"nifl" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

IPA: /nɪpl/
Rhymes: -ɪpl Etymology: In compounds probably means “darkness”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”) whence the Proto-Germanic *nebulaz, cognates with Old High German nebul (“fog”) (New High German nebel, whence Nebel (“fog, mist, haze; nebula”)) and Latin nebula (“fog; cloud; vapor”). Compare njóla (“night”) (poetic). Etymology templates: {{der|is|ine-pro|*nébʰos||cloud}} Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”), {{der|is|gem-pro|*nebulaz}} Proto-Germanic *nebulaz, {{q|poetic}} (poetic) Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} nifl n (genitive singular nifls, no plural) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n.sg}} Forms: nifls [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], nifl [indefinite, nominative, singular], niflið [definite, nominative, singular], nifl [accusative, indefinite, singular], niflið [accusative, definite, singular], nifli [dative, indefinite, singular], niflinu [dative, definite, singular], nifls [genitive, indefinite, singular], niflsins [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. (poetic) fog, darkness Tags: neuter, no-plural, poetic Derived forms: niflfarinn (english: gone to hell, dead) [poetic], niflgóður (english: evil) [poetic], Niflheimur (english: Niflheim; the Mist Home, the "Abode of Mist", the Mist World; the domain of the dead, the Underworld), Niflhel (english: the dark abode of the being Hel) [poetic], niflungur (english: a king, a head of state) [poetic], Niflungar (english: Nibelung), niflvegur (english: a dark road) [poetic]
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  "etymology_text": "In compounds probably means “darkness”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”) whence the Proto-Germanic *nebulaz, cognates with Old High German nebul (“fog”) (New High German nebel, whence Nebel (“fog, mist, haze; nebula”)) and Latin nebula (“fog; cloud; vapor”).\nCompare njóla (“night”) (poetic).",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "niflið",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "nifl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "niflið",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifli",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "niflinu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "singular"
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        "singular"
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "gone to hell, dead",
          "tags": [
            "poetic"
          ],
          "word": "niflfarinn"
        },
        {
          "english": "evil",
          "tags": [
            "poetic"
          ],
          "word": "niflgóður"
        },
        {
          "english": "Niflheim; the Mist Home, the \"Abode of Mist\", the Mist World; the domain of the dead, the Underworld",
          "word": "Niflheimur"
        },
        {
          "english": "the dark abode of the being Hel",
          "tags": [
            "poetic"
          ],
          "word": "Niflhel"
        },
        {
          "english": "a king, a head of state",
          "tags": [
            "poetic"
          ],
          "word": "niflungur"
        },
        {
          "english": "Nibelung",
          "word": "Niflungar"
        },
        {
          "english": "a dark road",
          "tags": [
            "poetic"
          ],
          "word": "niflvegur"
        }
      ],
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        "fog, darkness"
      ],
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          "fog",
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        [
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          "darkness"
        ]
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        "(poetic) fog, darkness"
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    {
      "ipa": "/nɪpl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪpl"
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  "word": "nifl"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "gone to hell, dead",
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "niflfarinn"
    },
    {
      "english": "evil",
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "niflgóður"
    },
    {
      "english": "Niflheim; the Mist Home, the \"Abode of Mist\", the Mist World; the domain of the dead, the Underworld",
      "word": "Niflheimur"
    },
    {
      "english": "the dark abode of the being Hel",
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "Niflhel"
    },
    {
      "english": "a king, a head of state",
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "niflungur"
    },
    {
      "english": "Nibelung",
      "word": "Niflungar"
    },
    {
      "english": "a dark road",
      "tags": [
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "niflvegur"
    }
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    {
      "form": "nifls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "nifl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niflið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niflið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifli",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niflinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "niflsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/nɪpl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪpl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nifl"
}

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