite singular)
svín (accusative indefinite plural)
svínin (accusative definite plural)
svíni (dative indefinite singular)
svíninu (dative definite singular)
svínum (dative indefinite plural)
svínunum (dative definite plural)
svíns (genitive indefinite singular)
svínsins (definite genitive singular)
svína (genitive indefinite plural)
svínanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

svína

to ignore right-of-way and drive right in front of another car coming from the sides

pig, swine (animal of the family Suidae)


gæs

gæs f (genitive singular gæsar, nominative plural gæsir)

gæsar (genitive singular)
gæsir (nominative plural)
gæs (indefinite nominative singular)
gæsin (definite nominative singular)
gæsir (indefinite nominative plural)
gæsirnar (definite nominative plural)
gæs (accusative indefinite singular)
gæsina (accusative definite singular)
gæsir (accusative indefinite plural)
gæsirnar (accusative definite plural)
gæs (dative indefinite singular)
gæsinni (dative definite singular)
gæsum (dative indefinite plural)
gæsunum (dative definite plural)
gæsar (genitive indefinite singular)
gæsarinnar (definite genitive singular)
gæsa (genitive indefinite plural)
gæsanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gás, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. See also gás.

hen (bride-to-be in the context of hen night festivities)


froskur

froskur m (genitive singular frosks, nominative plural froskar)

frosks (genitive singular)
froskar (nominative plural)
froskur (indefinite nominative singular)
froskurinn (definite nominative singular)
froskar (indefinite nominative plural)
froskarnir (definite nominative plural)
frosk (accusative indefinite singular)
froskinn (accusative definite singular)
froska (accusative indefinite plural)
froskana (accusative definite plural)
froski (dative indefinite singular)
froskinum (dative definite singular)
frosknum (dative definite singular)
froskum (dative indefinite plural)
froskunum (dative definite plural)
frosks (genitive indefinite singular)
frosksins (definite genitive singular)
froska (genitive indefinite plural)
froskanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse froskr, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”). Sense #2 is semantic loan from German Frosch.

der

amphibian; an animal; amphibian; an animal


gaukur

is-noun

gaukur m (genitive singular gauks, nominative plural gaukar)

gauks (genitive singular)
gaukar (nominative plural)
gaukur (indefinite nominative singular)
gaukurinn (definite nominative singular)
gaukar (indefinite nominative plural)
gaukarnir (definite nominative plural)
gauk (accusative indefinite singular)
gaukinn (accusative definite singular)
gauka (accusative indefinite plural)
gaukana (accusative definite plural)
gauki (dative indefinite singular)
gauk (dative indefinite singular)
gauknum (dative definite singular)
gaukum (dative indefinite plural)
gaukunum (dative definite plural)
gauks (genitive indefinite singular)
gauksins (definite genitive singular)
gauka (genitive indefinite plural)
gaukanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz.

Cuculus canorus
Cuculus canorus#Translingual

cuckoo, especially common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)


skeið

skeið n (genitive singular skeiðs, nominative plural skeið)

skeiðs (genitive singular)
skeið (nominative plural)
skeið (indefinite nominative singular)
skeiðið (definite nominative singular)
skeið (indefinite nominative plural)
skeiðin (definite nominative plural)
skeið (accusative indefinite singular)
skeiðið (accusative definite singular)
skeið (accusative indefinite plural)
skeiðin (accusative definite plural)
skeiði (dative indefinite singular)
skeiðinu (dative definite singular)
skeiðum (dative indefinite plural)
skeiðunum (dative definite plural)
skeiðs (genitive indefinite singular)
skeiðsins (definite genitive singular)
skeiða (genitive indefinite plural)
skeiðanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse skeið (“race; race course; piece of way; space of time”), from Proto-Germanic *skaiþaną (“to separate”), ultimately from the same origin as the "spoon" sense of Etymology 1.

der

(gaits, equestrianism) an amble, an easy gait


ljón

is-noun

ljón n (genitive singular ljóns, nominative plural ljón)

ljóns (genitive singular)
ljón (nominative plural)
ljón (indefinite nominative singular)
ljónið (definite nominative singular)
ljón (indefinite nominative plural)
ljónin (definite nominative plural)
ljón (accusative indefinite singular)
ljónið (accusative definite singular)
ljón (accusative indefinite plural)
ljónin (accusative definite plural)
ljóni (dative indefinite singular)
ljóninu (dative definite singular)
ljónum (dative indefinite plural)
ljónunum (dative definite plural)
ljóns (genitive indefinite singular)
ljónsins (definite genitive singular)
ljóna (genitive indefinite plural)
ljónanna (definite genitive plural)


hross

hross n (genitive singular hross, nominative plural hross)

hross (genitive singular)
hross (nominative plural)
hross (indefinite nominative singular)
hrossið (definite nominative singular)
hross (indefinite nominative plural)
hrossin (definite nominative plural)
hross (accusative indefinite singular)
hrossið (accusative definite singular)
hross (accusative indefinite plural)
hrossin (accusative definite plural)
hrossi (dative indefinite singular)
hrossinu (dative definite singular)
hrossum (dative indefinite plural)
hrossunum (dative definite plural)
hross (genitive indefinite singular)
hrossins (definite genitive singular)
hrossa (genitive indefinite plural)
hrossanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą.


svala

svala f (genitive singular svölu, nominative plural svölur)

svölu (genitive singular)
svölur (nominative plural)
svala (indefinite nominative singular)
svalan (definite nominative singular)
svölur (indefinite nominative plural)
svölurnar (definite nominative plural)
svölu (accusative indefinite singular)
svöluna (accusative definite singular)
svölur (accusative indefinite plural)
svölurnar (accusative definite plural)
svölu (dative indefinite singular)
svölunni (dative definite singular)
svölum (dative indefinite plural)
svölunum (dative definite plural)
svölu (genitive indefinite singular)
svölunnar (definite genitive singular)
svalna (genitive indefinite plural)
svala (genitive indefinite plural)
svalnanna (definite genitive plural)
svalanna (definite genitive plural)


svala

head

svala (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative svalaði, supine svalað)

svalaði (indicative past singular third-person)
svalað (supine)
að svala (infinitive)
svalað (supine)
svalandi (participle present)
ég svala (indicative participle present)
við svölum (indicative present)
ég svali (present subjunctive)
við svölum (present subjunctive)
þú svalar (indicative participle present)
þið svalið (indicative present)
þú svalir (present subjunctive)
þið svalið (present subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle present)
hún (indicative participle present)
það svalar (indicative participle present)
þeir (indicative present)
þær (indicative present)
þau svala (indicative present)
hann (present subjunctive)
hún (present subjunctive)
það svali (present subjunctive)
þeir (present subjunctive)
þær (present subjunctive)
þau svali (present subjunctive)
ég svalaði (indicative participle past present)
við svöluðum (indicative past)
ég svalaði (past subjunctive)
við svöluðum (past subjunctive)
þú svalaðir (indicative participle past present)
þið svöluðuð (indicative past)
þú svalaðir (past subjunctive)
þið svöluðuð (past subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle past present)
hún (indicative participle past present)
það svalaði (indicative participle past present)
þeir (indicative past)
þær (indicative past)
þau svöluðu (indicative past)
hann (past subjunctive)
hún (past subjunctive)
það svalaði (past subjunctive)
þeir (past subjunctive)
þær (past subjunctive)
þau svöluðu (past subjunctive)
svala (þú) (indicative participle past present)
svalið (þið) (indicative past)
svalaðu (indicative participle past present pronoun-included)
svaliði (indicative past pronoun-included)


api

is-noun

api m (genitive singular apa, nominative plural apar)

apa (genitive singular)
apar (nominative plural)
api (indefinite nominative singular)
apinn (definite nominative singular)
apar (indefinite nominative plural)
aparnir (definite nominative plural)
apa (accusative indefinite singular)
apann (accusative definite singular)
apa (accusative indefinite plural)
apana (accusative definite plural)
apa (dative indefinite singular)
apanum (dative definite singular)
öpum (dative indefinite plural)
öpunum (dative definite plural)
apa (genitive indefinite singular)
apans (definite genitive singular)
apa (genitive indefinite plural)
apanna (definite genitive plural)


áll

áll m (genitive singular áls, nominative plural álar)

