man

Appears in Guðbrandur Þorláksson’s 1584 Bible translation. Borrowed from German Man (in Luther’s 1534 German Bible), from Hebrew מן (mān, “manna”).

Og Moſes ſegde til Aaron / Tak þier eina Føtu / og legg eirn Gomor fullan af Man þar i / og lꜳt þad vardueitaſt fyrer DROTTNI til ydar ep[t]erkomande Kynkuijſla

1584, “Exodus. Aunnur Bok Moſe”, in Guðbrandur Þorláksson, transl., Biblia, Þad Er Øll Heiloͤg Ritning vtloͤgd a Norrænu, Hólar: Jón Jónsson, chapter 16, verse 33, page 76:


Adam

is-proper noun

Adam m (proper noun, genitive singular Adams)

Adams (genitive singular)
Adam (indefinite nominative singular)
Adam (accusative indefinite singular)
Adam (dative indefinite singular)
Adams (genitive indefinite singular)

From Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).


Jesús

is-proper noun

Jesús m (proper noun, genitive singular Jesú)

Jesú (genitive singular)
Jesús (indefinite nominative singular)
Jesú (accusative indefinite singular)
Jesúm (Biblical accusative archaic indefinite singular)
Jesú (dative indefinite singular)
Jesú (genitive indefinite singular)

From Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Hebrew ישוע.


Set

Adam lifði hundrað og þrjátíu ár. Þá gat hann son í líking sinni, eftir sinni mynd, og nefndi hann Set.

When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth.


bók

is-noun

bók f (genitive singular bókar, nominative plural bækur)

bókar (genitive singular)
bækur (nominative plural)
bók (indefinite nominative singular)
bókin (definite nominative singular)
bækur (indefinite nominative plural)
bækurnar (definite nominative plural)
bók (accusative indefinite singular)
bókina (accusative definite singular)
bækur (accusative indefinite plural)
bækurnar (accusative definite plural)
bók (dative indefinite singular)
bókinni (dative definite singular)
bókum (dative indefinite plural)
bókunum (dative definite plural)
bókar (genitive indefinite singular)
bókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bóka (genitive indefinite plural)
bókanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bók, from Proto-Germanic *bōks.


mynd

mynd f (genitive singular myndar, nominative plural myndir)

myndar (genitive singular)
myndir (nominative plural)
mynd (indefinite nominative singular)
myndin (definite nominative singular)
myndir (indefinite nominative plural)
myndirnar (definite nominative plural)
mynd (accusative indefinite singular)
myndina (accusative definite singular)
myndir (accusative indefinite plural)
myndirnar (accusative definite plural)
mynd (dative indefinite singular)
myndinni (dative definite singular)
myndum (dative indefinite plural)
myndunum (dative definite plural)
myndar (genitive indefinite singular)
myndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
mynda (genitive indefinite plural)
myndanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse mynd (“shape, form”).

inh+

Eigum við að fara á einhverja mynd?


taka

is-noun

taka f (genitive singular töku, nominative plural tökur)

töku (genitive singular)
tökur (nominative plural)
taka (indefinite nominative singular)
takan (definite nominative singular)
tökur (indefinite nominative plural)
tökurnar (definite nominative plural)
töku (accusative indefinite singular)
tökuna (accusative definite singular)
tökur (accusative indefinite plural)
tökurnar (accusative definite plural)
töku (dative indefinite singular)
tökunni (dative definite singular)
tökum (dative indefinite plural)
tökunum (dative definite plural)
töku (genitive indefinite singular)
tökunnar (definite genitive singular)
taka (genitive indefinite plural)
takna (genitive indefinite plural)
takanna (definite genitive plural)
taknanna (definite genitive plural)

(film, usually in the plural) video capture, filming


bíó

bíó n (genitive singular bíós, nominative plural bíó)

bíós (genitive singular)
bíó (nominative plural)
bíó (indefinite nominative singular)
bíóið (definite nominative singular)
bíó (indefinite nominative plural)
bíóin (definite nominative plural)
bíó (accusative indefinite singular)
bíóið (accusative definite singular)
bíó (accusative indefinite plural)
bíóin (accusative definite plural)
bíói (dative indefinite singular)
bíóinu (dative definite singular)
bíóum (dative indefinite plural)
bíóunum (dative definite plural)
bíós (genitive indefinite singular)
bíósins (definite genitive singular)
bíóa (genitive indefinite plural)
bíóanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish bio, shortened from biograf.


Ísrael

is-proper noun

Ísrael m (proper noun, genitive singular Ísraels)

Ísraels (genitive singular)
Ísrael (indefinite nominative singular)
Ísrael (accusative indefinite singular)
Ísrael (dative indefinite singular)
Ísraels (genitive indefinite singular)

(biblical) Israel (A Biblical region of Western Asia roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel, known in the Bible as the Land of Israel and considered the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people)

(historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern State of Israel and the Land of Israel)

(historical) Israel (an ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of the Land of Israel and modern State of Israel, as distinct from Judah)


Ísrael

Ísrael n (proper noun, genitive singular Ísraels or Ísrael)

Ísraels (genitive singular)
Ísrael (genitive singular)
Ísrael (indefinite nominative singular)
Ísrael (accusative indefinite singular)
Ísrael (dative indefinite singular)
Ísraels (genitive indefinite singular)
Ísrael (genitive indefinite singular)

Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


háttur

is-noun

háttur m (genitive singular háttar, nominative plural hættir)

háttar (genitive singular)
hættir (nominative plural)
háttur (indefinite nominative singular)
hátturinn (definite nominative singular)
hættir (indefinite nominative plural)
hættirnir (definite nominative plural)
hátt (accusative indefinite singular)
háttinn (accusative definite singular)
hætti (accusative indefinite plural)
háttu (accusative archaic indefinite literary plural)
hættina (accusative definite plural)
hætti (dative indefinite singular)
hættinum (dative definite singular)
háttum (dative indefinite plural)
háttunum (dative definite plural)
háttar (genitive indefinite singular)
háttarins (definite genitive singular)
hátta (genitive indefinite plural)
háttanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse háttr, from Proto-Germanic *hahtuz.


kvæði

kvæði n (genitive singular kvæðis, nominative plural kvæði)

kvæðis (genitive singular)
kvæði (nominative plural)
kvæði (indefinite nominative singular)
kvæðið (definite nominative singular)
kvæði (indefinite nominative plural)
kvæðin (definite nominative plural)
kvæði (accusative indefinite singular)
kvæðið (accusative definite singular)
kvæði (accusative indefinite plural)
kvæðin (accusative definite plural)
kvæði (dative indefinite singular)
kvæðinu (dative definite singular)
kvæðum (dative indefinite plural)
kvæðunum (dative definite plural)
kvæðis (genitive indefinite singular)
kvæðisins (definite genitive singular)
kvæða (genitive indefinite plural)
kvæðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kvæði, from Proto-Germanic *kwēþiją.


Marta

is-proper noun

Marta f (proper noun, genitive singular Mörtu)

Mörtu (genitive singular)
Marta (indefinite nominative singular)
Mörtu (accusative indefinite singular)
Mörtu (dative indefinite singular)
Mörtu (genitive indefinite singular)


rokk

is-noun

rokk n (genitive singular rokks, no plural)

rokks (genitive singular)
rokk (indefinite nominative singular)
rokkið (definite nominative singular)
rokk (accusative indefinite singular)
rokkið (accusative definite singular)
rokki (dative indefinite singular)
rokkinu (dative definite singular)
rokks (genitive indefinite singular)
rokksins (definite genitive singular)


diskó

diskó n (genitive singular diskós, nominative plural diskó)

diskós (genitive singular)
diskó (nominative plural)
diskó (indefinite nominative singular)
diskóið (definite nominative singular)
diskó (indefinite nominative plural)
diskóin (definite nominative plural)
diskó (accusative indefinite singular)
diskóið (accusative definite singular)
diskó (accusative indefinite plural)
diskóin (accusative definite plural)
diskói (dative indefinite singular)
diskóinu (dative definite singular)
diskóum (dative indefinite plural)
diskóunum (dative definite plural)
diskós (genitive indefinite singular)
diskósins (definite genitive singular)
diskóa (genitive indefinite plural)
diskóanna (definite genitive plural)


kenning

kenning f (genitive singular kenningar, nominative plural kenningar)

kenningar (genitive singular)
kenningar (nominative plural)
kenning (indefinite nominative singular)
kenningin (definite nominative singular)
kenningar (indefinite nominative plural)
kenningarnar (definite nominative plural)
kenningu (accusative indefinite singular)
kenninguna (accusative definite singular)
kenningar (accusative indefinite plural)
kenningarnar (accusative definite plural)
kenningu (dative indefinite singular)
kenningunni (dative definite singular)
kenningum (dative indefinite plural)
kenningunum (dative definite plural)
kenningar (genitive indefinite singular)
kenningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kenninga (genitive indefinite plural)
kenninganna (definite genitive plural)

(poetry) kenning (circumlocution used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse, Old English and later Icelandic poetry)


Eva

is-proper noun

Eva f (proper noun, genitive singular Evu)

Evu (genitive singular)
Eva (indefinite nominative singular)
Evu (accusative indefinite singular)
Evu (dative indefinite singular)
Evu (genitive indefinite singular)

From Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).


