"tölva" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtʰœlva/
Rhymes: -œlva Etymology: A portmanteau word, coined by Sigurður Nordal in 1965 from tala (“number”) + völva (“prophetess”). Etymology templates: {{coin|is|Sigurður Nordal|in=1965|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} coined by Sigurður Nordal in 1965, {{blend|is|tala|völva|notext=1|t1=number|t2=prophetess}} tala (“number”) + völva (“prophetess”) Head templates: {{head|is|nouns|genitive singular|tölvu|||||||nominative plural|tölvur|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} tölva f (genitive singular tölvu, nominative plural tölvur), {{is-noun|f|tölvu|tölvur}} tölva f (genitive singular tölvu, nominative plural tölvur) Inflection templates: {{is-decl-noun-f-w1|t|ö|lv}}, {{is-decl-noun-base|f-w1|accp=tölvur|accpd=tölvurnar|accs=tölvu|accsd=tölvuna|datp=tölvum|datpd=tölvunum|dats=tölvu|datsd=tölvunni|def={{{def}}}|genp=tölva|genpd=tölvanna|gens=tölvu|gensd=tölvunnar|indef={{{indef}}}|nomp=tölvur|nompd=tölvurnar|noms=tölva|nomsd=tölvan|pl={{{pl}}}|sg={{{sg}}}}}, {{is-decl-noun-base/sgpl|f-w1|accp=tölvur|accpd=tölvurnar|accs=tölvu|accsd=tölvuna|datp=tölvum|datpd=tölvunum|dats=tölvu|datsd=tölvunni|genp=tölva|genpd=tölvanna|gens=tölvu|gensd=tölvunnar|nomp=tölvur|nompd=tölvurnar|noms=tölva|nomsd=tölvan}} Forms: tölvu [genitive, singular], tölvur [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], tölva [indefinite, nominative, singular], tölvan [definite, nominative, singular], tölvur [indefinite, nominative, plural], tölvurnar [definite, nominative, plural], tölvu [accusative, indefinite, singular], tölvuna [accusative, definite, singular], tölvur [accusative, indefinite, plural], tölvurnar [accusative, definite, plural], tölvu [dative, indefinite, singular], tölvunni [dative, definite, singular], tölvum [dative, indefinite, plural], tölvunum [dative, definite, plural], tölvu [genitive, indefinite, singular], tölvunnar [definite, genitive, singular], tölva [genitive, indefinite, plural], tölvanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (computing) computer (programmable device) Wikipedia link: is:tölva Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: hjarni, rafreiknir [dated], talva (english: erroneous) [proscribed]

Inflected forms

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          "english": "From this information, the computer will compare with comparable data and determine what kind of assistance is necessary.",
          "ref": "2018 February 20, “Tölva meti þörf fyrir sjúkrabíl [Computer to assess need for an ambulance]”, in Fréttablaðið, volume 18, number 43, page 6",
          "text": "Þessar upplýsingar mun tölvan bera saman við sambærileg gögn og reikna út hvers konar aðstoð sé nauðsynleg.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "computer (programmable device)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "computer",
          "computer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing) computer (programmable device)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hjarni"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "dated"
          ],
          "word": "rafreiknir"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "is:tölva"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʰœlva/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œlva"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "erroneous",
      "tags": [
        "proscribed"
      ],
      "word": "talva"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tölva"
}
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  "msg": "accepted heuristic header: table cell identified as header and given candidate status, AND the cleaned text is in LANGUAGES_WITH_CELLS_AS_HEADERS[Icelandic]; cleaned text: f-w1",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Icelandic",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "tölva",
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