áls (genitive singular)
álar (nominative plural)
áll (indefinite nominative singular)
állinn (definite nominative singular)
álar (indefinite nominative plural)
álarnir (definite nominative plural)
ál (accusative indefinite singular)
álinn (accusative definite singular)
ála (accusative indefinite plural)
álana (accusative definite plural)
ál (dative indefinite singular)
álnum (dative definite singular)
álum (dative indefinite plural)
álunum (dative definite plural)
áls (genitive indefinite singular)
álsins (definite genitive singular)
ála (genitive indefinite plural)
álanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse áll, from Proto-Germanic *ēlaz. The term is common Germanic, found in each Germanic dialect and absent outside. The presence of several words (awl, even ulna) with similar morphology and semantic would suggest an original meaning referring to the shape that was then ascribed to the fish.

channel, groove (in a riverbed or sea bottom)

a branch of a river that splits of and then usually falls back in or splits of at moderate distance from the sea


uxi

uxi m (genitive singular uxa, nominative plural uxar)

uxa (genitive singular)
uxar (nominative plural)
uxi (indefinite nominative singular)
uxinn (definite nominative singular)
uxar (indefinite nominative plural)
uxarnir (definite nominative plural)
uxa (accusative indefinite singular)
uxann (accusative definite singular)
uxa (accusative indefinite plural)
uxana (accusative definite plural)
uxa (dative indefinite singular)
uxanum (dative definite singular)
uxum (dative indefinite plural)
uxunum (dative definite plural)
uxa (genitive indefinite singular)
uxans (definite genitive singular)
uxa (genitive indefinite plural)
uxanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“bull”).


storkur

storkur m (genitive singular storks, nominative plural storkar)

storks (genitive singular)
storkar (nominative plural)
storkur (indefinite nominative singular)
storkurinn (definite nominative singular)
storkar (indefinite nominative plural)
storkarnir (definite nominative plural)
stork (accusative indefinite singular)
storkinn (accusative definite singular)
storka (accusative indefinite plural)
storkana (accusative definite plural)
storki (dative indefinite singular)
storkinum (dative definite singular)
storknum (dative definite singular)
storkum (dative indefinite plural)
storkunum (dative definite plural)
storks (genitive indefinite singular)
storksins (definite genitive singular)
storka (genitive indefinite plural)
storkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse storkr, from Proto-Germanic *sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sr̥ǵos.


leðurblaka

leðurblaka f (genitive singular leðurblöku, nominative plural leðurblökur)

leðurblöku (genitive singular)
leðurblökur (nominative plural)
leðurblaka (indefinite nominative singular)
leðurblakan (definite nominative singular)
leðurblökur (indefinite nominative plural)
leðurblökurnar (definite nominative plural)
leðurblöku (accusative indefinite singular)
leðurblökuna (accusative definite singular)
leðurblökur (accusative indefinite plural)
leðurblökurnar (accusative definite plural)
leðurblöku (dative indefinite singular)
leðurblökunni (dative definite singular)
leðurblökum (dative indefinite plural)
leðurblökunum (dative definite plural)
leðurblöku (genitive indefinite singular)
leðurblökunnar (definite genitive singular)
leðurblakna (genitive indefinite plural)
leðurblaka (genitive indefinite plural)
leðurblaknanna (definite genitive plural)
leðurblakanna (definite genitive plural)

[ˈlɛːð̠ʏrˌplɐːkʰɐ]

Compound of leður (“leather”) + blaka (“to flap”).


þorskur

is-noun

þorskur m (genitive singular þorsks, nominative plural þorskar)

þorsks (genitive singular)
þorskar (nominative plural)
þorskur (indefinite nominative singular)
þorskurinn (definite nominative singular)
þorskar (indefinite nominative plural)
þorskarnir (definite nominative plural)
þorsk (accusative indefinite singular)
þorskinn (accusative definite singular)
þorska (accusative indefinite plural)
þorskana (accusative definite plural)
þorski (dative indefinite singular)
þorskinum (dative definite singular)
þorsknum (dative definite singular)
þorskum (dative indefinite plural)
þorskunum (dative definite plural)
þorsks (genitive indefinite singular)
þorsksins (definite genitive singular)
þorska (genitive indefinite plural)
þorskanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þorskr (“cod”) from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz. Cognates include Danish torsk, English torsk, Faroese toskur, German Dorsch, Irish trosc, Middle Dutch dorsch, Middle Low German dorsch, Norwegian torsk, Scottish Gaelic trosg and Swedish: torsk.


haukur

haukur m (genitive singular hauks, nominative plural haukar)

hauks (genitive singular)
haukar (nominative plural)
haukur (indefinite nominative singular)
haukurinn (definite nominative singular)
haukar (indefinite nominative plural)
haukarnir (definite nominative plural)
hauk (accusative indefinite singular)
haukinn (accusative definite singular)
hauka (accusative indefinite plural)
haukana (accusative definite plural)
hauki (dative indefinite singular)
hauk (dative indefinite singular)
hauknum (dative definite singular)
haukum (dative indefinite plural)
haukunum (dative definite plural)
hauks (genitive indefinite singular)
hauksins (definite genitive singular)
hauka (genitive indefinite plural)
haukanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”).


íkorni

íkorni m (genitive singular íkorna, nominative plural íkornar)

íkorna (genitive singular)
íkornar (nominative plural)
íkorni (indefinite nominative singular)
íkorninn (definite nominative singular)
íkornar (indefinite nominative plural)
íkornarnir (definite nominative plural)
íkorna (accusative indefinite singular)
íkornann (accusative definite singular)
íkorna (accusative indefinite plural)
íkornana (accusative definite plural)
íkorna (dative indefinite singular)
íkornanum (dative definite singular)
íkornum (dative indefinite plural)
íkornunum (dative definite plural)
íkorna (genitive indefinite singular)
íkornans (definite genitive singular)
íkorna (genitive indefinite plural)
íkornanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer-.


ugla

ugla f (genitive singular uglu, nominative plural uglur)

uglu (genitive singular)
uglur (nominative plural)
ugla (indefinite nominative singular)
uglan (definite nominative singular)
uglur (indefinite nominative plural)
uglurnar (definite nominative plural)
uglu (accusative indefinite singular)
ugluna (accusative definite singular)
uglur (accusative indefinite plural)
uglurnar (accusative definite plural)
uglu (dative indefinite singular)
uglunni (dative definite singular)
uglum (dative indefinite plural)
uglunum (dative definite plural)
uglu (genitive indefinite singular)
uglunnar (definite genitive singular)
ugla (genitive indefinite plural)
uglna (genitive indefinite plural)
uglanna (definite genitive plural)
uglnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ugla (“owl”) (compare Swedish uggla, Danish ugle), from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (compare English owl, Dutch uil, West Frisian ûle, German Eule), diminutive of *uwwǭ ‘eagle-owl’ (compare German Uhu), of imitative origin or a variant of *ūfaz, *ūfǭ (compare Swedish uv ‘horned owl’, Bavarian Auf), from Proto-Indo-European *up-.

onomatopoeic

imitative


hegri

is-noun

hegri m (genitive singular hegra, nominative plural hegrar)

hegra (genitive singular)
hegrar (nominative plural)
hegri (indefinite nominative singular)
hegrinn (definite nominative singular)
hegrar (indefinite nominative plural)
hegrarnir (definite nominative plural)
hegra (accusative indefinite singular)
hegrann (accusative definite singular)
hegra (accusative indefinite plural)
hegrana (accusative definite plural)
hegra (dative indefinite singular)
hegranum (dative definite singular)
hegrum (dative indefinite plural)
hegrunum (dative definite plural)
hegra (genitive indefinite singular)
hegrans (definite genitive singular)
hegra (genitive indefinite plural)
hegranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hegri, from Proto-Germanic *haigrô, metathesis of *hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-, *(s)kreig- (“to screech, creak”).