Sara

Sara f (proper noun, genitive singular Söru)

Söru (genitive singular)
Sara (indefinite nominative singular)
Söru (accusative indefinite singular)
Söru (dative indefinite singular)
Söru (genitive indefinite singular)


Jakob

Jakob m (proper noun, genitive singular Jakobs)

Jakobs (genitive singular)
Jakob (indefinite nominative singular)
Jakob (accusative indefinite singular)
Jakob (dative indefinite singular)
Jakobi (dative indefinite singular)
Jakobs (genitive indefinite singular)


dreki

is-noun

dreki m (genitive singular dreka, nominative plural drekar)

dreka (genitive singular)
drekar (nominative plural)
dreki (indefinite nominative singular)
drekinn (definite nominative singular)
drekar (indefinite nominative plural)
drekarnir (definite nominative plural)
dreka (accusative indefinite singular)
drekann (accusative definite singular)
dreka (accusative indefinite plural)
drekana (accusative definite plural)
dreka (dative indefinite singular)
drekanum (dative definite singular)
drekum (dative indefinite plural)
drekunum (dative definite plural)
dreka (genitive indefinite singular)
drekans (definite genitive singular)
dreka (genitive indefinite plural)
drekanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dreki, borrowed from Middle Low German drake, from Proto-West Germanic *drakō.


tímavél

tímavél f (genitive singular tímavélar, nominative plural tímavélar)

tímavélar (genitive singular)
tímavélar (nominative plural)
tímavél (indefinite nominative singular)
tímavélin (definite nominative singular)
tímavélar (indefinite nominative plural)
tímavélarnar (definite nominative plural)
tímavél (accusative indefinite singular)
tímavélina (accusative definite singular)
tímavélar (accusative indefinite plural)
tímavélarnar (accusative definite plural)
tímavél (dative indefinite singular)
tímavélinni (dative definite singular)
tímavélum (dative indefinite plural)
tímavélunum (dative definite plural)
tímavélar (genitive indefinite singular)
tímavélarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tímavéla (genitive indefinite plural)
tímavélanna (definite genitive plural)


vísa

vísa f (genitive singular vísu, nominative plural vísur)

vísu (genitive singular)
vísur (nominative plural)
vísa (indefinite nominative singular)
vísan (definite nominative singular)
vísur (indefinite nominative plural)
vísurnar (definite nominative plural)
vísu (accusative indefinite singular)
vísuna (accusative definite singular)
vísur (accusative indefinite plural)
vísurnar (accusative definite plural)
vísu (dative indefinite singular)
vísunni (dative definite singular)
vísum (dative indefinite plural)
vísunum (dative definite plural)
vísu (genitive indefinite singular)
vísunnar (definite genitive singular)
vísna (genitive indefinite plural)
vísnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vísa, cognate with Swedish visa.


eintal

eintal n (genitive singular eintals, nominative plural eintöl)

eintals (genitive singular)
eintöl (nominative plural)
eintal (indefinite nominative singular)
eintalið (definite nominative singular)
eintöl (indefinite nominative plural)
eintölin (definite nominative plural)
eintal (accusative indefinite singular)
eintalið (accusative definite singular)
eintöl (accusative indefinite plural)
eintölin (accusative definite plural)
eintali (dative indefinite singular)
eintalinu (dative definite singular)
eintölum (dative indefinite plural)
eintölunum (dative definite plural)
eintals (genitive indefinite singular)
eintalsins (definite genitive singular)
eintala (genitive indefinite plural)
eintalanna (definite genitive plural)


marsbúi

marsbúi m (genitive singular marsbúa, nominative plural marsbúar)

marsbúa (genitive singular)
marsbúar (nominative plural)
marsbúi (indefinite nominative singular)
marsbúinn (definite nominative singular)
marsbúar (indefinite nominative plural)
marsbúarnir (definite nominative plural)
marsbúa (accusative indefinite singular)
marsbúann (accusative definite singular)
marsbúa (accusative indefinite plural)
marsbúana (accusative definite plural)
marsbúa (dative indefinite singular)
marsbúanum (dative definite singular)
marsbúum (dative indefinite plural)
marsbúunum (dative definite plural)
marsbúa (genitive indefinite singular)
marsbúans (definite genitive singular)
marsbúa (genitive indefinite plural)
marsbúanna (definite genitive plural)


jarðarbúi

jarðarbúi m (genitive singular jarðarbúa, nominative plural jarðarbúar)

jarðarbúa (genitive singular)
jarðarbúar (nominative plural)
jarðarbúi (indefinite nominative singular)
jarðarbúinn (definite nominative singular)
jarðarbúar (indefinite nominative plural)
jarðarbúarnir (definite nominative plural)
jarðarbúa (accusative indefinite singular)
jarðarbúann (accusative definite singular)
jarðarbúa (accusative indefinite plural)
jarðarbúana (accusative definite plural)
jarðarbúa (dative indefinite singular)
jarðarbúanum (dative definite singular)
jarðarbúum (dative indefinite plural)
jarðarbúunum (dative definite plural)
jarðarbúa (genitive indefinite singular)
jarðarbúans (definite genitive singular)
jarðarbúa (genitive indefinite plural)
jarðarbúanna (definite genitive plural)

From jörð (“Earth”) + búi (“inhabitant”).


ritgerð

ritgerð f (genitive singular ritgerðar, nominative plural ritgerðir)

ritgerðar (genitive singular)
ritgerðir (nominative plural)
ritgerð (indefinite nominative singular)
ritgerðin (definite nominative singular)
ritgerðir (indefinite nominative plural)
ritgerðirnar (definite nominative plural)
ritgerð (accusative indefinite singular)
ritgerðina (accusative definite singular)
ritgerðir (accusative indefinite plural)
ritgerðirnar (accusative definite plural)
ritgerð (dative indefinite singular)
ritgerðinni (dative definite singular)
ritgerðum (dative indefinite plural)
ritgerðunum (dative definite plural)
ritgerðar (genitive indefinite singular)
ritgerðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ritgerða (genitive indefinite plural)
ritgerðanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈrɪːtˌcɛrð/


Leví

is-proper noun

Leví m (proper noun, genitive singular Levís, nominative plural Levíar)

Levís (genitive singular)
Levíar (nominative plural)
Leví (indefinite nominative singular)
Levíinn (definite nominative singular)
Levíar (indefinite nominative plural)
Levíarnir (definite nominative plural)
Leví (accusative indefinite singular)
Levíinn (accusative definite singular)
Levía (accusative indefinite plural)
Levíana (accusative definite plural)
Leví (dative indefinite singular)
Levínum (dative definite singular)
Levíum (dative indefinite plural)
Levíunum (dative definite plural)
Levís (genitive indefinite singular)
Levísins (definite genitive singular)
Levía (genitive indefinite plural)
Levíanna (definite genitive plural)


ljóð

is-noun

ljóð n (genitive singular ljóðs, nominative plural ljóð)

ljóðs (genitive singular)
ljóð (nominative plural)
ljóð (indefinite nominative singular)
ljóðið (definite nominative singular)
ljóð (indefinite nominative plural)
ljóðin (definite nominative plural)
ljóð (accusative indefinite singular)
ljóðið (accusative definite singular)
ljóð (accusative indefinite plural)
ljóðin (accusative definite plural)
ljóði (dative indefinite singular)
ljóðinu (dative definite singular)
ljóðum (dative indefinite plural)
ljóðunum (dative definite plural)
ljóðs (genitive indefinite singular)
ljóðsins (definite genitive singular)
ljóða (genitive indefinite plural)
ljóðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ljóð, from Proto-Germanic *leuþą.


þáttur

þáttur m (genitive singular þáttar, nominative plural þættir)

þáttar (genitive singular)
þættir (nominative plural)
þáttur (indefinite nominative singular)
þátturinn (definite nominative singular)
þættir (indefinite nominative plural)
þættirnir (definite nominative plural)
þátt (accusative indefinite singular)
þáttinn (accusative definite singular)
þætti (accusative indefinite plural)
þættina (accusative definite plural)
þætti (dative indefinite singular)
þættinum (dative definite singular)
þáttum (dative indefinite plural)
þáttunum (dative definite plural)
þáttar (genitive indefinite singular)
þáttarins (definite genitive singular)
þátta (genitive indefinite plural)
þáttanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þáttr, from Proto-Germanic *þēhtuz.

(literature) a short story, episode, especially referring to the ones written in medieval Iceland (see Wikipedia)


strumpur

strumpur m (genitive singular strumps, nominative plural strumpar)

strumps (genitive singular)
strumpar (nominative plural)
strumpur (indefinite nominative singular)
strumpurinn (definite nominative singular)
strumpar (indefinite nominative plural)
strumparnir (definite nominative plural)
strump (accusative indefinite singular)
strumpinn (accusative definite singular)
strumpa (accusative indefinite plural)
strumpana (accusative definite plural)
strumpi (dative indefinite singular)
strumpinum (dative definite singular)
strumpnum (dative definite singular)
strumpum (dative indefinite plural)
strumpunum (dative definite plural)
strumps (genitive indefinite singular)
strumpsins (definite genitive singular)
strumpa (genitive indefinite plural)
strumpanna (definite genitive plural)


kvikmynd

kvikmynd f (genitive singular kvikmyndar, nominative plural kvikmyndir)

kvikmyndar (genitive singular)
kvikmyndir (nominative plural)
kvikmynd (indefinite nominative singular)
kvikmyndin (definite nominative singular)
kvikmyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
kvikmyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
kvikmynd (accusative indefinite singular)
kvikmyndina (accusative definite singular)
kvikmyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
kvikmyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
kvikmynd (dative indefinite singular)
kvikmyndinni (dative definite singular)
kvikmyndum (dative indefinite plural)
kvikmyndunum (dative definite plural)
kvikmyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
kvikmyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kvikmynda (genitive indefinite plural)
kvikmyndanna (definite genitive plural)

From kvikur (“alive, moving”) + mynd (“picture”).


leikkona

is-noun

leikkona f (genitive singular leikkonu, nominative plural leikkonur)

leikkonu (genitive singular)
leikkonur (nominative plural)
leikkona (indefinite nominative singular)
leikkonan (definite nominative singular)
leikkonur (indefinite nominative plural)
leikkonurnar (definite nominative plural)
leikkonu (accusative indefinite singular)
leikkonuna (accusative definite singular)
leikkonur (accusative indefinite plural)
leikkonurnar (accusative definite plural)
leikkonu (dative indefinite singular)
leikkonunni (dative definite singular)
leikkonum (dative indefinite plural)
leikkonunum (dative definite plural)
leikkonu (genitive indefinite singular)
leikkonunnar (definite genitive singular)
leikkvenna (genitive indefinite plural)
leikkvennanna (definite genitive plural)


einræða

einræða f (genitive singular einræðu, nominative plural einræður)

einræðu (genitive singular)
einræður (nominative plural)
einræða (indefinite nominative singular)
einræðan (definite nominative singular)
einræður (indefinite nominative plural)
einræðurnar (definite nominative plural)
einræðu (accusative indefinite singular)
einræðuna (accusative definite singular)
einræður (accusative indefinite plural)
einræðurnar (accusative definite plural)
einræðu (dative indefinite singular)
einræðunni (dative definite singular)
einræðum (dative indefinite plural)
einræðunum (dative definite plural)
einræðu (genitive indefinite singular)
einræðunnar (definite genitive singular)
einræðna (genitive indefinite plural)
einræða (genitive indefinite plural)
einræðnanna (definite genitive plural)
einræðanna (definite genitive plural)


leikari

leikari m (genitive singular leikara, nominative plural leikarar)

leikara (genitive singular)
leikarar (nominative plural)
leikari (indefinite nominative singular)
leikarinn (definite nominative singular)
leikarar (indefinite nominative plural)
leikararnir (definite nominative plural)
leikara (accusative indefinite singular)
leikarann (accusative definite singular)
leikara (accusative indefinite plural)
leikarana (accusative definite plural)
leikara (dative indefinite singular)
leikaranum (dative definite singular)
leikurum (dative indefinite plural)
leikurunum (dative definite plural)
leikara (genitive indefinite singular)
leikarans (definite genitive singular)
leikara (genitive indefinite plural)
leikaranna (definite genitive plural)

From leika (“to act”) + -ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”).


ljóðlist

is-noun

ljóðlist f (genitive singular ljóðlistar, nominative plural ljóðlistir)

ljóðlistar (genitive singular)
ljóðlistir (nominative plural)
ljóðlist (indefinite nominative singular)
ljóðlistin (definite nominative singular)
ljóðlistir (indefinite nominative plural)
ljóðlistirnar (definite nominative plural)
ljóðlist (accusative indefinite singular)
ljóðlistina (accusative definite singular)
ljóðlistir (accusative indefinite plural)
ljóðlistirnar (accusative definite plural)
ljóðlist (dative indefinite singular)
ljóðlistinni (dative definite singular)
ljóðlistum (dative indefinite plural)
ljóðlistunum (dative definite plural)
ljóðlistar (genitive indefinite singular)
ljóðlistarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ljóðlista (genitive indefinite plural)
ljóðlistanna (definite genitive plural)

Composed of ljóð (“poem”) + list (“art”). Compare Old English lēoþcræft.


statisti

statisti m (genitive singular statista, nominative plural statistar)

statista (genitive singular)
statistar (nominative plural)
statisti (indefinite nominative singular)
statistinn (definite nominative singular)
statistar (indefinite nominative plural)
statistarnir (definite nominative plural)
statista (accusative indefinite singular)
statistann (accusative definite singular)
statista (accusative indefinite plural)
statistana (accusative definite plural)
statista (dative indefinite singular)
statistanum (dative definite singular)
statistum (dative indefinite plural)
statistunum (dative definite plural)
statista (genitive indefinite singular)
statistans (definite genitive singular)
statista (genitive indefinite plural)
statistanna (definite genitive plural)

From Danish statist, from German Statist.

(film, jargon) an extra (background actor)


Mikael

is-proper noun

Mikael m (proper noun, genitive singular Mikaels)

Mikaels (genitive singular)
Mikael (indefinite nominative singular)
Mikael (accusative indefinite singular)
Mikael (dative indefinite singular)
Mikaels (genitive indefinite singular)


Andrés

Andrés m (proper noun, genitive singular Andrésar)

Andrésar (genitive singular)
Andrés (indefinite nominative singular)
Andrés (accusative indefinite singular)
Andrési (dative indefinite singular)
Andrésar (genitive indefinite singular)

a male given name, equivalent to English Andrew


Adam og Eva

Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju voru fyrstu manneskjurnar nefndar Adam og Eva? (“Why were the first human beings named Adam and Eva?”)

Why were the first human beings called Adam and Eve?


aðalhendur

head

aðalhendur m (feminine aðalhend, neuter aðalhent)


aðalhending

is-noun

aðalhending f (genitive singular aðalhendingar, nominative plural aðalhendingar)

aðalhendingar (genitive singular)
aðalhendingar (nominative plural)
aðalhending (indefinite nominative singular)
aðalhendingin (definite nominative singular)
aðalhendingar (indefinite nominative plural)
aðalhendingarnar (definite nominative plural)
aðalhendingu (accusative indefinite singular)
aðalhendinguna (accusative definite singular)
aðalhendingar (accusative indefinite plural)
aðalhendingarnar (accusative definite plural)
aðalhendingu (dative indefinite singular)
aðalhendingunni (dative definite singular)
aðalhendingum (dative indefinite plural)
aðalhendingunum (dative definite plural)
aðalhendingar (genitive indefinite singular)
aðalhendingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
aðalhendinga (genitive indefinite plural)
aðalhendinganna (definite genitive plural)

Orðin 'góð' og 'blóð' eru dæmi um aðalhendingu.
The words 'góð' and 'blóð' are an example of perfect rhyme.


rím

rím n (genitive singular ríms, nominative plural rím)

ríms (genitive singular)
rím (nominative plural)
rím (indefinite nominative singular)
rímið (definite nominative singular)
rím (indefinite nominative plural)
rímin (definite nominative plural)
rím (accusative indefinite singular)
rímið (accusative definite singular)
rím (accusative indefinite plural)
rímin (accusative definite plural)
rími (dative indefinite singular)
ríminu (dative definite singular)
rímum (dative indefinite plural)
rímunum (dative definite plural)
ríms (genitive indefinite singular)
rímsins (definite genitive singular)
ríma (genitive indefinite plural)
rímanna (definite genitive plural)


Aron

is-proper noun

Aron m (proper noun, genitive singular Arons)

Arons (genitive singular)
Aron (indefinite nominative singular)
Aron (accusative indefinite singular)
Aroni (dative indefinite singular)
Arons (genitive indefinite singular)


Nói

Nói m (proper noun, genitive singular Nóa, nominative plural Nóar)

Nóa (genitive singular)
Nóar (nominative plural)
Nói (indefinite nominative singular)
Nóinn (definite nominative singular)
Nóar (indefinite nominative plural)
Nóarnir (definite nominative plural)
Nóa (accusative indefinite singular)
Nóann (accusative definite singular)
Nóa (accusative indefinite plural)
Nóana (accusative definite plural)
Nóa (dative indefinite singular)
Nóanum (dative definite singular)
Nóum (dative indefinite plural)
Nóunum (dative definite plural)
Nóa (genitive indefinite singular)
Nóans (definite genitive singular)
Nóa (genitive indefinite plural)
Nóanna (definite genitive plural)


Jónatan

Jónatan m (proper noun, genitive singular Jónatans)

Jónatans (genitive singular)
Jónatan (indefinite nominative singular)
Jónatan (accusative indefinite singular)
Jónatan (dative indefinite singular)
Jónatani (dative indefinite singular)
Jónatans (genitive indefinite singular)

From Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (Yəhonatan), יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan), meaning “whom the Lord gave”.