hrafn

hrafn m (genitive singular hrafns, nominative plural hrafnar)

hrafns (genitive singular)
hrafnar (nominative plural)
hrafn (indefinite nominative singular)
hrafninn (definite nominative singular)
hrafnar (indefinite nominative plural)
hrafnarnir (definite nominative plural)
hrafn (accusative indefinite singular)
hrafninn (accusative definite singular)
hrafna (accusative indefinite plural)
hrafnana (accusative definite plural)
hrafni (dative indefinite singular)
hrafninum (dative definite singular)
hröfnum (dative indefinite plural)
hröfnunum (dative definite plural)
hrafns (genitive indefinite singular)
hrafnsins (definite genitive singular)
hrafna (genitive indefinite plural)
hrafnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hrafn (“a raven”), often spelled hramn, from the Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, cognates with English raven. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.


hjörtur

hjörtur m (genitive singular hjartar, nominative plural hirtir)

hjartar (genitive singular)
hirtir (nominative plural)
hjörtur (indefinite nominative singular)
hjörturinn (definite nominative singular)
hirtir (indefinite nominative plural)
hirtirnir (definite nominative plural)
hjört (accusative indefinite singular)
hjörtinn (accusative definite singular)
hirti (accusative indefinite plural)
hirtina (accusative definite plural)
hirti (dative indefinite singular)
hirtinum (dative definite singular)
hjörtum (dative indefinite plural)
hjörtunum (dative definite plural)
hjartar (genitive indefinite singular)
hjartarins (definite genitive singular)
hjarta (genitive indefinite plural)
hjartanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz.


naut

naut n (genitive singular nauts, nominative plural naut)

nauts (genitive singular)
naut (nominative plural)
naut (indefinite nominative singular)
nautið (definite nominative singular)
naut (indefinite nominative plural)
nautin (definite nominative plural)
naut (accusative indefinite singular)
nautið (accusative definite singular)
naut (accusative indefinite plural)
nautin (accusative definite plural)
nauti (dative indefinite singular)
nautinu (dative definite singular)
nautum (dative indefinite plural)
nautunum (dative definite plural)
nauts (genitive indefinite singular)
nautsins (definite genitive singular)
nauta (genitive indefinite plural)
nautanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. Cognate with English neat.


kasta

head

kasta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kastaði, supine kastað)

kastaði (indicative past singular third-person)
kastað (supine)
að kasta (infinitive)
kastað (supine)
kastandi (participle present)
ég kasta (indicative participle present)
við köstum (indicative present)
ég kasti (present subjunctive)
við köstum (present subjunctive)
þú kastar (indicative participle present)
þið kastið (indicative present)
þú kastir (present subjunctive)
þið kastið (present subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle present)
hún (indicative participle present)
það kastar (indicative participle present)
þeir (indicative present)
þær (indicative present)
þau kasta (indicative present)
hann (present subjunctive)
hún (present subjunctive)
það kasti (present subjunctive)
þeir (present subjunctive)
þær (present subjunctive)
þau kasti (present subjunctive)
ég kastaði (indicative participle past present)
við köstuðum (indicative past)
ég kastaði (past subjunctive)
við köstuðum (past subjunctive)
þú kastaðir (indicative participle past present)
þið köstuðuð (indicative past)
þú kastaðir (past subjunctive)
þið köstuðuð (past subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle past present)
hún (indicative participle past present)
það kastaði (indicative participle past present)
þeir (indicative past)
þær (indicative past)
þau köstuðu (indicative past)
hann (past subjunctive)
hún (past subjunctive)
það kastaði (past subjunctive)
þeir (past subjunctive)
þær (past subjunctive)
þau köstuðu (past subjunctive)
kasta (þú) (indicative participle past present)
kastið (þið) (indicative past)
kastaðu (indicative participle past present pronoun-included)
kastiði (indicative past pronoun-included)
að kastast (infinitive)
kastast (supine)
kastandist (participle present)
it is never used attributively (participle present)
predicatively (participle present)
only for explicatory subclauses (participle present)
ég kastast (indicative participle present)
við köstumst (indicative present)
ég kastist (present subjunctive)
við köstumst (present subjunctive)
þú kastast (indicative participle present)
þið kastist (indicative present)
þú kastist (present subjunctive)
þið kastist (present subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle present)
hún (indicative participle present)
það kastast (indicative participle present)
þeir (indicative present)
þær (indicative present)
þau kastast (indicative present)
hann (present subjunctive)
hún (present subjunctive)
það kastist (present subjunctive)
þeir (present subjunctive)
þær (present subjunctive)
þau kastist (present subjunctive)
ég kastaðist (indicative participle past present)
við köstuðumst (indicative past)
ég kastaðist (past subjunctive)
við köstuðumst (past subjunctive)
þú kastaðist (indicative participle past present)
þið köstuðust (indicative past)
þú kastaðist (past subjunctive)
þið köstuðust (past subjunctive)
hann (indicative participle past present)
hún (indicative participle past present)
það kastaðist (indicative participle past present)
þeir (indicative past)
þær (indicative past)
þau köstuðust (indicative past)
hann (past subjunctive)
hún (past subjunctive)
það kastaðist (past subjunctive)
þeir (past subjunctive)
þær (past subjunctive)
þau köstuðust (past subjunctive)
kastast (þú) (indicative participle past present)
kastist (þið) (indicative past)
kastastu (indicative participle past present pronoun-included)
kastisti (indicative past pronoun-included)
kastaður (masculine nominative singular)
köstuð (feminine nominative singular)
kastað (neuter nominative singular)
kastaðir (masculine nominative plural)
kastaðar (feminine nominative plural)
köstuð (neuter nominative plural)
kastaðan (accusative masculine singular)
kastaða (accusative feminine singular)
kastað (accusative neuter singular)
kastaða (accusative masculine plural)
kastaðar (accusative feminine plural)
köstuð (accusative neuter plural)
köstuðum (dative masculine singular)
kastaðri (dative feminine singular)
köstuðu (dative neuter singular)
köstuðum (dative masculine plural)
köstuðum (dative feminine plural)
köstuðum (dative neuter plural)
kastaðs (genitive masculine singular)
kastaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
kastaðs (genitive neuter singular)
kastaðra (genitive masculine plural)
kastaðra (feminine genitive plural)
kastaðra (genitive neuter plural)
kastaði (masculine nominative singular)
kastaða (feminine nominative singular)
kastaða (neuter nominative singular)
köstuðu (masculine nominative plural)
köstuðu (feminine nominative plural)
köstuðu (neuter nominative plural)
kastaða (accusative masculine singular)
köstuðu (accusative feminine singular)
kastaða (accusative neuter singular)
köstuðu (accusative masculine plural)
köstuðu (accusative feminine plural)
köstuðu (accusative neuter plural)
kastaða (dative masculine singular)
köstuðu (dative feminine singular)
kastaða (dative neuter singular)
köstuðu (dative masculine plural)
köstuðu (dative feminine plural)
köstuðu (dative neuter plural)
kastaða (genitive masculine singular)
köstuðu (feminine genitive singular)
kastaða (genitive neuter singular)
köstuðu (genitive masculine plural)
köstuðu (feminine genitive plural)
köstuðu (genitive neuter plural)

From Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic *kastōną. Cognate with Faroese and Swedish kasta, Norwegian and Danish kaste, and English cast.

(equestrianism) to foal; to give birth to, to bear [with dative ‘offspring’]


pokabjörn

is-noun

pokabjörn m (genitive singular pokabjarnar, nominative plural pokabirnir)

pokabjarnar (genitive singular)
pokabirnir (nominative plural)
pokabjörn (indefinite nominative singular)
pokabjörninn (definite nominative singular)
pokabirnir (indefinite nominative plural)
pokabirnirnir (definite nominative plural)
pokabjörn (accusative indefinite singular)
pokabjörninn (accusative definite singular)
pokabirni (accusative indefinite plural)
pokabirnina (accusative definite plural)
pokabirni (dative indefinite singular)
pokabirninum (dative definite singular)
pokabjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
pokabjörnunum (dative definite plural)
pokabjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
pokabjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
pokabjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
pokabjarnanna (definite genitive plural)

From poki (“bag, pouch”) + björn (“bear”).


otur

otur m (genitive singular oturs, nominative plural otrar)

oturs (genitive singular)
otrar (nominative plural)
otur (indefinite nominative singular)
oturinn (definite nominative singular)
otrar (indefinite nominative plural)
otrarnir (definite nominative plural)
otur (accusative indefinite singular)
oturinn (accusative definite singular)
otra (accusative indefinite plural)
otrana (accusative definite plural)
otri (dative indefinite singular)
otrinum (dative definite singular)
otrum (dative indefinite plural)
otrunum (dative definite plural)
oturs (genitive indefinite singular)
otursins (definite genitive singular)
otra (genitive indefinite plural)
otranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).


kráka

is-noun

kráka f (genitive singular kráku, nominative plural krákur)

kráku (genitive singular)
krákur (nominative plural)
kráka (indefinite nominative singular)
krákan (definite nominative singular)
krákur (indefinite nominative plural)
krákurnar (definite nominative plural)
kráku (accusative indefinite singular)
krákuna (accusative definite singular)
krákur (accusative indefinite plural)
krákurnar (accusative definite plural)
kráku (dative indefinite singular)
krákunni (dative definite singular)
krákum (dative indefinite plural)
krákunum (dative definite plural)
kráku (genitive indefinite singular)
krákunnar (definite genitive singular)
kráka (genitive indefinite plural)
krákna (genitive indefinite plural)
krákanna (definite genitive plural)
kráknanna (definite genitive plural)


broddgöltur

broddgöltur m (genitive singular broddgaltar, nominative plural broddgeltir)

broddgaltar (genitive singular)
broddgeltir (nominative plural)
broddgöltur (indefinite nominative singular)
broddgölturinn (definite nominative singular)
broddgeltir (indefinite nominative plural)
broddgeltirnir (definite nominative plural)
broddgölt (accusative indefinite singular)
broddgöltinn (accusative definite singular)
broddgelti (accusative indefinite plural)
broddgeltina (accusative definite plural)
broddgelti (dative indefinite singular)
broddgeltinum (dative definite singular)
broddgöltum (dative indefinite plural)
broddgöltunum (dative definite plural)
broddgaltar (genitive indefinite singular)
broddgaltarins (definite genitive singular)
broddgalta (genitive indefinite plural)
broddgaltanna (definite genitive plural)

From broddur (“spike”) + göltur (“hog”).


breiðnefur

breiðnefur m (genitive singular breiðnefs, nominative plural breiðnefir)

breiðnefs (genitive singular)
breiðnefir (nominative plural)
breiðnefur (indefinite nominative singular)
breiðnefurinn (definite nominative singular)
breiðnefir (indefinite nominative plural)
breiðnefirnir (definite nominative plural)
breiðnef (accusative indefinite singular)
breiðnefinn (accusative definite singular)
breiðnefi (accusative indefinite plural)
breiðnefina (accusative definite plural)
breiðnef (dative indefinite singular)
breiðnefinum (dative definite singular)
breiðnefjum (dative indefinite plural)
breiðnefjunum (dative definite plural)
breiðnefs (genitive indefinite singular)
breiðnefsins (definite genitive singular)
breiðnefja (genitive indefinite plural)
breiðnefjanna (definite genitive plural)

duck-billed platypus
duck-billed platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus#Translingual

platypus, duck-billed platypus, duckbill (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)


högni

högni m (genitive singular högna, nominative plural högnar)

högna (genitive singular)
högnar (nominative plural)
högni (indefinite nominative singular)
högninn (definite nominative singular)
högnar (indefinite nominative plural)
högnarnir (definite nominative plural)
högna (accusative indefinite singular)
högnann (accusative definite singular)
högna (accusative indefinite plural)
högnana (accusative definite plural)
högna (dative indefinite singular)
högnanum (dative definite singular)
högnum (dative indefinite plural)
högnunum (dative definite plural)
högna (genitive indefinite singular)
högnans (definite genitive singular)
högna (genitive indefinite plural)
högnanna (definite genitive plural)


refur

refur m (genitive singular refs, nominative plural refir or (obsolete except in set phrases) refar)

refs (genitive singular)
refir (nominative plural)
refar (nominative obsolete phrase plural)
refur (indefinite nominative singular)
refurinn (definite nominative singular)
refir (indefinite nominative plural)
refar (indefinite nominative plural)
refirnir (definite nominative plural)
refarnir (definite nominative plural)
ref (accusative indefinite singular)
refinn (accusative definite singular)
refi (accusative indefinite plural)
refa (accusative indefinite plural)
refina (accusative definite plural)
refana (accusative definite plural)
ref (dative indefinite singular)
refnum (dative definite singular)
refum (dative indefinite plural)
refunum (dative definite plural)
refs (genitive indefinite singular)
refsins (definite genitive singular)
refa (genitive indefinite plural)
refanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

m,,ir:ar􂀿obsolete except in set phrases􂁀.dat-/-

From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz.

Vulpes lagopus
Vulpes lagopus#Translingual

fox (Vulpes), especially the arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), which is native to Iceland


læða

head

læða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative læddi, supine lætt)

læddi (indicative past singular third-person)
lætt (supine)

to sneak or to slip something somewhere or to someone [with dative]


hrútur

is-noun

hrútur m (genitive singular hrúts, nominative plural hrútar)

hrúts (genitive singular)
hrútar (nominative plural)
hrútur (indefinite nominative singular)
hrúturinn (definite nominative singular)
hrútar (indefinite nominative plural)
hrútarnir (definite nominative plural)
hrút (accusative indefinite singular)
hrútinn (accusative definite singular)
hrúta (accusative indefinite plural)
hrútana (accusative definite plural)
hrúti (dative indefinite singular)
hrút (dative indefinite singular)
hrútnum (dative definite singular)
hrútum (dative indefinite plural)
hrútunum (dative definite plural)
hrúts (genitive indefinite singular)
hrútsins (definite genitive singular)
hrúta (genitive indefinite plural)
hrútanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hrútr, from Proto-Germanic *hrūtaz.

„Ég fann höfud af hrúti
hrygg og gæruskinn.“
Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,

1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson Krummi krunkar úti, kallar á nafna sinn

“Krummi croaks outside,
calling his namesake:
‘I found the head of a ram,
backbone and sheepskin.’
Come now and peck with me,
Krummi, my namesake.”


hrossakjöt

hrossakjöt n (genitive singular hrossakjöts, no plural)

hrossakjöts (genitive singular)
hrossakjöt (indefinite nominative singular)
hrossakjötið (definite nominative singular)
hrossakjöt (accusative indefinite singular)
hrossakjötið (accusative definite singular)
hrossakjöti (dative indefinite singular)
hrossakjötinu (dative definite singular)
hrossakjöts (genitive indefinite singular)
hrossakjötsins (definite genitive singular)

/ˈr̥ɔsːaˌcʰœːt/

From hross (“horse”) + kjöt (“meat”). Inherited from Old Norse hrossakjǫt (“horsemeat”).


hæna

hæna f (genitive singular hænu, nominative plural hænur)

hænu (genitive singular)
hænur (nominative plural)
hæna (indefinite nominative singular)
hænan (definite nominative singular)
hænur (indefinite nominative plural)
hænurnar (definite nominative plural)
hænu (accusative indefinite singular)
hænuna (accusative definite singular)
hænur (accusative indefinite plural)
hænurnar (accusative definite plural)
hænu (dative indefinite singular)
hænunni (dative definite singular)
hænum (dative indefinite plural)
hænunum (dative definite plural)
hænu (genitive indefinite singular)
hænunnar (definite genitive singular)
hæna (genitive indefinite plural)
hænanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hœna, from Proto-Germanic *hōnijǭ, related to *hanjō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”), *kana-.