hæka

is-noun

hæka f (genitive singular hæku, nominative plural hækur)

hæku (genitive singular)
hækur (nominative plural)
hæka (indefinite nominative singular)
hækan (definite nominative singular)
hækur (indefinite nominative plural)
hækurnar (definite nominative plural)
hæku (accusative indefinite singular)
hækuna (accusative definite singular)
hækur (accusative indefinite plural)
hækurnar (accusative definite plural)
hæku (dative indefinite singular)
hækunni (dative definite singular)
hækum (dative indefinite plural)
hækunum (dative definite plural)
hæku (genitive indefinite singular)
hækunnar (definite genitive singular)
hæka (genitive indefinite plural)
hækna (genitive indefinite plural)
hækanna (definite genitive plural)
hæknanna (definite genitive plural)


vísuorð

vísuorð n (genitive singular vísuorðs, nominative plural vísuorð)

vísuorðs (genitive singular)
vísuorð (nominative plural)
vísuorð (indefinite nominative singular)
vísuorðið (definite nominative singular)
vísuorð (indefinite nominative plural)
vísuorðin (definite nominative plural)
vísuorð (accusative indefinite singular)
vísuorðið (accusative definite singular)
vísuorð (accusative indefinite plural)
vísuorðin (accusative definite plural)
vísuorði (dative indefinite singular)
vísuorðinu (dative definite singular)
vísuorðum (dative indefinite plural)
vísuorðunum (dative definite plural)
vísuorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
vísuorðsins (definite genitive singular)
vísuorða (genitive indefinite plural)
vísuorðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vísuorð, from vísa (“verse, strophe, stanza”) + orð (“word, speech, utterance”).


bragfræði

is-noun

bragfræði f (genitive singular bragfræði, no plural)

bragfræði (genitive singular)
bragfræði (indefinite nominative singular)
bragfræðin (definite nominative singular)
bragfræði (accusative indefinite singular)
bragfræðina (accusative definite singular)
bragfræði (dative indefinite singular)
bragfræðinni (dative definite singular)
bragfræði (genitive indefinite singular)
bragfræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From bragur (“poem”) + -fræði (“-ology”).


Dína

is-proper noun

Dína f (proper noun, genitive singular Dínu)

Dínu (genitive singular)
Dína (indefinite nominative singular)
Dínu (accusative indefinite singular)
Dínu (dative indefinite singular)
Dínu (genitive indefinite singular)


orki

is-noun

orki m (genitive singular orka, nominative plural orkar)

orka (genitive singular)
orkar (nominative plural)
orki (indefinite nominative singular)
orkinn (definite nominative singular)
orkar (indefinite nominative plural)
orkarnir (definite nominative plural)
orka (accusative indefinite singular)
orkann (accusative definite singular)
orka (accusative indefinite plural)
orkana (accusative definite plural)
orka (dative indefinite singular)
orkanum (dative definite singular)
orkum (dative indefinite plural)
orkunum (dative definite plural)
orka (genitive indefinite singular)
orkans (definite genitive singular)
orka (genitive indefinite plural)
orkanna (definite genitive plural)


skuggabaldur

skuggabaldur m (genitive singular skuggabaldurs, nominative plural skuggabaldrar)

skuggabaldurs (genitive singular)
skuggabaldrar (nominative plural)
skuggabaldur (indefinite nominative singular)
skuggabaldurinn (definite nominative singular)
skuggabaldrar (indefinite nominative plural)
skuggabaldrarnir (definite nominative plural)
skuggabaldur (accusative indefinite singular)
skuggabaldurinn (accusative definite singular)
skuggabaldra (accusative indefinite plural)
skuggabaldrana (accusative definite plural)
skuggabaldri (dative indefinite singular)
skuggabaldrinum (dative definite singular)
skuggaböldrum (dative indefinite plural)
skuggaböldrunum (dative definite plural)
skuggabaldurs (genitive indefinite singular)
skuggabaldursins (definite genitive singular)
skuggabaldra (genitive indefinite plural)
skuggabaldranna (definite genitive plural)

From skugga (“of shadows”, genitive of skuggi (“a shadow”)) + Baldur (“a male given name”).

com

genitive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="is">skuggi</i> (“a shadow”)

(mythology) a creature from Icelandic folk belief who is the offspring of a tomcat (a male cat) and a vixen (female fox) or a bitch (female dog)


bragur

is-noun

bragur m (genitive singular brags or bragar, nominative plural bragir)

brags (genitive singular)
bragar (genitive singular)
bragir (nominative plural)
bragur (indefinite nominative singular)
bragurinn (definite nominative singular)
bragir (indefinite nominative plural)
bragirnir (definite nominative plural)
brag (accusative indefinite singular)
braginn (accusative definite singular)
bragi (accusative indefinite plural)
bragina (accusative definite plural)
brag (dative indefinite singular)
bragnum (dative definite singular)
brögum (dative indefinite plural)
brögunum (dative definite plural)
brags (genitive indefinite singular)
bragar (genitive indefinite singular)
bragsins (definite genitive singular)
bragarins (definite genitive singular)
braga (genitive indefinite plural)
braganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bragr (“a leader, prince", also "poem”), from Proto-Germanic *bragz (“one who is first, leader”). Cognate with Old English brego (“leader, ruler, chief”).


leirburður

is-noun

leirburður m (genitive singular leirburðar, no plural)

leirburðar (genitive singular)
leirburður (indefinite nominative singular)
leirburðurinn (definite nominative singular)
leirburð (accusative indefinite singular)
leirburðinn (accusative definite singular)
leirburði (dative indefinite singular)
leirburðinum (dative definite singular)
leirburðar (genitive indefinite singular)
leirburðarins (definite genitive singular)


hnoð

hnoð n (genitive singular hnoðs, nominative plural hnoð)

hnoðs (genitive singular)
hnoð (nominative plural)
hnoð (indefinite nominative singular)
hnoðið (definite nominative singular)
hnoð (indefinite nominative plural)
hnoðin (definite nominative plural)
hnoð (accusative indefinite singular)
hnoðið (accusative definite singular)
hnoð (accusative indefinite plural)
hnoðin (accusative definite plural)
hnoði (dative indefinite singular)
hnoðinu (dative definite singular)
hnoðum (dative indefinite plural)
hnoðunum (dative definite plural)
hnoðs (genitive indefinite singular)
hnoðsins (definite genitive singular)
hnoða (genitive indefinite plural)
hnoðanna (definite genitive plural)

grunnendurlífgun með hjartahnoði og aðstoð við öndun


stökkull

stökkull m (genitive singular stökkuls, nominative plural stökklar)

stökkuls (genitive singular)
stökklar (nominative plural)
stökkull (indefinite nominative singular)
stökkullinn (definite nominative singular)
stökklar (indefinite nominative plural)
stökklarnir (definite nominative plural)
stökkul (accusative indefinite singular)
stökkulinn (accusative definite singular)
stökkla (accusative indefinite plural)
stökklana (accusative definite plural)
stökkli (dative indefinite singular)
stökklinum (dative definite singular)
stökklum (dative indefinite plural)
stökklunum (dative definite plural)
stökkuls (genitive indefinite singular)
stökkulsins (definite genitive singular)
stökkla (genitive indefinite plural)
stökklanna (definite genitive plural)

(mythology) a whale that hunts ships to destroy them


kvikmyndahús

kvikmyndahús n (genitive singular kvikmyndahúss, nominative plural kvikmyndahús)

kvikmyndahúss (genitive singular)
kvikmyndahús (nominative plural)
kvikmyndahús (indefinite nominative singular)
kvikmyndahúsið (definite nominative singular)
kvikmyndahús (indefinite nominative plural)
kvikmyndahúsin (definite nominative plural)
kvikmyndahús (accusative indefinite singular)
kvikmyndahúsið (accusative definite singular)
kvikmyndahús (accusative indefinite plural)
kvikmyndahúsin (accusative definite plural)
kvikmyndahúsi (dative indefinite singular)
kvikmyndahúsinu (dative definite singular)
kvikmyndahúsum (dative indefinite plural)
kvikmyndahúsunum (dative definite plural)
kvikmyndahúss (genitive indefinite singular)
kvikmyndahússins (definite genitive singular)
kvikmyndahúsa (genitive indefinite plural)
kvikmyndahúsanna (definite genitive plural)

From kvikmynd (“motion picture”) + hús (“house”).


fleiryrtur

Fleiryrt setning.

A sentence consisting of more than one word.

(grammar, poetry) consisting of more than one word


jólaköttur

is-noun

jólaköttur m (genitive singular jólakattar, nominative plural jólakettir)

jólakattar (genitive singular)
jólakettir (nominative plural)
jólaköttur (indefinite nominative singular)
jólakötturinn (definite nominative singular)
jólakettir (indefinite nominative plural)
jólakettirnir (definite nominative plural)
jólakött (accusative indefinite singular)
jólaköttinn (accusative definite singular)
jólaketti (accusative indefinite plural)
jólakettina (accusative definite plural)
jólaketti (dative indefinite singular)
jólakettinum (dative definite singular)
jólaköttum (dative indefinite plural)
jólaköttunum (dative definite plural)
jólakattar (genitive indefinite singular)
jólakattarins (definite genitive singular)
jólakatta (genitive indefinite plural)
jólakattanna (definite genitive plural)

From jól (“Christmas”) + köttur (“cat”).

Fékkstu ný föt í jólagjöf eða ferðu í jólaköttinn í ár?

Did you get new clothes for Christmas or are you going in the Yule cat this year?

Í slíkum undirbúningi skiptir máli að fjölskyldan fjárfesti í huggulegum hátíðarklæðum, til að komast hjá því að lenda í bíræfnum klóm jólakattarins.

2004 December 12, Elínrós Líndal, “Jólaföt á smáfólkið”, in Morgunblaðið, →ISSN, →OCLC:

In such preparations it is hugely important that the family invests in cozy festive clothing, in order to avoid landing in the audacious claws of the Yule cat.

(mythology) the Yule cat: a monster known for eating children who do not receive clothes for Christmas.


Elía

is-proper noun

Elía f (proper noun, genitive singular Elíu)

Elíu (genitive singular)
Elía (indefinite nominative singular)
Elíu (accusative indefinite singular)
Elíu (dative indefinite singular)
Elíu (genitive indefinite singular)


pönk

is-noun

pönk n (genitive singular pönks, no plural)

pönks (genitive singular)
pönk (indefinite nominative singular)
pönkið (definite nominative singular)
pönk (accusative indefinite singular)
pönkið (accusative definite singular)
pönki (dative indefinite singular)
pönkinu (dative definite singular)
pönks (genitive indefinite singular)
pönksins (definite genitive singular)


jaðarrokk

jaðarrokk n (genitive singular jaðarrokks, no plural)

jaðarrokks (genitive singular)
jaðarrokk (indefinite nominative singular)
jaðarrokkið (definite nominative singular)
jaðarrokk (accusative indefinite singular)
jaðarrokkið (accusative definite singular)
jaðarrokki (dative indefinite singular)
jaðarrokkinu (dative definite singular)
jaðarrokks (genitive indefinite singular)
jaðarrokksins (definite genitive singular)

From jaðar (“edge, border”) + rokk (“rock music”).


grugg

is-noun

grugg n (genitive singular gruggs, no plural)

gruggs (genitive singular)
grugg (indefinite nominative singular)
gruggið (definite nominative singular)
grugg (accusative indefinite singular)
gruggið (accusative definite singular)
gruggi (dative indefinite singular)
grugginu (dative definite singular)
gruggs (genitive indefinite singular)
gruggsins (definite genitive singular)


Ísmael

is-proper noun

Ísmael m (proper noun, genitive singular Ísmaels)

Ísmaels (genitive singular)
Ísmael (indefinite nominative singular)
Ísmael (accusative indefinite singular)
Ísmael (dative indefinite singular)
Ísmaels (genitive indefinite singular)


hending

is-noun

hending f (genitive singular hendingar, nominative plural hendingar)

hendingar (genitive singular)
hendingar (nominative plural)
hending (indefinite nominative singular)
hendingin (definite nominative singular)
hendingar (indefinite nominative plural)
hendingarnar (definite nominative plural)
hendingu (accusative indefinite singular)
hendinguna (accusative definite singular)
hendingar (accusative indefinite plural)
hendingarnar (accusative definite plural)
hendingu (dative indefinite singular)
hendingunni (dative definite singular)
hendingum (dative indefinite plural)
hendingunum (dative definite plural)
hendingar (genitive indefinite singular)
hendingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hendinga (genitive indefinite plural)
hendinganna (definite genitive plural)


þema

þema n (genitive singular þema, nominative plural þemu)

þema (genitive singular)
þemu (nominative plural)
þema (indefinite nominative singular)
þemað (definite nominative singular)
þemu (indefinite nominative plural)
þemun (definite nominative plural)
þema (accusative indefinite singular)
þemað (accusative definite singular)
þemu (accusative indefinite plural)
þemun (accusative definite plural)
þema (dative indefinite singular)
þemanu (dative definite singular)
þemum (dative indefinite plural)
þemunum (dative definite plural)
þema (genitive indefinite singular)
þemans (definite genitive singular)
þema (genitive indefinite plural)
þemanna (definite genitive plural)

Ultimately from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).

(literature, art, music, linguistics) theme


förðun

förðun f (genitive singular förðunar, no plural)

förðunar (genitive singular)
förðun (indefinite nominative singular)
förðunin (definite nominative singular)
förðun (accusative indefinite singular)
förðunina (accusative definite singular)
förðun (dative indefinite singular)
förðuninni (dative definite singular)
förðunar (genitive indefinite singular)
förðunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

(film, theater, television) makeup (the act of applying cosmetics)


leikmynd

leikmynd f (genitive singular leikmyndar, nominative plural leikmyndir)

leikmyndar (genitive singular)
leikmyndir (nominative plural)
leikmynd (indefinite nominative singular)
leikmyndin (definite nominative singular)
leikmyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
leikmyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
leikmynd (accusative indefinite singular)
leikmyndina (accusative definite singular)
leikmyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
leikmyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
leikmynd (dative indefinite singular)
leikmyndinni (dative definite singular)
leikmyndum (dative indefinite plural)
leikmyndunum (dative definite plural)
leikmyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
leikmyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
leikmynda (genitive indefinite plural)
leikmyndanna (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable, theater, film) set design, stage design


jólabókaflóð

jólabókaflóð n (genitive singular jólabókaflóðs, nominative plural jólabókaflóð)

jólabókaflóðs (genitive singular)
jólabókaflóð (nominative plural)
jólabókaflóð (indefinite nominative singular)
jólabókaflóðið (definite nominative singular)
jólabókaflóð (indefinite nominative plural)
jólabókaflóðin (definite nominative plural)
jólabókaflóð (accusative indefinite singular)
jólabókaflóðið (accusative definite singular)
jólabókaflóð (accusative indefinite plural)
jólabókaflóðin (accusative definite plural)
jólabókaflóði (dative indefinite singular)
jólabókaflóðinu (dative definite singular)
jólabókaflóðum (dative indefinite plural)
jólabókaflóðunum (dative definite plural)
jólabókaflóðs (genitive indefinite singular)
jólabókaflóðsins (definite genitive singular)
jólabókaflóða (genitive indefinite plural)
jólabókaflóðanna (definite genitive plural)

From jól (“Christmas”) + bók (“book”) + flóð (“flood”).

compound

Það getur vel verið, að þessi gráa og látlausa hversdagssaga drukkni í jólabókaflóðinu í ár.

1936, Árni Hallgrímsson, “Bækur [Books]”, in Árni Hallgrímsson, editor, Iðunn, volume XIX, numbers 3–4, Reykjavík, page 386:

It may well be that this gray and unassuming everyday story will drown in this year’s Christmas book flood.

Í hinu mikla jólabókaflóði er lítið og laglegt hefti með snotri mynd framan á, sem heitir: „Jeg skal segja þjer“

1943 December 21, “Dagbók [Diary/Journal]”, in Morgunblaðið, volume 30, number 289, Reykjavík, page 10:

In the great Christmas book flood there is a small and pretty booklet with a pretty picture on the cover, entitled: “I shall tell you”

Útlit er fyrir að jólabókaflóðið verði af svipaðri stærðargráðu í ár og í fyrra. Gert er ráð fyrir að hátt í fjögur hundruð titlar verði gefnir út.

1989 September 7, “Ástarsögur hverfa af jólabókamarkaði [Love stories disappear from Christmas book market]”, in Tíminn, volume 73, number 176, Reykjavík, page 1:

It looks like the Christmas book flood will be of a similar magnitude as last year. It is expected that close to four hundred titles will be published.

The “Christmas book flood”; the multitude of books (especially newly published books) available in shops in the weeks before Christmas in Iceland, where most new books are published at this time of year.


erindi

is-noun

erindi n (genitive singular erindis, nominative plural erindi)

erindis (genitive singular)
erindi (nominative plural)
erindi (indefinite nominative singular)
erindið (definite nominative singular)
erindi (indefinite nominative plural)
erindin (definite nominative plural)
erindi (accusative indefinite singular)
erindið (accusative definite singular)
erindi (accusative indefinite plural)
erindin (accusative definite plural)
erindi (dative indefinite singular)
erindinu (dative definite singular)
erindum (dative indefinite plural)
erindunum (dative definite plural)
erindis (genitive indefinite singular)
erindisins (definite genitive singular)
erinda (genitive indefinite plural)
erindanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse erendi, from Proto-Germanic *airundiją. Cognate with Danish ærinde, Swedish ärende, English errand.


svið

svið n (genitive singular sviðs, nominative plural svið)

sviðs (genitive singular)
svið (nominative plural)
svið (indefinite nominative singular)
sviðið (definite nominative singular)
svið (indefinite nominative plural)
sviðin (definite nominative plural)
svið (accusative indefinite singular)
sviðið (accusative definite singular)
svið (accusative indefinite plural)
sviðin (accusative definite plural)
sviði (dative indefinite singular)
sviðinu (dative definite singular)
sviðum (dative indefinite plural)
sviðunum (dative definite plural)
sviðs (genitive indefinite singular)
sviðsins (definite genitive singular)
sviða (genitive indefinite plural)
sviðanna (definite genitive plural)


djarfur

head

djarfur (comparative djarfari, superlative djarfastur)

djarfari (comparative)
djarfastur (superlative)
djarfur (masculine nominative singular)
djörf (feminine nominative singular)
djarft (neuter nominative singular)
djarfan (accusative masculine singular)
djarfa (accusative feminine singular)
djarft (accusative neuter singular)
djörfum (dative masculine singular)
djarfri (dative feminine singular)
djörfu (dative neuter singular)
djarfs (genitive masculine singular)
djarfrar (feminine genitive singular)
djarfs (genitive neuter singular)
djarfir (masculine nominative plural)
djarfar (feminine nominative plural)
djörf (neuter nominative plural)
djarfa (accusative masculine plural)
djarfar (accusative feminine plural)
djörf (accusative neuter plural)
djörfum (dative masculine plural)
djörfum (dative feminine plural)
djörfum (dative neuter plural)
djarfra (genitive masculine plural)
djarfra (feminine genitive plural)
djarfra (genitive neuter plural)
djarfi (masculine nominative singular)
djarfa (feminine nominative singular)
djarfa (neuter nominative singular)
djarfa (accusative masculine singular)
djörfu (accusative feminine singular)
djarfa (accusative neuter singular)
djarfa (dative masculine singular)
djörfu (dative feminine singular)
djarfa (dative neuter singular)
djarfa (genitive masculine singular)
djörfu (feminine genitive singular)
djarfa (genitive neuter singular)
djörfu (masculine nominative plural)
djörfu (feminine nominative plural)
djörfu (neuter nominative plural)
djörfu (accusative masculine plural)
djörfu (accusative feminine plural)
djörfu (accusative neuter plural)
djörfu (dative masculine plural)
djörfu (dative feminine plural)
djörfu (dative neuter plural)
djörfu (genitive masculine plural)
djörfu (feminine genitive plural)
djörfu (genitive neuter plural)
djarfari (comparative masculine nominative singular)
djarfari (comparative feminine nominative singular)
djarfara (comparative neuter nominative singular)
djarfari (accusative comparative masculine singular)
djarfari (accusative comparative feminine singular)
djarfara (accusative comparative neuter singular)
djarfari (comparative dative masculine singular)
djarfari (comparative dative feminine singular)
djarfara (comparative dative neuter singular)
djarfari (comparative genitive masculine singular)
djarfari (comparative feminine genitive singular)
djarfara (comparative genitive neuter singular)
djarfari (comparative masculine nominative plural)
djarfari (comparative feminine nominative plural)
djarfari (comparative neuter nominative plural)
djarfari (accusative comparative masculine plural)
djarfari (accusative comparative feminine plural)
djarfari (accusative comparative neuter plural)
djarfari (comparative dative masculine plural)
djarfari (comparative dative feminine plural)
djarfari (comparative dative neuter plural)
djarfari (comparative genitive masculine plural)
djarfari (comparative feminine genitive plural)
djarfari (comparative genitive neuter plural)
djarfastur (masculine nominative singular superlative)
djörfust (feminine nominative singular superlative)
djarfast (neuter nominative singular superlative)
djarfastan (accusative masculine singular superlative)
djarfasta (accusative feminine singular superlative)
djarfast (accusative neuter singular superlative)
djörfustum (dative masculine singular superlative)
djarfastri (dative feminine singular superlative)
djörfustu (dative neuter singular superlative)
djarfasts (genitive masculine singular superlative)
djarfastrar (feminine genitive singular superlative)
djarfasts (genitive neuter singular superlative)
djarfastir (masculine nominative plural superlative)
djarfastar (feminine nominative plural superlative)
djörfust (neuter nominative plural superlative)
djarfasta (accusative masculine plural superlative)
djarfastar (accusative feminine plural superlative)
djörfust (accusative neuter plural superlative)
djörfustum (dative masculine plural superlative)
djörfustum (dative feminine plural superlative)
djörfustum (dative neuter plural superlative)
djarfastra (genitive masculine plural superlative)
djarfastra (feminine genitive plural superlative)
djarfastra (genitive neuter plural superlative)
djarfasti (masculine nominative singular superlative)
djarfasta (feminine nominative singular superlative)
djarfasta (neuter nominative singular superlative)
djarfasta (accusative masculine singular superlative)
djörfustu (accusative feminine singular superlative)
djarfasta (accusative neuter singular superlative)
djarfasta (dative masculine singular superlative)
djörfustu (dative feminine singular superlative)
djarfasta (dative neuter singular superlative)
djarfasta (genitive masculine singular superlative)
djörfustu (feminine genitive singular superlative)
djarfasta (genitive neuter singular superlative)
djörfustu (masculine nominative plural superlative)
djörfustu (feminine nominative plural superlative)
djörfustu (neuter nominative plural superlative)
djörfustu (accusative masculine plural superlative)
djörfustu (accusative feminine plural superlative)
djörfustu (accusative neuter plural superlative)
djörfustu (dative masculine plural superlative)
djörfustu (dative feminine plural superlative)
djörfustu (dative neuter plural superlative)
djörfustu (genitive masculine plural superlative)
djörfustu (feminine genitive plural superlative)
djörfustu (genitive neuter plural superlative)

is-decl-adj-strong

positive (strong declension)

is-decl-adj-base

positive (strong declension)

is-decl-adj-weak

positive (weak declension)

is-decl-adj-base

positive (weak declension)

comparative

is-decl-adj-strong

superlative (strong declension)

is-decl-adj-base

superlative (strong declension)

is-decl-adj-weak

superlative (weak declension)

is-decl-adj-base

superlative (weak declension)

From Old Norse djarfr, from Proto-Germanic *derbaz.


söngleikur

is-noun

söngleikur m (genitive singular söngleiks, nominative plural söngleikir)

söngleiks (genitive singular)
söngleikir (nominative plural)
söngleikur (indefinite nominative singular)
söngleikurinn (definite nominative singular)
söngleikir (indefinite nominative plural)
söngleikirnir (definite nominative plural)
söngleik (accusative indefinite singular)
söngleikinn (accusative definite singular)
söngleiki (accusative indefinite plural)
söngleikina (accusative definite plural)
söngleik (dative indefinite singular)
söngleiknum (dative definite singular)
söngleikjum (dative indefinite plural)
söngleikjunum (dative definite plural)
söngleiks (genitive indefinite singular)
söngleiksins (definite genitive singular)
söngleikja (genitive indefinite plural)
söngleikjanna (definite genitive plural)


alfræðirit

alfræðirit n (genitive singular alfræðirits, nominative plural alfræðirit)

alfræðirits (genitive singular)
alfræðirit (nominative plural)
alfræðirit (indefinite nominative singular)
alfræðiritið (definite nominative singular)
alfræðirit (indefinite nominative plural)
alfræðiritin (definite nominative plural)
alfræðirit (accusative indefinite singular)
alfræðiritið (accusative definite singular)
alfræðirit (accusative indefinite plural)
alfræðiritin (accusative definite plural)
alfræðiriti (dative indefinite singular)
alfræðiritinu (dative definite singular)
alfræðiritum (dative indefinite plural)
alfræðiritunum (dative definite plural)
alfræðirits (genitive indefinite singular)
alfræðiritsins (definite genitive singular)
alfræðirita (genitive indefinite plural)
alfræðiritanna (definite genitive plural)


alfræðibók

alfræðibók f (genitive singular alfræðibókar, nominative plural alfræðibækur)

alfræðibókar (genitive singular)
alfræðibækur (nominative plural)
alfræðibók (indefinite nominative singular)
alfræðibókin (definite nominative singular)
alfræðibækur (indefinite nominative plural)
alfræðibækurnar (definite nominative plural)
alfræðibók (accusative indefinite singular)
alfræðibókina (accusative definite singular)
alfræðibækur (accusative indefinite plural)
alfræðibækurnar (accusative definite plural)
alfræðibók (dative indefinite singular)
alfræðibókinni (dative definite singular)
alfræðibókum (dative indefinite plural)
alfræðibókunum (dative definite plural)
alfræðibókar (genitive indefinite singular)
alfræðibókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
alfræðibóka (genitive indefinite plural)
alfræðibókanna (definite genitive plural)


þjóðlagarokk

þjóðlagarokk n (genitive singular þjóðlagarokks, no plural)

þjóðlagarokks (genitive singular)
þjóðlagarokk (indefinite nominative singular)
þjóðlagarokkið (definite nominative singular)
þjóðlagarokk (accusative indefinite singular)
þjóðlagarokkið (accusative definite singular)
þjóðlagarokki (dative indefinite singular)
þjóðlagarokkinu (dative definite singular)
þjóðlagarokks (genitive indefinite singular)
þjóðlagarokksins (definite genitive singular)


kortabók

kortabók f (genitive singular kortabókar, nominative plural kortabækur)

kortabókar (genitive singular)
kortabækur (nominative plural)
kortabók (indefinite nominative singular)
kortabókin (definite nominative singular)
kortabækur (indefinite nominative plural)
kortabækurnar (definite nominative plural)
kortabók (accusative indefinite singular)
kortabókina (accusative definite singular)
kortabækur (accusative indefinite plural)
kortabækurnar (accusative definite plural)
kortabók (dative indefinite singular)
kortabókinni (dative definite singular)
kortabókum (dative indefinite plural)
kortabókunum (dative definite plural)
kortabókar (genitive indefinite singular)
kortabókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kortabóka (genitive indefinite plural)
kortabókanna (definite genitive plural)


geislasverð

geislasverð n (genitive singular geislasverðs, nominative plural geislasverð)

geislasverðs (genitive singular)
geislasverð (nominative plural)
geislasverð (indefinite nominative singular)
geislasverðið (definite nominative singular)
geislasverð (indefinite nominative plural)
geislasverðin (definite nominative plural)
geislasverð (accusative indefinite singular)
geislasverðið (accusative definite singular)
geislasverð (accusative indefinite plural)
geislasverðin (accusative definite plural)
geislasverði (dative indefinite singular)
geislasverðinu (dative definite singular)
geislasverðum (dative indefinite plural)
geislasverðunum (dative definite plural)
geislasverðs (genitive indefinite singular)
geislasverðsins (definite genitive singular)
geislasverða (genitive indefinite plural)
geislasverðanna (definite genitive plural)


Stjörnustríð

is-proper noun

Stjörnustríð n (proper noun, genitive singular Stjörnustríðs)

Stjörnustríðs (genitive singular)
Stjörnustríð (indefinite nominative singular)
Stjörnustríð (accusative indefinite singular)
Stjörnustríði (dative indefinite singular)
Stjörnustríðs (genitive indefinite singular)


Svarthöfði

Svarthöfði m (proper noun, genitive singular Svarthöfða)

Svarthöfða (genitive singular)
Svarthöfði (indefinite nominative singular)
Svarthöfða (accusative indefinite singular)
Svarthöfða (dative indefinite singular)
Svarthöfða (genitive indefinite singular)

From Old Norse Svarthǫfði. Equivalent to svartur (“black”) + höfði (“head”).


háðsádeila

is-noun

háðsádeila f (genitive singular háðsádeilu, nominative plural háðsádeilur)

háðsádeilu (genitive singular)
háðsádeilur (nominative plural)
háðsádeila (indefinite nominative singular)
háðsádeilan (definite nominative singular)
háðsádeilur (indefinite nominative plural)
háðsádeilurnar (definite nominative plural)
háðsádeilu (accusative indefinite singular)
háðsádeiluna (accusative definite singular)
háðsádeilur (accusative indefinite plural)
háðsádeilurnar (accusative definite plural)
háðsádeilu (dative indefinite singular)
háðsádeilunni (dative definite singular)
háðsádeilum (dative indefinite plural)
háðsádeilunum (dative definite plural)
háðsádeilu (genitive indefinite singular)
háðsádeilunnar (definite genitive singular)
háðsádeila (genitive indefinite plural)
háðsádeilanna (definite genitive plural)

From háð (“mockery”) + ádeila (“critique, polemic”).


satíra

is-noun

satíra f (genitive singular satíru, nominative plural satírur)

satíru (genitive singular)
satírur (nominative plural)
satíra (indefinite nominative singular)
satíran (definite nominative singular)
satírur (indefinite nominative plural)
satírurnar (definite nominative plural)
satíru (accusative indefinite singular)
satíruna (accusative definite singular)
satírur (accusative indefinite plural)
satírurnar (accusative definite plural)
satíru (dative indefinite singular)
satírunni (dative definite singular)
satírum (dative indefinite plural)
satírunum (dative definite plural)
satíru (genitive indefinite singular)
satírunnar (definite genitive singular)
satíra (genitive indefinite plural)
satíranna (definite genitive plural)

From Latin satira, from earlier satura, from lanx satura (“full dish”), from feminine of satur. Altered in Latin by influence of Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos, “satyr”), on the mistaken notion that the form is related to the Greek σατυρικόν δράμα (saturikón dráma, “satyr drama”).


gamanleikur

gamanleikur m (genitive singular gamanleiks, nominative plural gamanleikir)

gamanleiks (genitive singular)
gamanleikir (nominative plural)
gamanleikur (indefinite nominative singular)
gamanleikurinn (definite nominative singular)
gamanleikir (indefinite nominative plural)
gamanleikirnir (definite nominative plural)
gamanleik (accusative indefinite singular)
gamanleikinn (accusative definite singular)
gamanleiki (accusative indefinite plural)
gamanleikina (accusative definite plural)
gamanleik (dative indefinite singular)
gamanleiknum (dative definite singular)
gamanleikjum (dative indefinite plural)
gamanleikjunum (dative definite plural)
gamanleiks (genitive indefinite singular)
gamanleiksins (definite genitive singular)
gamanleikja (genitive indefinite plural)
gamanleikjanna (definite genitive plural)


kómedía

kómedía f (genitive singular kómedíu, nominative plural kómedíur)

kómedíu (genitive singular)
kómedíur (nominative plural)
kómedía (indefinite nominative singular)
kómedían (definite nominative singular)
kómedíur (indefinite nominative plural)
kómedíurnar (definite nominative plural)
kómedíu (accusative indefinite singular)
kómedíuna (accusative definite singular)
kómedíur (accusative indefinite plural)
kómedíurnar (accusative definite plural)
kómedíu (dative indefinite singular)
kómedíunni (dative definite singular)
kómedíum (dative indefinite plural)
kómedíunum (dative definite plural)
kómedíu (genitive indefinite singular)
kómedíunnar (definite genitive singular)
kómedía (genitive indefinite plural)
kómedíanna (definite genitive plural)

From Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + either ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) or ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”), both from ἀείδω (aeídō, “I sing”).


sonnetta

sonnetta f (genitive singular sonnettu, nominative plural sonnettur)

sonnettu (genitive singular)
sonnettur (nominative plural)
sonnetta (indefinite nominative singular)
sonnettan (definite nominative singular)
sonnettur (indefinite nominative plural)
sonnetturnar (definite nominative plural)
sonnettu (accusative indefinite singular)
sonnettuna (accusative definite singular)
sonnettur (accusative indefinite plural)
sonnetturnar (accusative definite plural)
sonnettu (dative indefinite singular)
sonnettunni (dative definite singular)
sonnettum (dative indefinite plural)
sonnettunum (dative definite plural)
sonnettu (genitive indefinite singular)
sonnettunnar (definite genitive singular)
sonnetta (genitive indefinite plural)
sonnettanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).


strympa

strympa f (genitive singular strympu, nominative plural strympur)

strympu (genitive singular)
strympur (nominative plural)
strympa (indefinite nominative singular)
strympan (definite nominative singular)
strympur (indefinite nominative plural)
strympurnar (definite nominative plural)
strympu (accusative indefinite singular)
strympuna (accusative definite singular)
strympur (accusative indefinite plural)
strympurnar (accusative definite plural)
strympu (dative indefinite singular)
strympunni (dative definite singular)
strympum (dative indefinite plural)
strympunum (dative definite plural)
strympu (genitive indefinite singular)
strympunnar (definite genitive singular)
strympa (genitive indefinite plural)
strympna (genitive indefinite plural)
strympanna (definite genitive plural)
strympnanna (definite genitive plural)


talsetja

head

talsetja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative talsetti, supine talsett)

talsetti (indicative past singular third-person)
talsett (supine)


talsetning

is-noun

talsetning f (genitive singular talsetningar, nominative plural talsetningar)

talsetningar (genitive singular)
talsetningar (nominative plural)
talsetning (indefinite nominative singular)
talsetningin (definite nominative singular)
talsetningar (indefinite nominative plural)
talsetningarnar (definite nominative plural)
talsetningu (accusative indefinite singular)
talsetninguna (accusative definite singular)
talsetningar (accusative indefinite plural)
talsetningarnar (accusative definite plural)
talsetningu (dative indefinite singular)
talsetningunni (dative definite singular)
talsetningum (dative indefinite plural)
talsetningunum (dative definite plural)
talsetningar (genitive indefinite singular)
talsetningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
talsetninga (genitive indefinite plural)
talsetninganna (definite genitive plural)


aðalleikkona

aðalleikkona f (genitive singular aðalleikkonu, nominative plural aðalleikkonur)

aðalleikkonu (genitive singular)
aðalleikkonur (nominative plural)
aðalleikkona (indefinite nominative singular)
aðalleikkonan (definite nominative singular)
aðalleikkonur (indefinite nominative plural)
aðalleikkonurnar (definite nominative plural)
aðalleikkonu (accusative indefinite singular)
aðalleikkonuna (accusative definite singular)
aðalleikkonur (accusative indefinite plural)
aðalleikkonurnar (accusative definite plural)
aðalleikkonu (dative indefinite singular)
aðalleikkonunni (dative definite singular)
aðalleikkonum (dative indefinite plural)
aðalleikkonunum (dative definite plural)
aðalleikkonu (genitive indefinite singular)
aðalleikkonunnar (definite genitive singular)
aðalleikkvenna (genitive indefinite plural)
aðalleikkvennanna (definite genitive plural)


aðalleikari

aðalleikari m (genitive singular aðalleikara, nominative plural aðalleikarar)

aðalleikara (genitive singular)
aðalleikarar (nominative plural)
aðalleikari (indefinite nominative singular)
aðalleikarinn (definite nominative singular)
aðalleikarar (indefinite nominative plural)
aðalleikararnir (definite nominative plural)
aðalleikara (accusative indefinite singular)
aðalleikarann (accusative definite singular)
aðalleikara (accusative indefinite plural)
aðalleikarana (accusative definite plural)
aðalleikara (dative indefinite singular)
aðalleikaranum (dative definite singular)
aðalleikurum (dative indefinite plural)
aðalleikurunum (dative definite plural)
aðalleikara (genitive indefinite singular)
aðalleikarans (definite genitive singular)
aðalleikara (genitive indefinite plural)
aðalleikaranna (definite genitive plural)


bókmenntir

bókmenntir f pl (plural only, genitive plural bókmennta)

bókmennta (genitive plural)
bókmenntir (indefinite nominative plural)
bókmenntirnar (definite nominative plural)
bókmenntir (accusative indefinite plural)
bókmenntirnar (accusative definite plural)
bókmenntum (dative indefinite plural)
bókmenntunum (dative definite plural)
bókmennta (genitive indefinite plural)
bókmenntanna (definite genitive plural)


bíómynd

bíómynd f (genitive singular bíómyndar, nominative plural bíómyndir)

bíómyndar (genitive singular)
bíómyndir (nominative plural)
bíómynd (indefinite nominative singular)
bíómyndin (definite nominative singular)
bíómyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
bíómyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
bíómynd (accusative indefinite singular)
bíómyndina (accusative definite singular)
bíómyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
bíómyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
bíómynd (dative indefinite singular)
bíómyndinni (dative definite singular)
bíómyndum (dative indefinite plural)
bíómyndunum (dative definite plural)
bíómyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
bíómyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bíómynda (genitive indefinite plural)
bíómyndanna (definite genitive plural)


bílabíó

bílabíó n (genitive singular bílabíós, nominative plural bílabíó)

bílabíós (genitive singular)
bílabíó (nominative plural)
bílabíó (indefinite nominative singular)
bílabíóið (definite nominative singular)
bílabíó (indefinite nominative plural)
bílabíóin (definite nominative plural)
bílabíó (accusative indefinite singular)
bílabíóið (accusative definite singular)
bílabíó (accusative indefinite plural)
bílabíóin (accusative definite plural)
bílabíói (dative indefinite singular)
bílabíóinu (dative definite singular)
bílabíóum (dative indefinite plural)
bílabíóunum (dative definite plural)
bílabíós (genitive indefinite singular)
bílabíósins (definite genitive singular)
bílabíóa (genitive indefinite plural)
bílabíóanna (definite genitive plural)


kvikmyndaver

kvikmyndaver n (genitive singular kvikmyndavers, nominative plural kvikmyndaver)

kvikmyndavers (genitive singular)
kvikmyndaver (nominative plural)
kvikmyndaver (indefinite nominative singular)
kvikmyndaverið (definite nominative singular)
kvikmyndaver (indefinite nominative plural)
kvikmyndaverin (definite nominative plural)
kvikmyndaver (accusative indefinite singular)
kvikmyndaverið (accusative definite singular)
kvikmyndaver (accusative indefinite plural)
kvikmyndaverin (accusative definite plural)
kvikmyndaveri (dative indefinite singular)
kvikmyndaverinu (dative definite singular)
kvikmyndaverum (dative indefinite plural)
kvikmyndaverunum (dative definite plural)
kvikmyndavers (genitive indefinite singular)
kvikmyndaversins (definite genitive singular)
kvikmyndavera (genitive indefinite plural)
kvikmyndaveranna (definite genitive plural)


bíóhús

bíóhús n (genitive singular bíóhúss, nominative plural bíóhús)

bíóhúss (genitive singular)
bíóhús (nominative plural)
bíóhús (indefinite nominative singular)
bíóhúsið (definite nominative singular)
bíóhús (indefinite nominative plural)
bíóhúsin (definite nominative plural)
bíóhús (accusative indefinite singular)
bíóhúsið (accusative definite singular)
bíóhús (accusative indefinite plural)
bíóhúsin (accusative definite plural)
bíóhúsi (dative indefinite singular)
bíóhúsinu (dative definite singular)
bíóhúsum (dative indefinite plural)
bíóhúsunum (dative definite plural)
bíóhúss (genitive indefinite singular)
bíóhússins (definite genitive singular)
bíóhúsa (genitive indefinite plural)
bíóhúsanna (definite genitive plural)


alfræðiorðabók

alfræðiorðabók f (genitive singular alfræðiorðabókar, nominative plural alfræðiorðabækur)

alfræðiorðabókar (genitive singular)
alfræðiorðabækur (nominative plural)
alfræðiorðabók (indefinite nominative singular)
alfræðiorðabókin (definite nominative singular)
alfræðiorðabækur (indefinite nominative plural)
alfræðiorðabækurnar (definite nominative plural)
alfræðiorðabók (accusative indefinite singular)
alfræðiorðabókina (accusative definite singular)
alfræðiorðabækur (accusative indefinite plural)
alfræðiorðabækurnar (accusative definite plural)
alfræðiorðabók (dative indefinite singular)
alfræðiorðabókinni (dative definite singular)
alfræðiorðabókum (dative indefinite plural)
alfræðiorðabókunum (dative definite plural)
alfræðiorðabókar (genitive indefinite singular)
alfræðiorðabókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
alfræðiorðabóka (genitive indefinite plural)
alfræðiorðabókanna (definite genitive plural)


tímaflakk

tímaflakk n (genitive singular tímaflakks, no plural)

tímaflakks (genitive singular)
tímaflakk (indefinite nominative singular)
tímaflakkið (definite nominative singular)
tímaflakk (accusative indefinite singular)
tímaflakkið (accusative definite singular)
tímaflakki (dative indefinite singular)
tímaflakkinu (dative definite singular)
tímaflakks (genitive indefinite singular)
tímaflakksins (definite genitive singular)


tímaflakkari

tímaflakkari m (genitive singular tímaflakkara, nominative plural tímaflakkarar)

tímaflakkara (genitive singular)
tímaflakkarar (nominative plural)
tímaflakkari (indefinite nominative singular)
tímaflakkarinn (definite nominative singular)
tímaflakkarar (indefinite nominative plural)
tímaflakkararnir (definite nominative plural)
tímaflakkara (accusative indefinite singular)
tímaflakkarann (accusative definite singular)
tímaflakkara (accusative indefinite plural)
tímaflakkarana (accusative definite plural)
tímaflakkara (dative indefinite singular)
tímaflakkaranum (dative definite singular)
tímaflökkurum (dative indefinite plural)
tímaflökkurunum (dative definite plural)
tímaflakkara (genitive indefinite singular)
tímaflakkarans (definite genitive singular)
tímaflakkara (genitive indefinite plural)
tímaflakkaranna (definite genitive plural)


hryllingsmynd

hryllingsmynd f (genitive singular hryllingsmyndar, nominative plural hryllingsmyndir)

hryllingsmyndar (genitive singular)
hryllingsmyndir (nominative plural)
hryllingsmynd (indefinite nominative singular)
hryllingsmyndin (definite nominative singular)
hryllingsmyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
hryllingsmyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
hryllingsmynd (accusative indefinite singular)
hryllingsmyndina (accusative definite singular)
hryllingsmyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
hryllingsmyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
hryllingsmynd (dative indefinite singular)
hryllingsmyndinni (dative definite singular)
hryllingsmyndum (dative indefinite plural)
hryllingsmyndunum (dative definite plural)
hryllingsmyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
hryllingsmyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hryllingsmynda (genitive indefinite plural)
hryllingsmyndanna (definite genitive plural)


Orðskviðirnir

is-proper noun

Orðskviðirnir m pl (proper noun, definite only, plural only, genitive plural Orðskviðanna)

Orðskviðanna (genitive plural)
Orðskviðirnir (definite nominative plural)
Orðskviðina (accusative definite plural)
Orðskviðunum (dative definite plural)
Orðskviðanna (definite genitive plural)


Dómarabókin

Dómarabókin f (proper noun, definite only, genitive singular Dómarabókarinnar)

Dómarabókarinnar (genitive singular)
Dómarabókin (definite nominative singular)
Dómarabókina (accusative definite singular)
Dómarabókinni (dative definite singular)
Dómarabókarinnar (definite genitive singular)


járntjald

is-noun

járntjald n (genitive singular járntjalds, nominative plural járntjöld)

járntjalds (genitive singular)
járntjöld (nominative plural)
járntjald (indefinite nominative singular)
járntjaldið (definite nominative singular)
járntjöld (indefinite nominative plural)
járntjöldin (definite nominative plural)
járntjald (accusative indefinite singular)
járntjaldið (accusative definite singular)
járntjöld (accusative indefinite plural)
járntjöldin (accusative definite plural)
járntjaldi (dative indefinite singular)
járntjaldinu (dative definite singular)
járntjöldum (dative indefinite plural)
járntjöldunum (dative definite plural)
járntjalds (genitive indefinite singular)
járntjaldsins (definite genitive singular)
járntjalda (genitive indefinite plural)
járntjaldanna (definite genitive plural)

From járn + tjald, a calque of English Iron Curtain.

(theater) iron curtain (barrier made of iron in the theatre)