(slang) a person who gets drunk from small amounts of alcohol


hani

hani m (genitive singular hana, nominative plural hanar)

hana (genitive singular)
hanar (nominative plural)
hani (indefinite nominative singular)
haninn (definite nominative singular)
hanar (indefinite nominative plural)
hanarnir (definite nominative plural)
hana (accusative indefinite singular)
hanann (accusative definite singular)
hana (accusative indefinite plural)
hanana (accusative definite plural)
hana (dative indefinite singular)
hananum (dative definite singular)
hönum (dative indefinite plural)
hönunum (dative definite plural)
hana (genitive indefinite singular)
hanans (definite genitive singular)
hana (genitive indefinite plural)
hananna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hani, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (“to sing”).

an early riser; a person who rises early in the morning


álka

álka f (genitive singular álku, nominative plural álkur)

álku (genitive singular)
álkur (nominative plural)
álka (indefinite nominative singular)
álkan (definite nominative singular)
álkur (indefinite nominative plural)
álkurnar (definite nominative plural)
álku (accusative indefinite singular)
álkuna (accusative definite singular)
álkur (accusative indefinite plural)
álkurnar (accusative definite plural)
álku (dative indefinite singular)
álkunni (dative definite singular)
álkum (dative indefinite plural)
álkunum (dative definite plural)
álku (genitive indefinite singular)
álkunnar (definite genitive singular)
álkna (genitive indefinite plural)
álknanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse álka (“auk”), from Proto-Germanic *alkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“a kind of bird”).


lýsa

is-noun

lýsa f (genitive singular lýsu, nominative plural lýsur)

lýsu (genitive singular)
lýsur (nominative plural)
lýsa (indefinite nominative singular)
lýsan (definite nominative singular)
lýsur (indefinite nominative plural)
lýsurnar (definite nominative plural)
lýsu (accusative indefinite singular)
lýsuna (accusative definite singular)
lýsur (accusative indefinite plural)
lýsurnar (accusative definite plural)
lýsu (dative indefinite singular)
lýsunni (dative definite singular)
lýsum (dative indefinite plural)
lýsunum (dative definite plural)
lýsu (genitive indefinite singular)
lýsunnar (definite genitive singular)
lýsa (genitive indefinite plural)
lýsanna (definite genitive plural)


tjaldur

tjaldur m (genitive singular tjalds, nominative plural tjaldar)

tjalds (genitive singular)
tjaldar (nominative plural)
tjaldur (indefinite nominative singular)
tjaldurinn (definite nominative singular)
tjaldar (indefinite nominative plural)
tjaldarnir (definite nominative plural)
tjald (accusative indefinite singular)
tjaldinn (accusative definite singular)
tjalda (accusative indefinite plural)
tjaldana (accusative definite plural)
tjaldi (dative indefinite singular)
tjaldinum (dative definite singular)
tjöldum (dative indefinite plural)
tjöldunum (dative definite plural)
tjalds (genitive indefinite singular)
tjaldsins (definite genitive singular)
tjalda (genitive indefinite plural)
tjaldanna (definite genitive plural)

Haematopus ostralegus
Haematopus ostralegus#Translingual


fjárhundur

fjárhundur m (genitive singular fjárhunds, nominative plural fjárhundar)

fjárhunds (genitive singular)
fjárhundar (nominative plural)
fjárhundur (indefinite nominative singular)
fjárhundurinn (definite nominative singular)
fjárhundar (indefinite nominative plural)
fjárhundarnir (definite nominative plural)
fjárhund (accusative indefinite singular)
fjárhundinn (accusative definite singular)
fjárhunda (accusative indefinite plural)
fjárhundana (accusative definite plural)
fjárhundi (dative indefinite singular)
fjárhundinum (dative definite singular)
fjárhundum (dative indefinite plural)
fjárhundunum (dative definite plural)
fjárhunds (genitive indefinite singular)
fjárhundsins (definite genitive singular)
fjárhunda (genitive indefinite plural)
fjárhundanna (definite genitive plural)

From fé (“sheep, livestock”) + hundur (“dog”).


rita

is-noun

rita f (genitive singular ritu, nominative plural ritur)

ritu (genitive singular)
ritur (nominative plural)
rita (indefinite nominative singular)
ritan (definite nominative singular)
ritur (indefinite nominative plural)
riturnar (definite nominative plural)
ritu (accusative indefinite singular)
rituna (accusative definite singular)
ritur (accusative indefinite plural)
riturnar (accusative definite plural)
ritu (dative indefinite singular)
ritunni (dative definite singular)
ritum (dative indefinite plural)
ritunum (dative definite plural)
ritu (genitive indefinite singular)
ritunnar (definite genitive singular)
rita (genitive indefinite plural)
ritanna (definite genitive plural)

→? Translingual: Rissa

black-legged kittiwake
black-legged kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla
Rissa tridactyla#Translingual

black-legged kittiwake, kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)


aliönd

aliönd f (genitive singular aliandar, nominative plural aliendur)

aliandar (genitive singular)
aliendur (nominative plural)
aliönd (indefinite nominative singular)
aliöndin (definite nominative singular)
aliendur (indefinite nominative plural)
aliendurnar (definite nominative plural)
aliönd (accusative indefinite singular)
aliöndina (accusative definite singular)
aliendur (accusative indefinite plural)
aliendurnar (accusative definite plural)
aliönd (dative indefinite singular)
aliöndinni (dative definite singular)
aliöndum (dative indefinite plural)
aliöndunum (dative definite plural)
aliandar (genitive indefinite singular)
aliandarinnar (definite genitive singular)
alianda (genitive indefinite plural)
aliandanna (definite genitive plural)


náhvalur

náhvalur m (genitive singular náhvals, nominative plural náhvalir)

náhvals (genitive singular)
náhvalir (nominative plural)
náhvalur (indefinite nominative singular)
náhvalurinn (definite nominative singular)
náhvalir (indefinite nominative plural)
náhvalirnir (definite nominative plural)
náhval (accusative indefinite singular)
náhvalinn (accusative definite singular)
náhvali (accusative indefinite plural)
náhvalina (accusative definite plural)
náhval (dative indefinite singular)
náhvalnum (dative definite singular)
náhvölum (dative indefinite plural)
náhvölunum (dative definite plural)
náhvals (genitive indefinite singular)
náhvalsins (definite genitive singular)
náhvala (genitive indefinite plural)
náhvalanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse náhvalr, probably from nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”) (whence Icelandic hvalur).

Monodon monoceros
Monodon monoceros#Translingual


ormur

ormur m (genitive singular orms, nominative plural ormar)

orms (genitive singular)
ormar (nominative plural)
ormur (indefinite nominative singular)
ormurinn (definite nominative singular)
ormar (indefinite nominative plural)
ormarnir (definite nominative plural)
orm (accusative indefinite singular)
orminn (accusative definite singular)
orma (accusative indefinite plural)
ormana (accusative definite plural)
ormi (dative indefinite singular)
orminum (dative definite singular)
ormum (dative indefinite plural)
ormunum (dative definite plural)
orms (genitive indefinite singular)
ormsins (definite genitive singular)
orma (genitive indefinite plural)
ormanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.


reyður

reyður f (genitive singular reyðar, nominative plural reyðar)

reyðar (genitive singular)
reyðar (nominative plural)
reyður (indefinite nominative singular)
reyðurin (definite nominative singular)
reyðar (indefinite nominative plural)
reyðarnar (definite nominative plural)
reyði (accusative indefinite singular)
reyðina (accusative definite singular)
reyðar (accusative indefinite plural)
reyðarnar (accusative definite plural)
reyði (dative indefinite singular)
reyðinni (dative definite singular)
reyðum (dative indefinite plural)
reyðunum (dative definite plural)
reyðar (genitive indefinite singular)
reyðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
reyða (genitive indefinite plural)
reyðanna (definite genitive plural)

Salvelinus alpinus
Salvelinus alpinus#Translingual


ísbjörn

ísbjörn m (genitive singular ísbjarnar, nominative plural ísbirnir)

ísbjarnar (genitive singular)
ísbirnir (nominative plural)
ísbjörn (indefinite nominative singular)
ísbjörninn (definite nominative singular)
ísbirnir (indefinite nominative plural)
ísbirnirnir (definite nominative plural)
ísbjörn (accusative indefinite singular)
ísbjörninn (accusative definite singular)
ísbirni (accusative indefinite plural)
ísbirnina (accusative definite plural)
ísbirni (dative indefinite singular)
ísbirninum (dative definite singular)
ísbjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
ísbjörnunum (dative definite plural)
ísbjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
ísbjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
ísbjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
ísbjarnanna (definite genitive plural)


lómur

lómur m (genitive singular lóms, nominative plural lómar)

lóms (genitive singular)
lómar (nominative plural)
lómur (indefinite nominative singular)
lómurinn (definite nominative singular)
lómar (indefinite nominative plural)
lómarnir (definite nominative plural)
lóm (accusative indefinite singular)
lóminn (accusative definite singular)
lóma (accusative indefinite plural)
lómana (accusative definite plural)
lómi (dative indefinite singular)
lóm (dative indefinite singular)
lómnum (dative definite singular)
lóminum (dative definite singular)
lómum (dative indefinite plural)
lómunum (dative definite plural)
lóms (genitive indefinite singular)
lómsins (definite genitive singular)
lóma (genitive indefinite plural)
lómanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lómr, whence also English loon.

Gavia stellata
Gavia stellata#Translingual


svanur

svanur m (genitive singular svans, nominative plural svanir)

svans (genitive singular)
svanir (nominative plural)
svanur (indefinite nominative singular)
svanurinn (definite nominative singular)
svanir (indefinite nominative plural)
svanirnir (definite nominative plural)
svan (accusative indefinite singular)
svaninn (accusative definite singular)
svani (accusative indefinite plural)
svanina (accusative definite plural)
svani (dative indefinite singular)
svaninum (dative definite singular)
svönum (dative indefinite plural)
svönunum (dative definite plural)
svans (genitive indefinite singular)
svansins (definite genitive singular)
svana (genitive indefinite plural)
svananna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse svanr (“swan”), from Proto-Germanic *swanaz (“swan”), from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).

der

Cygnus cygnus
Cygnus cygnus#Translingual


skata

is-noun

skata f (genitive singular skötu, nominative plural skötur)

skötu (genitive singular)
skötur (nominative plural)
skata (indefinite nominative singular)
skatan (definite nominative singular)
skötur (indefinite nominative plural)
sköturnar (definite nominative plural)
skötu (accusative indefinite singular)
skötuna (accusative definite singular)
skötur (accusative indefinite plural)
sköturnar (accusative definite plural)
skötu (dative indefinite singular)
skötunni (dative definite singular)
skötum (dative indefinite plural)
skötunum (dative definite plural)
skötu (genitive indefinite singular)
skötunnar (definite genitive singular)
skata (genitive indefinite plural)
skatna (genitive indefinite plural)
skatanna (definite genitive plural)
skatnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skata, possibly related to Old English sceadd (modern English shad), but the ultimate origin of both is obscure.


karta

karta f (genitive singular körtu, nominative plural körtur)

körtu (genitive singular)
körtur (nominative plural)
karta (indefinite nominative singular)
kartan (definite nominative singular)
körtur (indefinite nominative plural)
körturnar (definite nominative plural)
körtu (accusative indefinite singular)
körtuna (accusative definite singular)
körtur (accusative indefinite plural)
körturnar (accusative definite plural)
körtu (dative indefinite singular)
körtunni (dative definite singular)
körtum (dative indefinite plural)
körtunum (dative definite plural)
körtu (genitive indefinite singular)
körtunnar (definite genitive singular)
kartna (genitive indefinite plural)
karta (genitive indefinite plural)
kartnanna (definite genitive plural)
kartanna (definite genitive plural)


fyl

fyl n (genitive singular fyls, nominative plural fyl)

fyls (genitive singular)
fyl (nominative plural)
fyl (indefinite nominative singular)
fylið (definite nominative singular)
fyl (indefinite nominative plural)
fylin (definite nominative plural)
fyl (accusative indefinite singular)
fylið (accusative definite singular)
fyl (accusative indefinite plural)
fylin (accusative definite plural)
fyli (dative indefinite singular)
fylinu (dative definite singular)
fyljum (dative indefinite plural)
fyljunum (dative definite plural)
fyls (genitive indefinite singular)
fylsins (definite genitive singular)
fylja (genitive indefinite plural)
fyljanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fyl, from Proto-Germanic *fulją.

með fyli

with foal, i.e. pregnant (describing a mare)


páfagaukur

páfagaukur m (genitive singular páfagauks, nominative plural páfagaukar)

páfagauks (genitive singular)
páfagaukar (nominative plural)
páfagaukur (indefinite nominative singular)
páfagaukurinn (definite nominative singular)
páfagaukar (indefinite nominative plural)
páfagaukarnir (definite nominative plural)
páfagauk (accusative indefinite singular)
páfagaukinn (accusative definite singular)
páfagauka (accusative indefinite plural)
páfagaukana (accusative definite plural)
páfagauki (dative indefinite singular)
páfagauk (dative indefinite singular)
páfagauknum (dative definite singular)
páfagaukum (dative indefinite plural)
páfagaukunum (dative definite plural)
páfagauks (genitive indefinite singular)
páfagauksins (definite genitive singular)
páfagauka (genitive indefinite plural)
páfagaukanna (definite genitive plural)

Phono-semantic matching of Danish papegøje, built of páfi (“pope”) + gaukur (“cuckoo”).


kengúra

is-noun

kengúra f (genitive singular kengúru, nominative plural kengúrur)

kengúru (genitive singular)
kengúrur (nominative plural)
kengúra (indefinite nominative singular)
kengúran (definite nominative singular)
kengúrur (indefinite nominative plural)
kengúrurnar (definite nominative plural)
kengúru (accusative indefinite singular)
kengúruna (accusative definite singular)
kengúrur (accusative indefinite plural)
kengúrurnar (accusative definite plural)
kengúru (dative indefinite singular)
kengúrunni (dative definite singular)
kengúrum (dative indefinite plural)
kengúrunum (dative definite plural)
kengúru (genitive indefinite singular)
kengúrunnar (definite genitive singular)
kengúra (genitive indefinite plural)
kengúranna (definite genitive plural)

Ultimately from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).


spendýr

is-noun

spendýr n (genitive singular spendýrs, nominative plural spendýr)

spendýrs (genitive singular)
spendýr (nominative plural)
spendýr (indefinite nominative singular)
spendýrið (definite nominative singular)
spendýr (indefinite nominative plural)
spendýrin (definite nominative plural)
spendýr (accusative indefinite singular)
spendýrið (accusative definite singular)
spendýr (accusative indefinite plural)
spendýrin (accusative definite plural)
spendýri (dative indefinite singular)
spendýrinu (dative definite singular)
spendýrum (dative indefinite plural)
spendýrunum (dative definite plural)
spendýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
spendýrsins (definite genitive singular)
spendýra (genitive indefinite plural)
spendýranna (definite genitive plural)


pokadýr

pokadýr n (genitive singular pokadýrs, nominative plural pokadýr)

pokadýrs (genitive singular)
pokadýr (nominative plural)
pokadýr (indefinite nominative singular)
pokadýrið (definite nominative singular)
pokadýr (indefinite nominative plural)
pokadýrin (definite nominative plural)
pokadýr (accusative indefinite singular)
pokadýrið (accusative definite singular)
pokadýr (accusative indefinite plural)
pokadýrin (accusative definite plural)
pokadýri (dative indefinite singular)
pokadýrinu (dative definite singular)
pokadýrum (dative indefinite plural)
pokadýrunum (dative definite plural)
pokadýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
pokadýrsins (definite genitive singular)
pokadýra (genitive indefinite plural)
pokadýranna (definite genitive plural)

From poki (“bag, pouch”) + dýr (“animal”).


fíll

fíll m (genitive singular fíls, nominative plural fílar)

fíls (genitive singular)
fílar (nominative plural)
fíll (indefinite nominative singular)
fíllinn (definite nominative singular)
fílar (indefinite nominative plural)
fílarnir (definite nominative plural)
fíl (accusative indefinite singular)
fílinn (accusative definite singular)
fíla (accusative indefinite plural)
fílana (accusative definite plural)
fíl (dative indefinite singular)
fílnum (dative definite singular)
fílum (dative indefinite plural)
fílunum (dative definite plural)
fíls (genitive indefinite singular)
fílsins (definite genitive singular)
fíla (genitive indefinite plural)
fílanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fíll, from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Classical Persian پیل (pīl).

Af hverju eru fílar með svona langt nef?


tarfur

tarfur m (genitive singular tarfs, nominative plural tarfar)

tarfs (genitive singular)
tarfar (nominative plural)
tarfur (indefinite nominative singular)
tarfurinn (definite nominative singular)
tarfar (indefinite nominative plural)
tarfarnir (definite nominative plural)
tarf (accusative indefinite singular)
tarfinn (accusative definite singular)
tarfa (accusative indefinite plural)
tarfana (accusative definite plural)
tarfi (dative indefinite singular)
tarfinum (dative definite singular)
törfum (dative indefinite plural)
törfunum (dative definite plural)
tarfs (genitive indefinite singular)
tarfsins (definite genitive singular)
tarfa (genitive indefinite plural)
tarfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tarfr, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (compare Latin taurus, Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros), Old Norse þjórr → Icelandic þjór).


gári

gári m (genitive singular gára, nominative plural gárar)

gára (genitive singular)
gárar (nominative plural)
gári (indefinite nominative singular)
gárinn (definite nominative singular)
gárar (indefinite nominative plural)
gárarnir (definite nominative plural)
gára (accusative indefinite singular)
gárann (accusative definite singular)
gára (accusative indefinite plural)
gárana (accusative definite plural)
gára (dative indefinite singular)
gáranum (dative definite singular)
gárum (dative indefinite plural)
gárunum (dative definite plural)
gára (genitive indefinite singular)
gárans (definite genitive singular)
gára (genitive indefinite plural)
gáranna (definite genitive plural)


þröstur

þröstur m (genitive singular þrastar, nominative plural þrestir)

þrastar (genitive singular)
þrestir (nominative plural)
þröstur (indefinite nominative singular)
þrösturinn (definite nominative singular)
þrestir (indefinite nominative plural)
þrestirnir (definite nominative plural)
þröst (accusative indefinite singular)
þröstinn (accusative definite singular)
þresti (accusative indefinite plural)
þrestina (accusative definite plural)
þresti (dative indefinite singular)
þrestinum (dative definite singular)
þröstum (dative indefinite plural)
þröstunum (dative definite plural)
þrastar (genitive indefinite singular)
þrastarins (definite genitive singular)
þrasta (genitive indefinite plural)
þrastanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þrǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *þrastuz. Cognate with Faroese trøstur, Swedish trast, German Drossel, English thrush.


rjúpa

rjúpa f (genitive singular rjúpu, nominative plural rjúpur)

rjúpu (genitive singular)
rjúpur (nominative plural)
rjúpa (indefinite nominative singular)
rjúpan (definite nominative singular)
rjúpur (indefinite nominative plural)
rjúpurnar (definite nominative plural)
rjúpu (accusative indefinite singular)
rjúpuna (accusative definite singular)
rjúpur (accusative indefinite plural)
rjúpurnar (accusative definite plural)
rjúpu (dative indefinite singular)
rjúpunni (dative definite singular)
rjúpum (dative indefinite plural)
rjúpunum (dative definite plural)
rjúpu (genitive indefinite singular)
rjúpunnar (definite genitive singular)
rjúpna (genitive indefinite plural)
rjúpnanna (definite genitive plural)

rock ptarmigan, (UK) ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)

rjúpnalauf

Dryas octopetala, mountain avens, eightpetal mountain-avens

rjúpuber

black bearberry, alpine bearberry, alpine currant, ptarmigan berry

rjúpulilja

Fritillaria cirrhosa, Sichuan fritillary

rjúpustör

Carex lachenalii, alpine hare sedge, hare's-foot sedge, twotipped sedge


gedda

gedda f (genitive singular geddu, nominative plural geddur)

geddu (genitive singular)
geddur (nominative plural)
gedda (indefinite nominative singular)
geddan (definite nominative singular)
geddur (indefinite nominative plural)
geddurnar (definite nominative plural)
geddu (accusative indefinite singular)
gedduna (accusative definite singular)
geddur (accusative indefinite plural)
geddurnar (accusative definite plural)
geddu (dative indefinite singular)
geddunni (dative definite singular)
geddum (dative indefinite plural)
geddunum (dative definite plural)
geddu (genitive indefinite singular)
geddunnar (definite genitive singular)
gedda (genitive indefinite plural)
geddna (genitive indefinite plural)
geddanna (definite genitive plural)
geddnanna (definite genitive plural)


skjaldbaka

skjaldbaka f (genitive singular skjaldböku, nominative plural skjaldbökur)

skjaldböku (genitive singular)
skjaldbökur (nominative plural)
skjaldbaka (indefinite nominative singular)
skjaldbakan (definite nominative singular)
skjaldbökur (indefinite nominative plural)
skjaldbökurnar (definite nominative plural)
skjaldböku (accusative indefinite singular)
skjaldbökuna (accusative definite singular)
skjaldbökur (accusative indefinite plural)
skjaldbökurnar (accusative definite plural)
skjaldböku (dative indefinite singular)
skjaldbökunni (dative definite singular)
skjaldbökum (dative indefinite plural)
skjaldbökunum (dative definite plural)
skjaldböku (genitive indefinite singular)
skjaldbökunnar (definite genitive singular)
skjaldbaka (genitive indefinite plural)
skjaldbakna (genitive indefinite plural)
skjaldbakanna (definite genitive plural)
skjaldbaknanna (definite genitive plural)

From skjöldur (“shield”) + bak (“back”).


mjónefur

mjónefur m (genitive singular mjónefs, nominative plural mjónefir)

mjónefs (genitive singular)
mjónefir (nominative plural)
mjónefur (indefinite nominative singular)
mjónefurinn (definite nominative singular)
mjónefir (indefinite nominative plural)
mjónefirnir (definite nominative plural)
mjónef (accusative indefinite singular)
mjónefinn (accusative definite singular)
mjónefi (accusative indefinite plural)
mjónefina (accusative definite plural)
mjónef (dative indefinite singular)
mjónefinum (dative definite singular)
mjónefjum (dative indefinite plural)
mjónefjunum (dative definite plural)
mjónefs (genitive indefinite singular)
mjónefsins (definite genitive singular)
mjónefja (genitive indefinite plural)
mjónefjanna (definite genitive plural)

From mjór (“thin, slender”) + nef (“nose”) + -ur.


rostungur

is-noun

rostungur m (genitive singular rostungs, nominative plural rostungar)

rostungs (genitive singular)
rostungar (nominative plural)
rostungur (indefinite nominative singular)
rostungurinn (definite nominative singular)
rostungar (indefinite nominative plural)
rostungarnir (definite nominative plural)
rostung (accusative indefinite singular)
rostunginn (accusative definite singular)
rostunga (accusative indefinite plural)
rostungana (accusative definite plural)
rostungi (dative indefinite singular)
rostungnum (dative definite singular)
rostungum (dative indefinite plural)
rostungunum (dative definite plural)
rostungs (genitive indefinite singular)
rostungsins (definite genitive singular)
rostunga (genitive indefinite plural)
rostunganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rostungr (“walrus”), from Proto-Germanic *rustaz. Also see the genus Rosmarus.


nagdýr

nagdýr n (genitive singular nagdýrs, nominative plural nagdýr)

nagdýrs (genitive singular)
nagdýr (nominative plural)
nagdýr (indefinite nominative singular)
nagdýrið (definite nominative singular)
nagdýr (indefinite nominative plural)
nagdýrin (definite nominative plural)
nagdýr (accusative indefinite singular)
nagdýrið (accusative definite singular)
nagdýr (accusative indefinite plural)
nagdýrin (accusative definite plural)
nagdýri (dative indefinite singular)
nagdýrinu (dative definite singular)
nagdýrum (dative indefinite plural)
nagdýrunum (dative definite plural)
nagdýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
nagdýrsins (definite genitive singular)
nagdýra (genitive indefinite plural)
nagdýranna (definite genitive plural)


selur

selur m (genitive singular sels, nominative plural selir)

sels (genitive singular)
selir (nominative plural)
selur (indefinite nominative singular)
selurinn (definite nominative singular)
selir (indefinite nominative plural)
selirnir (definite nominative plural)
sel (accusative indefinite singular)
selinn (accusative definite singular)
seli (accusative indefinite plural)
selina (accusative definite plural)
sel (dative indefinite singular)
selnum (dative definite singular)
selum (dative indefinite plural)
selunum (dative definite plural)
sels (genitive indefinite singular)
selsins (definite genitive singular)
sela (genitive indefinite plural)
selanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic *selhaz. Cognate with English seal.

skötuselur

Alaska blackfish, angler, anglerfish, blackfish, bullmouth, devilfish, devilray, frogfish, goosefish, grassfish, horned ray, monk, monkfish


þvottabjörn

þvottabjörn m (genitive singular þvottabjarnar, nominative plural þvottabirnir)

þvottabjarnar (genitive singular)
þvottabirnir (nominative plural)
þvottabjörn (indefinite nominative singular)
þvottabjörninn (definite nominative singular)
þvottabirnir (indefinite nominative plural)
þvottabirnirnir (definite nominative plural)
þvottabjörn (accusative indefinite singular)
þvottabjörninn (accusative definite singular)
þvottabirni (accusative indefinite plural)
þvottabirnina (accusative definite plural)
þvottabirni (dative indefinite singular)
þvottabirninum (dative definite singular)
þvottabjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
þvottabjörnunum (dative definite plural)
þvottabjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
þvottabjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
þvottabjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
þvottabjarnanna (definite genitive plural)

From þvottur (“washing”) + björn (“bear”).
Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål vaskebjørn, Danish vaskebjørn, Swedish tvättbjörn, and German Waschbär.


búrhvalur

búrhvalur m (genitive singular búrhvals, nominative plural búrhvalir)

búrhvals (genitive singular)
búrhvalir (nominative plural)
búrhvalur (indefinite nominative singular)
búrhvalurinn (definite nominative singular)
búrhvalir (indefinite nominative plural)
búrhvalirnir (definite nominative plural)
búrhval (accusative indefinite singular)
búrhvalinn (accusative definite singular)
búrhvali (accusative indefinite plural)
búrhvalina (accusative definite plural)
búrhval (dative indefinite singular)
búrhvalnum (dative definite singular)
búrhvölum (dative indefinite plural)
búrhvölunum (dative definite plural)
búrhvals (genitive indefinite singular)
búrhvalsins (definite genitive singular)
búrhvala (genitive indefinite plural)
búrhvalanna (definite genitive plural)

Physeter catodon
Physeter catodon#Translingual

Physeter macrocephalus
Physeter macrocephalus#Translingual

sperm whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus)


hrefna

hrefna f (genitive singular hrefnu, nominative plural hrefnur)

hrefnu (genitive singular)
hrefnur (nominative plural)
hrefna (indefinite nominative singular)
hrefnan (definite nominative singular)
hrefnur (indefinite nominative plural)
hrefnurnar (definite nominative plural)
hrefnu (accusative indefinite singular)
hrefnuna (accusative definite singular)
hrefnur (accusative indefinite plural)
hrefnurnar (accusative definite plural)
hrefnu (dative indefinite singular)
hrefnunni (dative definite singular)
hrefnum (dative indefinite plural)
hrefnunum (dative definite plural)
hrefnu (genitive indefinite singular)
hrefnunnar (definite genitive singular)
hrefna (genitive indefinite plural)
hrefnanna (definite genitive plural)


steypireyður

steypireyður f (genitive singular steypireyðar, nominative plural steypireyðar)

steypireyðar (genitive singular)
steypireyðar (nominative plural)
steypireyður (indefinite nominative singular)
steypireyðurin (definite nominative singular)
steypireyðar (indefinite nominative plural)
steypireyðarnar (definite nominative plural)
steypireyði (accusative indefinite singular)
steypireyðina (accusative definite singular)
steypireyðar (accusative indefinite plural)
steypireyðarnar (accusative definite plural)
steypireyði (dative indefinite singular)
steypireyðinni (dative definite singular)
steypireyðum (dative indefinite plural)
steypireyðunum (dative definite plural)
steypireyðar (genitive indefinite singular)
steypireyðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
steypireyða (genitive indefinite plural)
steypireyðanna (definite genitive plural)


langreyður

langreyður f (genitive singular langreyðar, nominative plural langreyðar)

langreyðar (genitive singular)
langreyðar (nominative plural)
langreyður (indefinite nominative singular)
langreyðurin (definite nominative singular)
langreyðar (indefinite nominative plural)
langreyðarnar (definite nominative plural)
langreyði (accusative indefinite singular)
langreyðina (accusative definite singular)
langreyðar (accusative indefinite plural)
langreyðarnar (accusative definite plural)
langreyði (dative indefinite singular)
langreyðinni (dative definite singular)
langreyðum (dative indefinite plural)
langreyðunum (dative definite plural)
langreyðar (genitive indefinite singular)
langreyðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
langreyða (genitive indefinite plural)
langreyðanna (definite genitive plural)

From langur (“long”) + reyður (“rorqual”).

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kópur

kópur m (genitive singular kóps, nominative plural kópar)

kóps (genitive singular)
kópar (nominative plural)
kópur (indefinite nominative singular)
kópurinn (definite nominative singular)
kópar (indefinite nominative plural)
kóparnir (definite nominative plural)
kóp (accusative indefinite singular)
kópinn (accusative definite singular)
kópa (accusative indefinite plural)
kópana (accusative definite plural)
kóp (dative indefinite singular)
kópnum (dative definite singular)
kópum (dative indefinite plural)
kópunum (dative definite plural)
kóps (genitive indefinite singular)
kópsins (definite genitive singular)
kópa (genitive indefinite plural)
kópanna (definite genitive plural)


moldvarpa

moldvarpa f (genitive singular moldvörpu, nominative plural moldvörpur)

moldvörpu (genitive singular)
moldvörpur (nominative plural)
moldvarpa (indefinite nominative singular)
moldvarpan (definite nominative singular)
moldvörpur (indefinite nominative plural)
moldvörpurnar (definite nominative plural)
moldvörpu (accusative indefinite singular)
moldvörpuna (accusative definite singular)
moldvörpur (accusative indefinite plural)
moldvörpurnar (accusative definite plural)
moldvörpu (dative indefinite singular)
moldvörpunni (dative definite singular)
moldvörpum (dative indefinite plural)
moldvörpunum (dative definite plural)
moldvörpu (genitive indefinite singular)
moldvörpunnar (definite genitive singular)
moldvarpna (genitive indefinite plural)
moldvarpa (genitive indefinite plural)
moldvarpnanna (definite genitive plural)
moldvarpanna (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *muldawurpiz. Equivalent to mold (“earth, humus”) + varp (“to throw”).
Cognate with Danish muldvarp, English mouldwarp, German Maulwurf.


hvolpur

hvolpur m (genitive singular hvolps, nominative plural hvolpar)

hvolps (genitive singular)
hvolpar (nominative plural)
hvolpur (indefinite nominative singular)
hvolpurinn (definite nominative singular)
hvolpar (indefinite nominative plural)
hvolparnir (definite nominative plural)
hvolp (accusative indefinite singular)
hvolpinn (accusative definite singular)
hvolpa (accusative indefinite plural)
hvolpana (accusative definite plural)
hvolpi (dative indefinite singular)
hvolpnum (dative definite singular)
hvolpinum (dative definite singular)
hvolpum (dative indefinite plural)
hvolpunum (dative definite plural)
hvolps (genitive indefinite singular)
hvolpsins (definite genitive singular)
hvolpa (genitive indefinite plural)
hvolpanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz, of uncertain origin.


máfur

máfur m (genitive singular máfs, nominative plural máfar)

máfs (genitive singular)
máfar (nominative plural)
máfur (indefinite nominative singular)
máfurinn (definite nominative singular)
máfar (indefinite nominative plural)
máfarnir (definite nominative plural)
máf (accusative indefinite singular)
máfinn (accusative definite singular)
máfa (accusative indefinite plural)
máfana (accusative definite plural)
máfi (dative indefinite singular)
máf (dative indefinite singular)
máfinum (dative definite singular)
máfum (dative indefinite plural)
máfunum (dative definite plural)
máfs (genitive indefinite singular)
máfsins (definite genitive singular)
máfa (genitive indefinite plural)
máfanna (definite genitive plural)


mávur

mávur m (genitive singular mávs, nominative plural mávar)

mávs (genitive singular)
mávar (nominative plural)
mávur (indefinite nominative singular)
mávurinn (definite nominative singular)
mávar (indefinite nominative plural)
mávarnir (definite nominative plural)
máv (accusative indefinite singular)
mávinn (accusative definite singular)
máva (accusative indefinite plural)
mávana (accusative definite plural)
mávi (dative indefinite singular)
máv (dative indefinite singular)
mávinum (dative definite singular)
mávum (dative indefinite plural)
mávunum (dative definite plural)
mávs (genitive indefinite singular)
mávsins (definite genitive singular)
máva (genitive indefinite plural)
mávanna (definite genitive plural)

From older már (plural mávar), from Old Norse már, from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz.