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”).


armbandsúr

is-noun

armbandsúr n (genitive singular armbandsúrs, nominative plural armbandsúr)

armbandsúrs (genitive singular)
armbandsúr (nominative plural)
armbandsúr (indefinite nominative singular)
armbandsúrið (definite nominative singular)
armbandsúr (indefinite nominative plural)
armbandsúrin (definite nominative plural)
armbandsúr (accusative indefinite singular)
armbandsúrið (accusative definite singular)
armbandsúr (accusative indefinite plural)
armbandsúrin (accusative definite plural)
armbandsúri (dative indefinite singular)
armbandsúrinu (dative definite singular)
armbandsúrum (dative indefinite plural)
armbandsúrunum (dative definite plural)
armbandsúrs (genitive indefinite singular)
armbandsúrsins (definite genitive singular)
armbandsúra (genitive indefinite plural)
armbandsúranna (definite genitive plural)

From armband (“bracelet”) + úr (“watch”). Compare Swedish armbandsur.


skák

skák f (genitive singular skákar, nominative plural skákir)

skákar (genitive singular)
skákir (nominative plural)
skák (indefinite nominative singular)
skákin (definite nominative singular)
skákir (indefinite nominative plural)
skákirnar (definite nominative plural)
skák (accusative indefinite singular)
skákina (accusative definite singular)
skákir (accusative indefinite plural)
skákirnar (accusative definite plural)
skák (dative indefinite singular)
skákinni (dative definite singular)
skákum (dative indefinite plural)
skákunum (dative definite plural)
skákar (genitive indefinite singular)
skákarinnar (definite genitive singular)
skáka (genitive indefinite plural)
skákanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skák, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /šāh/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”).


peð

peð n (genitive singular peðs, nominative plural peð)

peðs (genitive singular)
peð (nominative plural)
peð (indefinite nominative singular)
peðið (definite nominative singular)
peð (indefinite nominative plural)
peðin (definite nominative plural)
peð (accusative indefinite singular)
peðið (accusative definite singular)
peð (accusative indefinite plural)
peðin (accusative definite plural)
peði (dative indefinite singular)
peðinu (dative definite singular)
peðum (dative indefinite plural)
peðunum (dative definite plural)
peðs (genitive indefinite singular)
peðsins (definite genitive singular)
peða (genitive indefinite plural)
peðanna (definite genitive plural)

A loanword ultimately from Latin pedes (“footsoldier”).

a person of little significance, an insignificant person


riddari

riddari m (genitive singular riddara, nominative plural riddarar)

riddara (genitive singular)
riddarar (nominative plural)
riddari (indefinite nominative singular)
riddarinn (definite nominative singular)
riddarar (indefinite nominative plural)
riddararnir (definite nominative plural)
riddara (accusative indefinite singular)
riddarann (accusative definite singular)
riddara (accusative indefinite plural)
riddarana (accusative definite plural)
riddara (dative indefinite singular)
riddaranum (dative definite singular)
riddurum (dative indefinite plural)
riddurunum (dative definite plural)
riddara (genitive indefinite singular)
riddarans (definite genitive singular)
riddara (genitive indefinite plural)
riddaranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse riddari, from Middle Low German ridder (“rider, knight”).


framhjáhlaup

is-noun

framhjáhlaup n (genitive singular framhjáhlaups, nominative plural framhjáhlaup)

framhjáhlaups (genitive singular)
framhjáhlaup (nominative plural)
framhjáhlaup (indefinite nominative singular)
framhjáhlaupið (definite nominative singular)
framhjáhlaup (indefinite nominative plural)
framhjáhlaupin (definite nominative plural)
framhjáhlaup (accusative indefinite singular)
framhjáhlaupið (accusative definite singular)
framhjáhlaup (accusative indefinite plural)
framhjáhlaupin (accusative definite plural)
framhjáhlaupi (dative indefinite singular)
framhjáhlaupinu (dative definite singular)
framhjáhlaupum (dative indefinite plural)
framhjáhlaupunum (dative definite plural)
framhjáhlaups (genitive indefinite singular)
framhjáhlaupsins (definite genitive singular)
framhjáhlaupa (genitive indefinite plural)
framhjáhlaupanna (definite genitive plural)

Svartur drap peð hvíts í framhjáhlaupi.


hrókering

hrókering f (genitive singular hrókeringar, nominative plural hrókeringar)

hrókeringar (genitive singular)
hrókeringar (nominative plural)
hrókering (indefinite nominative singular)
hrókeringin (definite nominative singular)
hrókeringar (indefinite nominative plural)
hrókeringarnar (definite nominative plural)
hrókeringu (accusative indefinite singular)
hrókeringuna (accusative definite singular)
hrókeringar (accusative indefinite plural)
hrókeringarnar (accusative definite plural)
hrókeringu (dative indefinite singular)
hrókeringunni (dative definite singular)
hrókeringum (dative indefinite plural)
hrókeringunum (dative definite plural)
hrókeringar (genitive indefinite singular)
hrókeringarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hrókeringa (genitive indefinite plural)
hrókeringanna (definite genitive plural)


kattardýr

kattardýr n (genitive singular kattardýrs, nominative plural kattardýr)

kattardýrs (genitive singular)
kattardýr (nominative plural)
kattardýr (indefinite nominative singular)
kattardýrið (definite nominative singular)
kattardýr (indefinite nominative plural)
kattardýrin (definite nominative plural)
kattardýr (accusative indefinite singular)
kattardýrið (accusative definite singular)
kattardýr (accusative indefinite plural)
kattardýrin (accusative definite plural)
kattardýri (dative indefinite singular)
kattardýrinu (dative definite singular)
kattardýrum (dative indefinite plural)
kattardýrunum (dative definite plural)
kattardýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
kattardýrsins (definite genitive singular)
kattardýra (genitive indefinite plural)
kattardýranna (definite genitive plural)

(zoology) felid, feline (any member of the taxonomic family Felidae)


þynnka

þynnka f (genitive singular þynnku, nominative plural þynnkur)

þynnku (genitive singular)
þynnkur (nominative plural)
þynnka (indefinite nominative singular)
þynnkan (definite nominative singular)
þynnkur (indefinite nominative plural)
þynnkurnar (definite nominative plural)
þynnku (accusative indefinite singular)
þynnkuna (accusative definite singular)
þynnkur (accusative indefinite plural)
þynnkurnar (accusative definite plural)
þynnku (dative indefinite singular)
þynnkunni (dative definite singular)
þynnkum (dative indefinite plural)
þynnkunum (dative definite plural)
þynnku (genitive indefinite singular)
þynnkunnar (definite genitive singular)
þynnka (genitive indefinite plural)
þynnkanna (definite genitive plural)

(uncountable) the state of being thin; thinness

(countable) something that is thin (a thin sheet, thin porridge, etc.)

(uncountable) hangover (the state of being hungover)


lýðveldi

lýðveldi n (genitive singular lýðveldis, nominative plural lýðveldi)

lýðveldis (genitive singular)
lýðveldi (nominative plural)
lýðveldi (indefinite nominative singular)
lýðveldið (definite nominative singular)
lýðveldi (indefinite nominative plural)
lýðveldin (definite nominative plural)
lýðveldi (accusative indefinite singular)
lýðveldið (accusative definite singular)
lýðveldi (accusative indefinite plural)
lýðveldin (accusative definite plural)
lýðveldi (dative indefinite singular)
lýðveldinu (dative definite singular)
lýðveldum (dative indefinite plural)
lýðveldunum (dative definite plural)
lýðveldis (genitive indefinite singular)
lýðveldisins (definite genitive singular)
lýðvelda (genitive indefinite plural)
lýðveldanna (definite genitive plural)

From lýður (“people”) + veldi (“power, dominion”).


lýðræði

is-noun

lýðræði n (genitive singular lýðræðis, no plural)

lýðræðis (genitive singular)
lýðræði (indefinite nominative singular)
lýðræðið (definite nominative singular)
lýðræði (accusative indefinite singular)
lýðræðið (accusative definite singular)
lýðræði (dative indefinite singular)
lýðræðinu (dative definite singular)
lýðræðis (genitive indefinite singular)
lýðræðisins (definite genitive singular)


konungsríki

konungsríki n (genitive singular konungsríkis, nominative plural konungsríki)

konungsríkis (genitive singular)
konungsríki (nominative plural)
konungsríki (indefinite nominative singular)
konungsríkið (definite nominative singular)
konungsríki (indefinite nominative plural)
konungsríkin (definite nominative plural)
konungsríki (accusative indefinite singular)
konungsríkið (accusative definite singular)
konungsríki (accusative indefinite plural)
konungsríkin (accusative definite plural)
konungsríki (dative indefinite singular)
konungsríkinu (dative definite singular)
konungsríkjum (dative indefinite plural)
konungsríkjunum (dative definite plural)
konungsríkis (genitive indefinite singular)
konungsríkisins (definite genitive singular)
konungsríkja (genitive indefinite plural)
konungsríkjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse konungríki, from Proto-Germanic *kuningarīkiją. Equivalent to konungur (“king”) + ríki (“realm”). Compare Faroese kongaríki, Norwegian kongerike, Swedish kungarike, Danish kongerige, Dutch koninkrijk, German Königreich.


konungsveldi

konungsveldi n (genitive singular konungsveldis, nominative plural konungsveldi)

konungsveldis (genitive singular)
konungsveldi (nominative plural)
konungsveldi (indefinite nominative singular)
konungsveldið (definite nominative singular)
konungsveldi (indefinite nominative plural)
konungsveldin (definite nominative plural)
konungsveldi (accusative indefinite singular)
konungsveldið (accusative definite singular)
konungsveldi (accusative indefinite plural)
konungsveldin (accusative definite plural)
konungsveldi (dative indefinite singular)
konungsveldinu (dative definite singular)
konungsveldum (dative indefinite plural)
konungsveldunum (dative definite plural)
konungsveldis (genitive indefinite singular)
konungsveldisins (definite genitive singular)
konungsvelda (genitive indefinite plural)
konungsveldanna (definite genitive plural)

From konungur (“king”) + veldi (“dominion”).


spendýr

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)


kengúra

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”).


pokadýr

is-noun

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”).


dráp

dráp n (genitive singular dráps, nominative plural dráp)

dráps (genitive singular)
dráp (nominative plural)
dráp (indefinite nominative singular)
drápið (definite nominative singular)
dráp (indefinite nominative plural)
drápin (definite nominative plural)
dráp (accusative indefinite singular)
drápið (accusative definite singular)
dráp (accusative indefinite plural)
drápin (accusative definite plural)
drápi (dative indefinite singular)
drápinu (dative definite singular)
drápum (dative indefinite plural)
drápunum (dative definite plural)
dráps (genitive indefinite singular)
drápsins (definite genitive singular)
drápa (genitive indefinite plural)
drápanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dráp, from the verb drepa (“to kill, slay”). Cognate with Swedish dråp (“manslaughter”).


poki

poki m (genitive singular poka, nominative plural pokar)

poka (genitive singular)
pokar (nominative plural)
poki (indefinite nominative singular)
pokinn (definite nominative singular)
pokar (indefinite nominative plural)
pokarnir (definite nominative plural)
poka (accusative indefinite singular)
pokann (accusative definite singular)
poka (accusative indefinite plural)
pokana (accusative definite plural)
poka (dative indefinite singular)
pokanum (dative definite singular)
pokum (dative indefinite plural)
pokunum (dative definite plural)
poka (genitive indefinite singular)
pokans (definite genitive singular)
poka (genitive indefinite plural)
pokanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse poki, from Proto-Germanic *pukô.

(zoology) pouch (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young)


blóraböggull

blóraböggull m (genitive singular blórabögguls, nominative plural blórabögglar)

blórabögguls (genitive singular)
blórabögglar (nominative plural)
blóraböggull (indefinite nominative singular)
blóraböggullinn (definite nominative singular)
blórabögglar (indefinite nominative plural)
blórabögglarnir (definite nominative plural)
blóraböggul (accusative indefinite singular)
blóraböggulinn (accusative definite singular)
blóraböggla (accusative indefinite plural)
blórabögglana (accusative definite plural)
blóraböggli (dative indefinite singular)
blórabögglinum (dative definite singular)
blórabögglum (dative indefinite plural)
blórabögglunum (dative definite plural)
blórabögguls (genitive indefinite singular)
blóraböggulsins (definite genitive singular)
blóraböggla (genitive indefinite plural)
blórabögglanna (definite genitive plural)


heimsendir

heimsendir m (genitive singular heimsendis, no plural)

heimsendis (genitive singular)
heimsendir (indefinite nominative singular)
heimsendirinn (definite nominative singular)
heimsendi (accusative indefinite singular)
heimsendinn (accusative definite singular)
heimsendi (dative indefinite singular)
heimsendinum (dative definite singular)
heimsendis (genitive indefinite singular)
heimsendisins (definite genitive singular)

From heimur (“world”) + endir (“ending”).


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?


hné

hné n (genitive singular hnés, nominative plural hné)

hnés (genitive singular)
hné (nominative plural)
hné (indefinite nominative singular)
hnéð (definite nominative singular)
hné (indefinite nominative plural)
hnén (definite nominative plural)
hné (accusative indefinite singular)
hnéð (accusative definite singular)
hné (accusative indefinite plural)
hnén (accusative definite plural)
hné (dative indefinite singular)
hnénu (dative definite singular)
hnjám (dative indefinite plural)
hnjánum (dative definite plural)
hnés (genitive indefinite singular)
hnésins (definite genitive singular)
hnjáa (genitive indefinite plural)
hnjánna (definite genitive plural)

From older kné (h- began to replace k- in the 1500s), from Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.


urt

urt f (genitive singular urtar, nominative plural urtir)

urtar (genitive singular)
urtir (nominative plural)
urt (indefinite nominative singular)
urtin (definite nominative singular)
urtir (indefinite nominative plural)
urtirnar (definite nominative plural)
urt (accusative indefinite singular)
urtina (accusative definite singular)
urtir (accusative indefinite plural)
urtirnar (accusative definite plural)
urt (dative indefinite singular)
urtinni (dative definite singular)
urtum (dative indefinite plural)
urtunum (dative definite plural)
urtar (genitive indefinite singular)
urtarinnar (definite genitive singular)
urta (genitive indefinite plural)
urtanna (definite genitive plural)


ljóð

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.


rennibekkur

rennibekkur m (genitive singular rennibekkjar or rennibekks, nominative plural rennibekkir)

rennibekkjar (genitive singular)
rennibekks (genitive singular)
rennibekkir (nominative plural)
rennibekkur (indefinite nominative singular)
rennibekkurinn (definite nominative singular)
rennibekkir (indefinite nominative plural)
rennibekkirnir (definite nominative plural)
rennibekk (accusative indefinite singular)
rennibekkinn (accusative definite singular)
rennibekki (accusative indefinite plural)
rennibekkina (accusative definite plural)
rennibekk (dative indefinite singular)
rennibekknum (dative definite singular)
rennibekkjum (dative indefinite plural)
rennibekkjunum (dative definite plural)
rennibekkjar (genitive indefinite singular)
rennibekks (genitive indefinite singular)
rennibekkjarins (definite genitive singular)
rennibekksins (definite genitive singular)
rennibekkja (genitive indefinite plural)
rennibekkjanna (definite genitive plural)


ópall

ópall m (genitive singular ópals, nominative plural ópalar)

ópals (genitive singular)
ópalar (nominative plural)
ópall (indefinite nominative singular)
ópallinn (definite nominative singular)
ópalar (indefinite nominative plural)
ópalarnir (definite nominative plural)
ópal (accusative indefinite singular)
ópalinn (accusative definite singular)
ópala (accusative indefinite plural)
ópalana (accusative definite plural)
ópal (dative indefinite singular)
ópalnum (dative definite singular)
ópölum (dative indefinite plural)
ópölunum (dative definite plural)
ópals (genitive indefinite singular)
ópalsins (definite genitive singular)
ópala (genitive indefinite plural)
ópalanna (definite genitive plural)


demantur

demantur m (genitive singular demants, nominative plural demantar)

demants (genitive singular)
demantar (nominative plural)
demantur (indefinite nominative singular)
demanturinn (definite nominative singular)
demantar (indefinite nominative plural)
demantarnir (definite nominative plural)
demant (accusative indefinite singular)
demantinn (accusative definite singular)
demanta (accusative indefinite plural)
demantana (accusative definite plural)
demanti (dative indefinite singular)
demantinum (dative definite singular)
demöntum (dative indefinite plural)
demöntunum (dative definite plural)
demants (genitive indefinite singular)
demantsins (definite genitive singular)
demanta (genitive indefinite plural)
demantanna (definite genitive plural)


rúbín

rúbín m (genitive singular rúbíns, nominative plural rúbínar)

rúbíns (genitive singular)
rúbínar (nominative plural)
rúbín (indefinite nominative singular)
rúbíninn (definite nominative singular)
rúbínar (indefinite nominative plural)
rúbínarnir (definite nominative plural)
rúbín (accusative indefinite singular)
rúbíninn (accusative definite singular)
rúbína (accusative indefinite plural)
rúbínana (accusative definite plural)
rúbín (dative indefinite singular)
rúbíninum (dative definite singular)
rúbínum (dative indefinite plural)
rúbínunum (dative definite plural)
rúbíns (genitive indefinite singular)
rúbínsins (definite genitive singular)
rúbína (genitive indefinite plural)
rúbínanna (definite genitive plural)


roðasteinn

roðasteinn m (genitive singular roðasteins, nominative plural roðasteinar)

roðasteins (genitive singular)
roðasteinar (nominative plural)
roðasteinn (indefinite nominative singular)
roðasteinninn (definite nominative singular)
roðasteinar (indefinite nominative plural)
roðasteinarnir (definite nominative plural)
roðastein (accusative indefinite singular)
roðasteininn (accusative definite singular)
roðasteina (accusative indefinite plural)
roðasteinana (accusative definite plural)
roðasteini (dative indefinite singular)
roðasteininum (dative definite singular)
roðasteinum (dative indefinite plural)
roðasteinunum (dative definite plural)
roðasteins (genitive indefinite singular)
roðasteinsins (definite genitive singular)
roðasteina (genitive indefinite plural)
roðasteinanna (definite genitive plural)


safír

safír m (genitive singular safírs, nominative plural safírar)

safírs (genitive singular)
safírar (nominative plural)
safír (indefinite nominative singular)
safírinn (definite nominative singular)
safírar (indefinite nominative plural)
safírarnir (definite nominative plural)
safír (accusative indefinite singular)
safírinn (accusative definite singular)
safíra (accusative indefinite plural)
safírana (accusative definite plural)
safír (dative indefinite singular)
safírnum (dative definite singular)
safírum (dative indefinite plural)
safírunum (dative definite plural)
safírs (genitive indefinite singular)
safírsins (definite genitive singular)
safíra (genitive indefinite plural)
safíranna (definite genitive plural)

16th century danish borrowing, ultimately from French saphir, from Latin sapphirus.


óður

óður m (genitive singular óðs, no plural)

óðs (genitive singular)
óður (indefinite nominative singular)
óðurinn (definite nominative singular)
óð (accusative indefinite singular)
óðinn (accusative definite singular)
óði (dative indefinite singular)
óð (dative indefinite singular)
óðnum (dative definite singular)
óðinum (dative definite singular)
óðs (genitive indefinite singular)
óðsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse óðr, from Proto-Germanic *wōþaz.


manni

manni m (genitive singular manna, nominative plural mannar)

manna (genitive singular)
mannar (nominative plural)
manni (indefinite nominative singular)
manninn (definite nominative singular)
mannar (indefinite nominative plural)
mannarnir (definite nominative plural)
manna (accusative indefinite singular)
mannann (accusative definite singular)
manna (accusative indefinite plural)
mannana (accusative definite plural)
manna (dative indefinite singular)
mannanum (dative definite singular)
mönnum (dative indefinite plural)
mönnunum (dative definite plural)
manna (genitive indefinite singular)
mannans (definite genitive singular)
manna (genitive indefinite plural)
mannanna (definite genitive plural)

(dated) man, you there (as an informal term of address)

a type of card game played by three people


gifta

gifta f (genitive singular giftu, no plural)

giftu (genitive singular)
gifta (indefinite nominative singular)
giftan (definite nominative singular)
giftu (accusative indefinite singular)
giftuna (accusative definite singular)
giftu (dative indefinite singular)
giftunni (dative definite singular)
giftu (genitive indefinite singular)
giftunnar (definite genitive singular)


einnar nætur gaman

einnar nætur gaman n (genitive singular einnar nætur gamans, no plural)

einnar nætur gamans (genitive singular)
einnar nætur gaman (indefinite nominative singular)
einnar nætur gamanið (definite nominative singular)
einnar nætur gamnið (definite nominative singular uncommon)
einnar nætur gaman (accusative indefinite singular)
einnar nætur gamanið (accusative definite singular)
einnar nætur gamnið (accusative definite singular uncommon)
einnar nætur gamni (dative indefinite singular)
einnar nætur gamninu (dative definite singular)
einnar nætur gamans (genitive indefinite singular)
einnar nætur gamansins (definite genitive singular)


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).


aðal

aðal n (genitive singular aðals, no plural)

aðals (genitive singular)
aðal (indefinite nominative singular)
aðalið (definite nominative singular)
aðal (accusative indefinite singular)
aðalið (accusative definite singular)
aðali (dative indefinite singular)
aðalinu (dative definite singular)
aðals (genitive indefinite singular)
aðalsins (definite genitive singular)


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)


sárasótt

sárasótt f (genitive singular sárasóttar, no plural)

sárasóttar (genitive singular)
sárasótt (indefinite nominative singular)
sárasóttin (definite nominative singular)
sárasótt (accusative indefinite singular)
sárasóttina (accusative definite singular)
sárasótt (dative indefinite singular)
sárasóttinni (dative definite singular)
sárasóttar (genitive indefinite singular)
sárasóttarinnar (definite genitive singular)


alnæmi

alnæmi n (genitive singular alnæmis, no plural)

alnæmis (genitive singular)
alnæmi (indefinite nominative singular)
alnæmið (definite nominative singular)
alnæmi (accusative indefinite singular)
alnæmið (accusative definite singular)
alnæmi (dative indefinite singular)
alnæminu (dative definite singular)
alnæmis (genitive indefinite singular)
alnæmisins (definite genitive singular)

acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome

(neologism) acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS


belja

belja f (genitive singular belju, nominative plural beljur)

belju (genitive singular)
beljur (nominative plural)
belja (indefinite nominative singular)
beljan (definite nominative singular)
beljur (indefinite nominative plural)
beljurnar (definite nominative plural)
belju (accusative indefinite singular)
beljuna (accusative definite singular)
beljur (accusative indefinite plural)
beljurnar (accusative definite plural)
belju (dative indefinite singular)
beljunni (dative definite singular)
beljum (dative indefinite plural)
beljunum (dative definite plural)
belju (genitive indefinite singular)
beljunnar (definite genitive singular)
belja (genitive indefinite plural)
beljanna (definite genitive plural)

An imitative derivative of sense 1.
The box wine meaning may be derived from the fact that one "milks" the box wine to get the wine.

(derogatory, offensive) disgusting woman; bitch


rennilás

rennilás m (genitive singular renniláss, nominative plural rennilásar)

renniláss (genitive singular)
rennilásar (nominative plural)
rennilás (indefinite nominative singular)
rennilásinn (definite nominative singular)
rennilásar (indefinite nominative plural)
rennilásarnir (definite nominative plural)
rennilás (accusative indefinite singular)
rennilásinn (accusative definite singular)
rennilása (accusative indefinite plural)
rennilásana (accusative definite plural)
rennilás (dative indefinite singular)
rennilási (dative indefinite singular)
rennilásnum (dative definite singular)
rennilásum (dative indefinite plural)
rennilásunum (dative definite plural)
renniláss (genitive indefinite singular)
rennilássins (definite genitive singular)
rennilása (genitive indefinite plural)
rennilásanna (definite genitive plural)


forrit

forrit n (genitive singular forrits, nominative plural forrit)

forrits (genitive singular)
forrit (nominative plural)
forrit (indefinite nominative singular)
forritið (definite nominative singular)
forrit (indefinite nominative plural)
forritin (definite nominative plural)
forrit (accusative indefinite singular)
forritið (accusative definite singular)
forrit (accusative indefinite plural)
forritin (accusative definite plural)
forriti (dative indefinite singular)
forritinu (dative definite singular)
forritum (dative indefinite plural)
forritunum (dative definite plural)
forrits (genitive indefinite singular)
forritsins (definite genitive singular)
forrita (genitive indefinite plural)
forritanna (definite genitive plural)

From for- (“pre-, pro-”) + rit (“writ, writing”). Calque of English program, which is derived from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”) + γράμμα (grámma, “writing”).

compound

(computing) program, application, application program


forritari

is-noun

forritari m (genitive singular forritara, nominative plural forritarar)

forritara (genitive singular)
forritarar (nominative plural)
forritari (indefinite nominative singular)
forritarinn (definite nominative singular)
forritarar (indefinite nominative plural)
forritararnir (definite nominative plural)
forritara (accusative indefinite singular)
forritarann (accusative definite singular)
forritara (accusative indefinite plural)
forritarana (accusative definite plural)
forritara (dative indefinite singular)
forritaranum (dative definite singular)
forriturum (dative indefinite plural)
forriturunum (dative definite plural)
forritara (genitive indefinite singular)
forritarans (definite genitive singular)
forritara (genitive indefinite plural)
forritaranna (definite genitive plural)

Hún er góður forritari.


forritun

forritun f (genitive singular forritunar, no plural)

forritunar (genitive singular)
forritun (indefinite nominative singular)
forritunin (definite nominative singular)
forritun (accusative indefinite singular)
forritunina (accusative definite singular)
forritun (dative indefinite singular)
forrituninni (dative definite singular)
forritunar (genitive indefinite singular)
forritunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


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)


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


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.


læri

læri n (genitive singular læris, nominative plural læri)

læris (genitive singular)
læri (nominative plural)
læri (indefinite nominative singular)
lærið (definite nominative singular)
læri (indefinite nominative plural)
lærin (definite nominative plural)
læri (accusative indefinite singular)
lærið (accusative definite singular)
læri (accusative indefinite plural)
lærin (accusative definite plural)
læri (dative indefinite singular)
lærinu (dative definite singular)
lærum (dative indefinite plural)
lærunum (dative definite plural)
læris (genitive indefinite singular)
lærisins (definite genitive singular)
læra (genitive indefinite plural)
læranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lær, from Proto-Germanic *lahwaz.


læri

læri n (genitive singular læris, no plural)

læris (genitive singular)
læri (indefinite nominative singular)
lærið (definite nominative singular)
læri (accusative indefinite singular)
lærið (accusative definite singular)
læri (dative indefinite singular)
lærinu (dative definite singular)
læris (genitive indefinite singular)
lærisins (definite genitive singular)


kálfi

kálfi m (genitive singular kálfa, nominative plural kálfar)

kálfa (genitive singular)
kálfar (nominative plural)
kálfi (indefinite nominative singular)
kálfinn (definite nominative singular)
kálfar (indefinite nominative plural)
kálfarnir (definite nominative plural)
kálfa (accusative indefinite singular)
kálfann (accusative definite singular)
kálfa (accusative indefinite plural)
kálfana (accusative definite plural)
kálfa (dative indefinite singular)
kálfanum (dative definite singular)
kálfum (dative indefinite plural)
kálfunum (dative definite plural)
kálfa (genitive indefinite singular)
kálfans (definite genitive singular)
kálfa (genitive indefinite plural)
kálfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kalfi, of unknown origin.


kálfi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


kínverska

is-noun

kínverska f (genitive singular kínversku, no plural)

kínversku (genitive singular)
kínverska (indefinite nominative singular)
kínverskan (definite nominative singular)
kínversku (accusative indefinite singular)
kínverskuna (accusative definite singular)
kínversku (dative indefinite singular)
kínverskunni (dative definite singular)
kínversku (genitive indefinite singular)
kínverskunnar (definite genitive singular)


heiðni

heiðni f (genitive singular heiðni, no plural)

heiðni (genitive singular)
heiðni (indefinite nominative singular)
heiðnin (definite nominative singular)
heiðni (accusative indefinite singular)
heiðnina (accusative definite singular)
heiðni (dative indefinite singular)
heiðninni (dative definite singular)
heiðni (genitive indefinite singular)
heiðninnar (definite genitive singular)


basi

basi m (genitive singular basa, nominative plural basar)

basa (genitive singular)
basar (nominative plural)
basi (indefinite nominative singular)
basinn (definite nominative singular)
basar (indefinite nominative plural)
basarnir (definite nominative plural)
basa (accusative indefinite singular)
basann (accusative definite singular)
basa (accusative indefinite plural)
basana (accusative definite plural)
basa (dative indefinite singular)
basanum (dative definite singular)
bösum (dative indefinite plural)
bösunum (dative definite plural)
basa (genitive indefinite singular)
basans (definite genitive singular)
basa (genitive indefinite plural)
basanna (definite genitive plural)


grunnur

grunnur m (genitive singular grunns, nominative plural grunnar)

grunns (genitive singular)
grunnar (nominative plural)
grunnur (indefinite nominative singular)
grunnurinn (definite nominative singular)
grunnar (indefinite nominative plural)
grunnarnir (definite nominative plural)
grunn (accusative indefinite singular)
grunninn (accusative definite singular)
grunna (accusative indefinite plural)
grunnana (accusative definite plural)
grunni (dative indefinite singular)
grunninum (dative definite singular)
grunnum (dative indefinite plural)
grunnunum (dative definite plural)
grunns (genitive indefinite singular)
grunnsins (definite genitive singular)
grunna (genitive indefinite plural)
grunnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse grunnr, from Proto-Germanic *grunþaz, *grunþuz.


joð

joð n (genitive singular joðs, no plural)

joðs (genitive singular)
joð (indefinite nominative singular)
joðið (definite nominative singular)
joð (accusative indefinite singular)
joðið (accusative definite singular)
joði (dative indefinite singular)
joðinu (dative definite singular)
joðs (genitive indefinite singular)
joðsins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from French iode; compare German Jod.


joð

joð n (genitive singular joðs, nominative plural joð)

joðs (genitive singular)
joð (nominative plural)
joð (indefinite nominative singular)
joðið (definite nominative singular)
joð (indefinite nominative plural)
joðin (definite nominative plural)
joð (accusative indefinite singular)
joðið (accusative definite singular)
joð (accusative indefinite plural)
joðin (accusative definite plural)
joði (dative indefinite singular)
joðinu (dative definite singular)
joðum (dative indefinite plural)
joðunum (dative definite plural)
joðs (genitive indefinite singular)
joðsins (definite genitive singular)
joða (genitive indefinite plural)
joðanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “iota”).


olnbogi

is-noun

olnbogi m (genitive singular olnboga, nominative plural olnbogar)

olnboga (genitive singular)
olnbogar (nominative plural)
olnbogi (indefinite nominative singular)
olnboginn (definite nominative singular)
olnbogar (indefinite nominative plural)
olnbogarnir (definite nominative plural)
olnboga (accusative indefinite singular)
olnbogann (accusative definite singular)
olnboga (accusative indefinite plural)
olnbogana (accusative definite plural)
olnboga (dative indefinite singular)
olnboganum (dative definite singular)
olnbogum (dative indefinite plural)
olnbogunum (dative definite plural)
olnboga (genitive indefinite singular)
olnbogans (definite genitive singular)
olnboga (genitive indefinite plural)
olnboganna (definite genitive plural)
olbogi (alternative nonstandard)

From Old Norse ǫlnbogi, alnbogi, from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô. More at elbow.


lófi

lófi m (genitive singular lófa, nominative plural lófar)

lófa (genitive singular)
lófar (nominative plural)
lófi (indefinite nominative singular)
lófinn (definite nominative singular)
lófar (indefinite nominative plural)
lófarnir (definite nominative plural)
lófa (accusative indefinite singular)
lófann (accusative definite singular)
lófa (accusative indefinite plural)
lófana (accusative definite plural)
lófa (dative indefinite singular)
lófanum (dative definite singular)
lófum (dative indefinite plural)
lófunum (dative definite plural)
lófa (genitive indefinite singular)
lófans (definite genitive singular)
lófa (genitive indefinite plural)
lófanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lófi, from Proto-Germanic *lōfô.


listi

listi m (genitive singular lista, nominative plural listar)

lista (genitive singular)
listar (nominative plural)
listi (indefinite nominative singular)
listinn (definite nominative singular)
listar (indefinite nominative plural)
listarnir (definite nominative plural)
lista (accusative indefinite singular)
listann (accusative definite singular)
lista (accusative indefinite plural)
listana (accusative definite plural)
lista (dative indefinite singular)
listanum (dative definite singular)
listum (dative indefinite plural)
listunum (dative definite plural)
lista (genitive indefinite singular)
listans (definite genitive singular)
lista (genitive indefinite plural)
listanna (definite genitive plural)


salvi

salvi m (genitive singular salva, nominative plural salvar)

salva (genitive singular)
salvar (nominative plural)
salvi (indefinite nominative singular)
salvinn (definite nominative singular)
salvar (indefinite nominative plural)
salvarnir (definite nominative plural)
salva (accusative indefinite singular)
salvann (accusative definite singular)
salva (accusative indefinite plural)
salvana (accusative definite plural)
salva (dative indefinite singular)
salvanum (dative definite singular)
sölvum (dative indefinite plural)
sölvunum (dative definite plural)
salva (genitive indefinite singular)
salvans (definite genitive singular)
salva (genitive indefinite plural)
salvanna (definite genitive plural)
salfi (alternative obsolete)

First recorded in the 17th century. From Danish salve, from Middle Low German salve, from Old Saxon salva, from Proto-West Germanic *salbu.


polli

polli m (genitive singular polla, nominative plural pollar)

polla (genitive singular)
pollar (nominative plural)
polli (indefinite nominative singular)
pollinn (definite nominative singular)
pollar (indefinite nominative plural)
pollarnir (definite nominative plural)
polla (accusative indefinite singular)
pollann (accusative definite singular)
polla (accusative indefinite plural)
pollana (accusative definite plural)
polla (dative indefinite singular)
pollanum (dative definite singular)
pollum (dative indefinite plural)
pollunum (dative definite plural)
polla (genitive indefinite singular)
pollans (definite genitive singular)
polla (genitive indefinite plural)
pollanna (definite genitive plural)

(nautical) bollard (post to which a mooring line is fastened)

(informal, often derogatory) a little boy


fleyta

fleyta f (genitive singular fleytu, nominative plural fleytur)

fleytu (genitive singular)
fleytur (nominative plural)
fleyta (indefinite nominative singular)
fleytan (definite nominative singular)
fleytur (indefinite nominative plural)
fleyturnar (definite nominative plural)
fleytu (accusative indefinite singular)
fleytuna (accusative definite singular)
fleytur (accusative indefinite plural)
fleyturnar (accusative definite plural)
fleytu (dative indefinite singular)
fleytunni (dative definite singular)
fleytum (dative indefinite plural)
fleytunum (dative definite plural)
fleytu (genitive indefinite singular)
fleytunnar (definite genitive singular)
fleytna (genitive indefinite plural)
fleyta (genitive indefinite plural)
fleytnanna (definite genitive plural)
fleytanna (definite genitive plural)


hnakki

hnakki m (genitive singular hnakka, nominative plural hnakkar)

hnakka (genitive singular)
hnakkar (nominative plural)
hnakki (indefinite nominative singular)
hnakkinn (definite nominative singular)
hnakkar (indefinite nominative plural)
hnakkarnir (definite nominative plural)
hnakka (accusative indefinite singular)
hnakkann (accusative definite singular)
hnakka (accusative indefinite plural)
hnakkana (accusative definite plural)
hnakka (dative indefinite singular)
hnakkanum (dative definite singular)
hnökkum (dative indefinite plural)
hnökkunum (dative definite plural)
hnakka (genitive indefinite singular)
hnakkans (definite genitive singular)
hnakka (genitive indefinite plural)
hnakkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.
Origin of the slang sense is uncertain. May be derived from the meat sense, in connection with skinka (“ham”), which is also used in a similar slang sense, or it may refer to the associated hairstyle (popular between 2005 and 2010) in which the only the hair of the back of the head points outwards.

is:Hnakki (líffræði)
is:Hnakki (tíska)
is:hnakki

shoulder (meat behind an animals head, e.g. on a pig or fish)

(slang, derogatory) a stereotypical grouping of superficial juveniles associated with sport, fitness and tanning, that often bleach their hair and dress fashionably, somewhat similar to a jock. Used primarily between 2005 and 2010.


stappa

stappa f (genitive singular stöppu, nominative plural stöppur)

stöppu (genitive singular)
stöppur (nominative plural)
stappa (indefinite nominative singular)
stappan (definite nominative singular)
stöppur (indefinite nominative plural)
stöppurnar (definite nominative plural)
stöppu (accusative indefinite singular)
stöppuna (accusative definite singular)
stöppur (accusative indefinite plural)
stöppurnar (accusative definite plural)
stöppu (dative indefinite singular)
stöppunni (dative definite singular)
stöppum (dative indefinite plural)
stöppunum (dative definite plural)
stöppu (genitive indefinite singular)
stöppunnar (definite genitive singular)
stappa (genitive indefinite plural)
stappanna (definite genitive plural)


estragon

estragon n (genitive singular estragons, no plural)

estragons (genitive singular)
estragon (indefinite nominative singular)
estragonið (definite nominative singular)
estragon (accusative indefinite singular)
estragonið (accusative definite singular)
estragoni (dative indefinite singular)
estragoninu (dative definite singular)
estragons (genitive indefinite singular)
estragonsins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from French estragon (“tarragon”).


vendi

inflection of vöndur:
indefinite dative singular

inflection of vöndur:
indefinite accusative plural


kontrabassi

is-noun

kontrabassi m (genitive singular kontrabassa, nominative plural kontrabassar)

kontrabassa (genitive singular)
kontrabassar (nominative plural)
kontrabassi (indefinite nominative singular)
kontrabassinn (definite nominative singular)
kontrabassar (indefinite nominative plural)
kontrabassarnir (definite nominative plural)
kontrabassa (accusative indefinite singular)
kontrabassann (accusative definite singular)
kontrabassa (accusative indefinite plural)
kontrabassana (accusative definite plural)
kontrabassa (dative indefinite singular)
kontrabassanum (dative definite singular)
kontrabössum (dative indefinite plural)
kontrabössunum (dative definite plural)
kontrabassa (genitive indefinite singular)
kontrabassans (definite genitive singular)
kontrabassa (genitive indefinite plural)
kontrabassanna (definite genitive plural)

contrabass, double bass (string instrument)

contrabass (musical range or an undefined instrument in that range)


sneriltromma

sneriltromma f (genitive singular sneriltrommu, nominative plural sneriltrommur)

sneriltrommu (genitive singular)
sneriltrommur (nominative plural)
sneriltromma (indefinite nominative singular)
sneriltromman (definite nominative singular)
sneriltrommur (indefinite nominative plural)
sneriltrommurnar (definite nominative plural)
sneriltrommu (accusative indefinite singular)
sneriltrommuna (accusative definite singular)
sneriltrommur (accusative indefinite plural)
sneriltrommurnar (accusative definite plural)
sneriltrommu (dative indefinite singular)
sneriltrommunni (dative definite singular)
sneriltrommum (dative indefinite plural)
sneriltrommunum (dative definite plural)
sneriltrommu (genitive indefinite singular)
sneriltrommunnar (definite genitive singular)
sneriltromma (genitive indefinite plural)
sneriltrommanna (definite genitive plural)


klukkutími

klukkutími m (genitive singular klukkutíma, nominative plural klukkutímar)

klukkutíma (genitive singular)
klukkutímar (nominative plural)
klukkutími (indefinite nominative singular)
klukkutíminn (definite nominative singular)
klukkutímar (indefinite nominative plural)
klukkutímarnir (definite nominative plural)
klukkutíma (accusative indefinite singular)
klukkutímann (accusative definite singular)
klukkutíma (accusative indefinite plural)
klukkutímana (accusative definite plural)
klukkutíma (dative indefinite singular)
klukkutímanum (dative definite singular)
klukkutímum (dative indefinite plural)
klukkutímunum (dative definite plural)
klukkutíma (genitive indefinite singular)
klukkutímans (definite genitive singular)
klukkutíma (genitive indefinite plural)
klukkutímanna (definite genitive plural)


kennslustund

kennslustund f (genitive singular kennslustundar, nominative plural kennslustundir)

kennslustundar (genitive singular)
kennslustundir (nominative plural)
kennslustund (indefinite nominative singular)
kennslustundin (definite nominative singular)
kennslustundir (indefinite nominative plural)
kennslustundirnar (definite nominative plural)
kennslustund (accusative indefinite singular)
kennslustundina (accusative definite singular)
kennslustundir (accusative indefinite plural)
kennslustundirnar (accusative definite plural)
kennslustund (dative indefinite singular)
kennslustundinni (dative definite singular)
kennslustundum (dative indefinite plural)
kennslustundunum (dative definite plural)
kennslustundar (genitive indefinite singular)
kennslustundarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kennslustunda (genitive indefinite plural)
kennslustundanna (definite genitive plural)

From kennsla (“teaching”) + stund (“time; hour”).


menntun

is-noun

menntun f (genitive singular menntunar, no plural)

menntunar (genitive singular)
menntun (indefinite nominative singular)
menntunin (definite nominative singular)
menntun (accusative indefinite singular)
menntunina (accusative definite singular)
menntun (dative indefinite singular)
menntuninni (dative definite singular)
menntunar (genitive indefinite singular)
menntunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


miga

miga f (genitive singular migu, nominative plural migur)

migu (genitive singular)
migur (nominative plural)
miga (indefinite nominative singular)
migan (definite nominative singular)
migur (indefinite nominative plural)
migurnar (definite nominative plural)
migu (accusative indefinite singular)
miguna (accusative definite singular)
migur (accusative indefinite plural)
migurnar (accusative definite plural)
migu (dative indefinite singular)
migunni (dative definite singular)
migum (dative indefinite plural)
migunum (dative definite plural)
migu (genitive indefinite singular)
migunnar (definite genitive singular)
migna (genitive indefinite plural)
miga (genitive indefinite plural)
mignanna (definite genitive plural)
miganna (definite genitive plural)


hlaðborð

hlaðborð n (genitive singular hlaðborðs, nominative plural hlaðborð)

hlaðborðs (genitive singular)
hlaðborð (nominative plural)
hlaðborð (indefinite nominative singular)
hlaðborðið (definite nominative singular)
hlaðborð (indefinite nominative plural)
hlaðborðin (definite nominative plural)
hlaðborð (accusative indefinite singular)
hlaðborðið (accusative definite singular)
hlaðborð (accusative indefinite plural)
hlaðborðin (accusative definite plural)
hlaðborði (dative indefinite singular)
hlaðborðinu (dative definite singular)
hlaðborðum (dative indefinite plural)
hlaðborðunum (dative definite plural)
hlaðborðs (genitive indefinite singular)
hlaðborðsins (definite genitive singular)
hlaðborða (genitive indefinite plural)
hlaðborðanna (definite genitive plural)


miðnætti

miðnætti n (genitive singular miðnættis, nominative plural miðnætti)

miðnættis (genitive singular)
miðnætti (nominative plural)
miðnætti (indefinite nominative singular)
miðnættið (definite nominative singular)
miðnætti (indefinite nominative plural)
miðnættin (definite nominative plural)
miðnætti (accusative indefinite singular)
miðnættið (accusative definite singular)
miðnætti (accusative indefinite plural)
miðnættin (accusative definite plural)
miðnætti (dative indefinite singular)
miðnættinu (dative definite singular)
miðnættum (dative indefinite plural)
miðnættunum (dative definite plural)
miðnættis (genitive indefinite singular)
miðnættisins (definite genitive singular)
miðnætta (genitive indefinite plural)
miðnættanna (definite genitive plural)


vani

vani m (genitive singular vana, nominative plural vanar)

vana (genitive singular)
vanar (nominative plural)
vani (indefinite nominative singular)
vaninn (definite nominative singular)
vanar (indefinite nominative plural)
vanarnir (definite nominative plural)
vana (accusative indefinite singular)
vanann (accusative definite singular)
vana (accusative indefinite plural)
vanana (accusative definite plural)
vana (dative indefinite singular)
vananum (dative definite singular)
vönum (dative indefinite plural)
vönunum (dative definite plural)
vana (genitive indefinite singular)
vanans (definite genitive singular)
vana (genitive indefinite plural)
vananna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vani (“a custom, a habit”).


organisti

organisti m (genitive singular organista, nominative plural organistar)

organista (genitive singular)
organistar (nominative plural)
organisti (indefinite nominative singular)
organistinn (definite nominative singular)
organistar (indefinite nominative plural)
organistarnir (definite nominative plural)
organista (accusative indefinite singular)
organistann (accusative definite singular)
organista (accusative indefinite plural)
organistana (accusative definite plural)
organista (dative indefinite singular)
organistanum (dative definite singular)
organistum (dative indefinite plural)
organistunum (dative definite plural)
organista (genitive indefinite singular)
organistans (definite genitive singular)
organista (genitive indefinite plural)
organistanna (definite genitive plural)


moli

moli m (genitive singular mola, nominative plural molar)

mola (genitive singular)
molar (nominative plural)
moli (indefinite nominative singular)
molinn (definite nominative singular)
molar (indefinite nominative plural)
molarnir (definite nominative plural)
mola (accusative indefinite singular)
molann (accusative definite singular)
mola (accusative indefinite plural)
molana (accusative definite plural)
mola (dative indefinite singular)
molanum (dative definite singular)
molum (dative indefinite plural)
molunum (dative definite plural)
mola (genitive indefinite singular)
molans (definite genitive singular)
mola (genitive indefinite plural)
molanna (definite genitive plural)


bossi

bossi m (genitive singular bossa, nominative plural bossar)

bossa (genitive singular)
bossar (nominative plural)
bossi (indefinite nominative singular)
bossinn (definite nominative singular)
bossar (indefinite nominative plural)
bossarnir (definite nominative plural)
bossa (accusative indefinite singular)
bossann (accusative definite singular)
bossa (accusative indefinite plural)
bossana (accusative definite plural)
bossa (dative indefinite singular)
bossanum (dative definite singular)
bossum (dative indefinite plural)
bossunum (dative definite plural)
bossa (genitive indefinite singular)
bossans (definite genitive singular)
bossa (genitive indefinite plural)
bossanna (definite genitive plural)

A hypocorism, from botn (“bottom”) + -si.

(informal) butt, bum (especially of children, when speaking to children or when implying cuteness)


bossi

bossa (genitive singular)
bossar (nominative plural)
bossi (indefinite nominative singular)
bossinn (definite nominative singular)
bossar (indefinite nominative plural)
bossarnir (definite nominative plural)
bossa (accusative indefinite singular)
bossann (accusative definite singular)
bossa (accusative indefinite plural)
bossana (accusative definite plural)
bossa (dative indefinite singular)
bossanum (dative definite singular)
bossum (dative indefinite plural)
bossunum (dative definite plural)
bossa (genitive indefinite singular)
bossans (definite genitive singular)
bossa (genitive indefinite plural)
bossanna (definite genitive plural)
boss (alternative)

(informal) boss (leader, person in charge)


labbi

labbi m (genitive singular labba, nominative plural labbar)

labba (genitive singular)
labbar (nominative plural)
labbi (indefinite nominative singular)
labbinn (definite nominative singular)
labbar (indefinite nominative plural)
labbarnir (definite nominative plural)
labba (accusative indefinite singular)
labbann (accusative definite singular)
labba (accusative indefinite plural)
labbana (accusative definite plural)
labba (dative indefinite singular)
labbanum (dative definite singular)
löbbum (dative indefinite plural)
löbbunum (dative definite plural)
labba (genitive indefinite singular)
labbans (definite genitive singular)
labba (genitive indefinite plural)
labbanna (definite genitive plural)


realismi

realismi m (genitive singular realisma, no plural)

realisma (genitive singular)
realismi (indefinite nominative singular)
realisminn (definite nominative singular)
realisma (accusative indefinite singular)
realismann (accusative definite singular)
realisma (dative indefinite singular)
realismanum (dative definite singular)
realisma (genitive indefinite singular)
realismans (definite genitive singular)


hornhraði

hornhraði m (genitive singular hornhraða, nominative plural hornhraðar)

hornhraða (genitive singular)
hornhraðar (nominative plural)
hornhraði (indefinite nominative singular)
hornhraðinn (definite nominative singular)
hornhraðar (indefinite nominative plural)
hornhraðarnir (definite nominative plural)
hornhraða (accusative indefinite singular)
hornhraðann (accusative definite singular)
hornhraða (accusative indefinite plural)
hornhraðana (accusative definite plural)
hornhraða (dative indefinite singular)
hornhraðanum (dative definite singular)
hornhröðum (dative indefinite plural)
hornhröðunum (dative definite plural)
hornhraða (genitive indefinite singular)
hornhraðans (definite genitive singular)
hornhraða (genitive indefinite plural)
hornhraðanna (definite genitive plural)

From horn (“angle, angular”, adjective) + hraði m (“velocity, speed”).


tossi

is-noun

tossi m (genitive singular tossa, nominative plural tossar)

tossa (genitive singular)
tossar (nominative plural)
tossi (indefinite nominative singular)
tossinn (definite nominative singular)
tossar (indefinite nominative plural)
tossarnir (definite nominative plural)
tossa (accusative indefinite singular)
tossann (accusative definite singular)
tossa (accusative indefinite plural)
tossana (accusative definite plural)
tossa (dative indefinite singular)
tossanum (dative definite singular)
tossum (dative indefinite plural)
tossunum (dative definite plural)
tossa (genitive indefinite singular)
tossans (definite genitive singular)
tossa (genitive indefinite plural)
tossanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þurs (“giant, ogre”). Compare Danish tosse (“simpleton”). The word appears around 1800.


marxismi

marxismi m (genitive singular marxisma, no plural)

marxisma (genitive singular)
marxismi (indefinite nominative singular)
marxisminn (definite nominative singular)
marxisma (accusative indefinite singular)
marxismann (accusative definite singular)
marxisma (dative indefinite singular)
marxismanum (dative definite singular)
marxisma (genitive indefinite singular)
marxismans (definite genitive singular)


marxisti

marxisti m (genitive singular marxista, nominative plural marxistar)

marxista (genitive singular)
marxistar (nominative plural)
marxisti (indefinite nominative singular)
marxistinn (definite nominative singular)
marxistar (indefinite nominative plural)
marxistarnir (definite nominative plural)
marxista (accusative indefinite singular)
marxistann (accusative definite singular)
marxista (accusative indefinite plural)
marxistana (accusative definite plural)
marxista (dative indefinite singular)
marxistanum (dative definite singular)
marxistum (dative indefinite plural)
marxistunum (dative definite plural)
marxista (genitive indefinite singular)
marxistans (definite genitive singular)
marxista (genitive indefinite plural)
marxistanna (definite genitive plural)


faggi

faggi m (genitive singular fagga, nominative plural faggar)

fagga (genitive singular)
faggar (nominative plural)
faggi (indefinite nominative singular)
fagginn (definite nominative singular)
faggar (indefinite nominative plural)
faggarnir (definite nominative plural)
fagga (accusative indefinite singular)
faggann (accusative definite singular)
fagga (accusative indefinite plural)
faggana (accusative definite plural)
fagga (dative indefinite singular)
fagganum (dative definite singular)
föggum (dative indefinite plural)
föggunum (dative definite plural)
fagga (genitive indefinite singular)
faggans (definite genitive singular)
fagga (genitive indefinite plural)
fagganna (definite genitive plural)

Farðu af spjallþræðinum, grunnskólafaggi!

Get off the thread, elementary school faggot!


millimetri

millimetri m (genitive singular millimetra, nominative plural millimetrar)

millimetra (genitive singular)
millimetrar (nominative plural)
millimetri (indefinite nominative singular)
millimetrinn (definite nominative singular)
millimetrar (indefinite nominative plural)
millimetrarnir (definite nominative plural)
millimetra (accusative indefinite singular)
millimetrann (accusative definite singular)
millimetra (accusative indefinite plural)
millimetrana (accusative definite plural)
millimetra (dative indefinite singular)
millimetranum (dative definite singular)
millimetrum (dative indefinite plural)
millimetrunum (dative definite plural)
millimetra (genitive indefinite singular)
millimetrans (definite genitive singular)
millimetra (genitive indefinite plural)
millimetranna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈmɪlːɪˌmɛːtrɪ/

From milli- (“milli-”) + metri (“metre”).


leysingi

leysingi m (genitive singular leysingja, nominative plural leysingjar)

leysingja (genitive singular)
leysingjar (nominative plural)
leysingi (indefinite nominative singular)
leysinginn (definite nominative singular)
leysingjar (indefinite nominative plural)
leysingjarnir (definite nominative plural)
leysingja (accusative indefinite singular)
leysingjann (accusative definite singular)
leysingja (accusative indefinite plural)
leysingjana (accusative definite plural)
leysingja (dative indefinite singular)
leysingjanum (dative definite singular)
leysingjum (dative indefinite plural)
leysingjunum (dative definite plural)
leysingja (genitive indefinite singular)
leysingjans (definite genitive singular)
leysingja (genitive indefinite plural)
leysingjanna (definite genitive plural)

a person who has been released from slavery; a freedman


skjáborðsmynd

skjáborðsmynd f (genitive singular skjáborðsmyndar, nominative plural skjáborðsmyndir)

skjáborðsmyndar (genitive singular)
skjáborðsmyndir (nominative plural)
skjáborðsmynd (indefinite nominative singular)
skjáborðsmyndin (definite nominative singular)
skjáborðsmyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
skjáborðsmyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
skjáborðsmynd (accusative indefinite singular)
skjáborðsmyndina (accusative definite singular)
skjáborðsmyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
skjáborðsmyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
skjáborðsmynd (dative indefinite singular)
skjáborðsmyndinni (dative definite singular)
skjáborðsmyndum (dative indefinite plural)
skjáborðsmyndunum (dative definite plural)
skjáborðsmyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
skjáborðsmyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
skjáborðsmynda (genitive indefinite plural)
skjáborðsmyndanna (definite genitive plural)

From skjáborð (“desktop”) + mynd (“picture”).


frumulíffæri

frumulíffæri n (genitive singular frumulíffæris, nominative plural frumulíffæri)

frumulíffæris (genitive singular)
frumulíffæri (nominative plural)
frumulíffæri (indefinite nominative singular)
frumulíffærið (definite nominative singular)
frumulíffæri (indefinite nominative plural)
frumulíffærin (definite nominative plural)
frumulíffæri (accusative indefinite singular)
frumulíffærið (accusative definite singular)
frumulíffæri (accusative indefinite plural)
frumulíffærin (accusative definite plural)
frumulíffæri (dative indefinite singular)
frumulíffærinu (dative definite singular)
frumulíffærum (dative indefinite plural)
frumulíffærunum (dative definite plural)
frumulíffæris (genitive indefinite singular)
frumulíffærisins (definite genitive singular)
frumulíffæra (genitive indefinite plural)
frumulíffæranna (definite genitive plural)

From fruma (“cell”) + líffæri (“organ”).


frumufræði

frumufræði f (genitive singular frumufræði, no plural)

frumufræði (genitive singular)
frumufræði (indefinite nominative singular)
frumufræðin (definite nominative singular)
frumufræði (accusative indefinite singular)
frumufræðina (accusative definite singular)
frumufræði (dative indefinite singular)
frumufræðinni (dative definite singular)
frumufræði (genitive indefinite singular)
frumufræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From fruma (“a cell”) + -fræði (“-ology”).


hvatberi

hvatberi m (genitive singular hvatbera, nominative plural hvatberar)

hvatbera (genitive singular)
hvatberar (nominative plural)
hvatberi (indefinite nominative singular)
hvatberinn (definite nominative singular)
hvatberar (indefinite nominative plural)
hvatberarnir (definite nominative plural)
hvatbera (accusative indefinite singular)
hvatberann (accusative definite singular)
hvatbera (accusative indefinite plural)
hvatberana (accusative definite plural)
hvatbera (dative indefinite singular)
hvatberanum (dative definite singular)
hvatberum (dative indefinite plural)
hvatberunum (dative definite plural)
hvatbera (genitive indefinite singular)
hvatberans (definite genitive singular)
hvatbera (genitive indefinite plural)
hvatberanna (definite genitive plural)


netkorn

netkorn n (genitive singular netkorns, nominative plural netkorn)

netkorns (genitive singular)
netkorn (nominative plural)
netkorn (indefinite nominative singular)
netkornið (definite nominative singular)
netkorn (indefinite nominative plural)
netkornin (definite nominative plural)
netkorn (accusative indefinite singular)
netkornið (accusative definite singular)
netkorn (accusative indefinite plural)
netkornin (accusative definite plural)
netkorni (dative indefinite singular)
netkorninu (dative definite singular)
netkornum (dative indefinite plural)
netkornunum (dative definite plural)
netkorns (genitive indefinite singular)
netkornsins (definite genitive singular)
netkorna (genitive indefinite plural)
netkornanna (definite genitive plural)


umfrymi

umfrymi n (genitive singular umfrymis, no plural)

umfrymis (genitive singular)
umfrymi (indefinite nominative singular)
umfrymið (definite nominative singular)
umfrymi (accusative indefinite singular)
umfrymið (accusative definite singular)
umfrymi (dative indefinite singular)
umfryminu (dative definite singular)
umfrymis (genitive indefinite singular)
umfrymisins (definite genitive singular)


frumuveggur

frumuveggur m (genitive singular frumuveggjar, nominative plural frumuveggir)

frumuveggjar (genitive singular)
frumuveggir (nominative plural)
frumuveggur (indefinite nominative singular)
frumuveggurinn (definite nominative singular)
frumuveggir (indefinite nominative plural)
frumuveggirnir (definite nominative plural)
frumuvegg (accusative indefinite singular)
frumuvegginn (accusative definite singular)
frumuveggi (accusative indefinite plural)
frumuveggina (accusative definite plural)
frumuvegg (dative indefinite singular)
frumuveggnum (dative definite singular)
frumuveggjum (dative indefinite plural)
frumuveggjunum (dative definite plural)
frumuveggjar (genitive indefinite singular)
frumuveggjarins (definite genitive singular)
frumuveggja (genitive indefinite plural)
frumuveggjanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈfrʏːmʏˌvɛkːʏr/


frumuhimna

frumuhimna f (genitive singular frumuhimnu, nominative plural frumuhimnur)

frumuhimnu (genitive singular)
frumuhimnur (nominative plural)
frumuhimna (indefinite nominative singular)
frumuhimnan (definite nominative singular)
frumuhimnur (indefinite nominative plural)
frumuhimnurnar (definite nominative plural)
frumuhimnu (accusative indefinite singular)
frumuhimnuna (accusative definite singular)
frumuhimnur (accusative indefinite plural)
frumuhimnurnar (accusative definite plural)
frumuhimnu (dative indefinite singular)
frumuhimnunni (dative definite singular)
frumuhimnum (dative indefinite plural)
frumuhimnunum (dative definite plural)
frumuhimnu (genitive indefinite singular)
frumuhimnunnar (definite genitive singular)
frumuhimna (genitive indefinite plural)
frumuhimnanna (definite genitive plural)

From fruma (“cell”) + himna (“membrane”).


leysibóla

leysibóla f (genitive singular leysibólu, nominative plural leysibólur)

leysibólu (genitive singular)
leysibólur (nominative plural)
leysibóla (indefinite nominative singular)
leysibólan (definite nominative singular)
leysibólur (indefinite nominative plural)
leysibólurnar (definite nominative plural)
leysibólu (accusative indefinite singular)
leysibóluna (accusative definite singular)
leysibólur (accusative indefinite plural)
leysibólurnar (accusative definite plural)
leysibólu (dative indefinite singular)
leysibólunni (dative definite singular)
leysibólum (dative indefinite plural)
leysibólunum (dative definite plural)
leysibólu (genitive indefinite singular)
leysibólunnar (definite genitive singular)
leysibólna (genitive indefinite plural)
leysibóla (genitive indefinite plural)
leysibólnanna (definite genitive plural)
leysibólanna (definite genitive plural)

From leysa (upp) (“to dissolve”) + bóla (“bubble”).


grænukorn

is-noun

grænukorn n (genitive singular grænukorns, nominative plural grænukorn)

grænukorns (genitive singular)
grænukorn (nominative plural)
grænukorn (indefinite nominative singular)
grænukornið (definite nominative singular)
grænukorn (indefinite nominative plural)
grænukornin (definite nominative plural)
grænukorn (accusative indefinite singular)
grænukornið (accusative definite singular)
grænukorn (accusative indefinite plural)
grænukornin (accusative definite plural)
grænukorni (dative indefinite singular)
grænukorninu (dative definite singular)
grænukornum (dative indefinite plural)
grænukornunum (dative definite plural)
grænukorns (genitive indefinite singular)
grænukornsins (definite genitive singular)
grænukorna (genitive indefinite plural)
grænukornanna (definite genitive plural)


frumefni

frumefni n (genitive singular frumefnis, nominative plural frumefni)

frumefnis (genitive singular)
frumefni (nominative plural)
frumefni (indefinite nominative singular)
frumefnið (definite nominative singular)
frumefni (indefinite nominative plural)
frumefnin (definite nominative plural)
frumefni (accusative indefinite singular)
frumefnið (accusative definite singular)
frumefni (accusative indefinite plural)
frumefnin (accusative definite plural)
frumefni (dative indefinite singular)
frumefninu (dative definite singular)
frumefnum (dative indefinite plural)
frumefnunum (dative definite plural)
frumefnis (genitive indefinite singular)
frumefnisins (definite genitive singular)
frumefna (genitive indefinite plural)
frumefnanna (definite genitive plural)

From frum- (“primordial”) + efni (“a chemical”).


nitur

is-noun

nitur n (genitive singular niturs, no plural)

niturs (genitive singular)
nitur (indefinite nominative singular)
nitrið (definite nominative singular)
nitur (accusative indefinite singular)
nitrið (accusative definite singular)
nitri (dative indefinite singular)
nitrinu (dative definite singular)
niturs (genitive indefinite singular)
nitursins (definite genitive singular)


kísill

kísill m (genitive singular kísils, no plural)

kísils (genitive singular)
kísill (indefinite nominative singular)
kísillinn (definite nominative singular)
kísil (accusative indefinite singular)
kísilinn (accusative definite singular)
kísil (dative indefinite singular)
kísli (dative indefinite singular)
kísilnum (dative definite singular)
kíslinum (dative definite singular)
kísils (genitive indefinite singular)
kísilsins (definite genitive singular)


kolefni

kolefni n (genitive singular kolefnis, nominative plural kolefni)

kolefnis (genitive singular)
kolefni (nominative plural)
kolefni (indefinite nominative singular)
kolefnið (definite nominative singular)
kolefni (indefinite nominative plural)
kolefnin (definite nominative plural)
kolefni (accusative indefinite singular)
kolefnið (accusative definite singular)
kolefni (accusative indefinite plural)
kolefnin (accusative definite plural)
kolefni (dative indefinite singular)
kolefninu (dative definite singular)
kolefnum (dative indefinite plural)
kolefnunum (dative definite plural)
kolefnis (genitive indefinite singular)
kolefnisins (definite genitive singular)
kolefna (genitive indefinite plural)
kolefnanna (definite genitive plural)

From kol (“coal”) + efni (“matter; material”).


brennisteinn

is-noun

brennisteinn m (genitive singular brennisteins, no plural)

brennisteins (genitive singular)
brennisteinn (indefinite nominative singular)
brennisteinninn (definite nominative singular)
brennistein (accusative indefinite singular)
brennisteininn (accusative definite singular)
brennisteini (dative indefinite singular)
brennisteininum (dative definite singular)
brennisteins (genitive indefinite singular)
brennisteinsins (definite genitive singular)

From brenna (“to burn”) + steinn (“stone”).


ál

áls (genitive singular)
ál (indefinite nominative singular)
álið (definite nominative singular)
ál (accusative indefinite singular)
álið (accusative definite singular)
áli (dative indefinite singular)
álinu (dative definite singular)
áls (genitive indefinite singular)
álsins (definite genitive singular)


ál

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


klór

is-noun

klór n (genitive singular klórs, no plural)

klórs (genitive singular)
klór (indefinite nominative singular)
klórið (definite nominative singular)
klór (accusative indefinite singular)
klórið (accusative definite singular)
klóri (dative indefinite singular)
klórinu (dative definite singular)
klórs (genitive indefinite singular)
klórsins (definite genitive singular)

writing (or a drawing) which is badly or hastily done; scrawl


klór

klór m (genitive singular klórs, no plural)

klórs (genitive singular)
klór (indefinite nominative singular)
klórinn (definite nominative singular)
klór (accusative indefinite singular)
klórinn (accusative definite singular)
klór (dative indefinite singular)
klórnum (dative definite singular)
klórs (genitive indefinite singular)
klórsins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Danish klor, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “yellowish green”).


platína

is-noun

platína f (genitive singular platínu, nominative plural platínur)

platínu (genitive singular)
platínur (nominative plural)
platína (indefinite nominative singular)
platínan (definite nominative singular)
platínur (indefinite nominative plural)
platínurnar (definite nominative plural)
platínu (accusative indefinite singular)
platínuna (accusative definite singular)
platínur (accusative indefinite plural)
platínurnar (accusative definite plural)
platínu (dative indefinite singular)
platínunni (dative definite singular)
platínum (dative indefinite plural)
platínunum (dative definite plural)
platínu (genitive indefinite singular)
platínunnar (definite genitive singular)
platína (genitive indefinite plural)
platínanna (definite genitive plural)


kopar

kopar m (genitive singular kopars, no plural)

kopars (genitive singular)
kopar (indefinite nominative singular)
koparinn (definite nominative singular)
kopar (accusative indefinite singular)
koparinn (accusative definite singular)
kopar (dative indefinite singular)
koparnum (dative definite singular)
kopars (genitive indefinite singular)
koparsins (definite genitive singular)

(uncountable) copper (a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29)


innihald

innihald n (genitive singular innihalds, no plural)

innihalds (genitive singular)
innihald (indefinite nominative singular)
innihaldið (definite nominative singular)
innihald (accusative indefinite singular)
innihaldið (accusative definite singular)
innihaldi (dative indefinite singular)
innihaldinu (dative definite singular)
innihalds (genitive indefinite singular)
innihaldsins (definite genitive singular)


skáldsaga

skáldsaga f (genitive singular skáldsögu, nominative plural skáldsögur)

skáldsögu (genitive singular)
skáldsögur (nominative plural)
skáldsaga (indefinite nominative singular)
skáldsagan (definite nominative singular)
skáldsögur (indefinite nominative plural)
skáldsögurnar (definite nominative plural)
skáldsögu (accusative indefinite singular)
skáldsöguna (accusative definite singular)
skáldsögur (accusative indefinite plural)
skáldsögurnar (accusative definite plural)
skáldsögu (dative indefinite singular)
skáldsögunni (dative definite singular)
skáldsögum (dative indefinite plural)
skáldsögunum (dative definite plural)
skáldsögu (genitive indefinite singular)
skáldsögunnar (definite genitive singular)
skáldsagna (genitive indefinite plural)
skáldsagnanna (definite genitive plural)


smásaga

smásaga f (genitive singular smásögu, nominative plural smásögur)

smásögu (genitive singular)
smásögur (nominative plural)
smásaga (indefinite nominative singular)
smásagan (definite nominative singular)
smásögur (indefinite nominative plural)
smásögurnar (definite nominative plural)
smásögu (accusative indefinite singular)
smásöguna (accusative definite singular)
smásögur (accusative indefinite plural)
smásögurnar (accusative definite plural)
smásögu (dative indefinite singular)
smásögunni (dative definite singular)
smásögum (dative indefinite plural)
smásögunum (dative definite plural)
smásögu (genitive indefinite singular)
smásögunnar (definite genitive singular)
smásagna (genitive indefinite plural)
smásagnanna (definite genitive plural)

From smá- (“small, little”) + saga (“story”).


örlög

örlög n pl (plural only, genitive plural örlaga)

örlaga (genitive plural)
örlög (indefinite nominative plural)
örlögin (definite nominative plural)
örlög (accusative indefinite plural)
örlögin (accusative definite plural)
örlögum (dative indefinite plural)
örlögunum (dative definite plural)
örlaga (genitive indefinite plural)
örlaganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ørlǫg, from Proto-Germanic *uzlagą.


guðlast

guðlast n (genitive singular guðlasts, no plural)

guðlasts (genitive singular)
guðlast (indefinite nominative singular)
guðlastið (definite nominative singular)
guðlast (accusative indefinite singular)
guðlastið (accusative definite singular)
guðlasti (dative indefinite singular)
guðlastinu (dative definite singular)
guðlasts (genitive indefinite singular)
guðlastsins (definite genitive singular)


rasskinn

rasskinn f (genitive singular rasskinnar, nominative plural rasskinnar)

rasskinnar (genitive singular)
rasskinnar (nominative plural)
rasskinn (indefinite nominative singular)
rasskinnin (definite nominative singular)
rasskinnar (indefinite nominative plural)
rasskinnarnar (definite nominative plural)
rasskinn (accusative indefinite singular)
rasskinnina (accusative definite singular)
rasskinnar (accusative indefinite plural)
rasskinnarnar (accusative definite plural)
rasskinn (dative indefinite singular)
rasskinninni (dative definite singular)
rasskinnum (dative indefinite plural)
rasskinnunum (dative definite plural)
rasskinnar (genitive indefinite singular)
rasskinnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
rasskinna (genitive indefinite plural)
rasskinnanna (definite genitive plural)

From rass (“buttocks, arse”) + kinn (“cheek”).


rass

is-noun

rass m (genitive singular rass, nominative plural rassar)

rass (genitive singular)
rassar (nominative plural)
rass (indefinite nominative singular)
rassinn (definite nominative singular)
rassar (indefinite nominative plural)
rassarnir (definite nominative plural)
rass (accusative indefinite singular)
rassinn (accusative definite singular)
rassa (accusative indefinite plural)
rassana (accusative definite plural)
rassi (dative indefinite singular)
rassinum (dative definite singular)
rössum (dative indefinite plural)
rössunum (dative definite plural)
rass (genitive indefinite singular)
rassins (definite genitive singular)
rassa (genitive indefinite plural)
rassanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rass, metathesis of Proto-Germanic *arsaz, cognate to English arse, ass, German Arsch, Dutch aars, Norwegian rass, and Swedish arsle, arsel. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órsos.

Hver kom við rassinn á mér?


melludólgur

melludólgur m (genitive singular melludólgs, nominative plural melludólgar)

melludólgs (genitive singular)
melludólgar (nominative plural)
melludólgur (indefinite nominative singular)
melludólgurinn (definite nominative singular)
melludólgar (indefinite nominative plural)
melludólgarnir (definite nominative plural)
melludólg (accusative indefinite singular)
melludólginn (accusative definite singular)
melludólga (accusative indefinite plural)
melludólgana (accusative definite plural)
melludólgi (dative indefinite singular)
melludólg (dative indefinite singular)
melludólgnum (dative definite singular)
melludólginum (dative definite singular)
melludólgum (dative indefinite plural)
melludólgunum (dative definite plural)
melludólgs (genitive indefinite singular)
melludólgsins (definite genitive singular)
melludólga (genitive indefinite plural)
melludólganna (definite genitive plural)


fnykur

fnykur m (genitive singular fnyks, nominative plural fnykir)

fnyks (genitive singular)
fnykir (nominative plural)
fnykur (indefinite nominative singular)
fnykurinn (definite nominative singular)
fnykir (indefinite nominative plural)
fnykirnir (definite nominative plural)
fnyk (accusative indefinite singular)
fnykinn (accusative definite singular)
fnyki (accusative indefinite plural)
fnykina (accusative definite plural)
fnyk (dative indefinite singular)
fnyknum (dative definite singular)
fnykjum (dative indefinite plural)
fnykjunum (dative definite plural)
fnyks (genitive indefinite singular)
fnyksins (definite genitive singular)
fnykja (genitive indefinite plural)
fnykjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *fnukjaz. Cognate with Danish fnug, Swedish fnugg.


tölvupóstur

tölvupóstur m (genitive singular tölvupósts, nominative plural tölvupóstar)

tölvupósts (genitive singular)
tölvupóstar (nominative plural)
tölvupóstur (indefinite nominative singular)
tölvupósturinn (definite nominative singular)
tölvupóstar (indefinite nominative plural)
tölvupóstarnir (definite nominative plural)
tölvupóst (accusative indefinite singular)
tölvupóstinn (accusative definite singular)
tölvupósta (accusative indefinite plural)
tölvupóstana (accusative definite plural)
tölvupósti (dative indefinite singular)
tölvupóstinum (dative definite singular)
tölvupóstum (dative indefinite plural)
tölvupóstunum (dative definite plural)
tölvupósts (genitive indefinite singular)
tölvupóstsins (definite genitive singular)
tölvupósta (genitive indefinite plural)
tölvupóstanna (definite genitive plural)

Compound of tölva (“computer”) + póstur (“mail”).

com+

Sendu mér bara tölvupóst.

Ég sendi þér myndina í gegnum tölvupósti.


fartölva

is-noun

fartölva f (genitive singular fartölvu, nominative plural fartölvur)

fartölvu (genitive singular)
fartölvur (nominative plural)
fartölva (indefinite nominative singular)
fartölvan (definite nominative singular)
fartölvur (indefinite nominative plural)
fartölvurnar (definite nominative plural)
fartölvu (accusative indefinite singular)
fartölvuna (accusative definite singular)
fartölvur (accusative indefinite plural)
fartölvurnar (accusative definite plural)
fartölvu (dative indefinite singular)
fartölvunni (dative definite singular)
fartölvum (dative indefinite plural)
fartölvunum (dative definite plural)
fartölvu (genitive indefinite singular)
fartölvunnar (definite genitive singular)
fartölva (genitive indefinite plural)
fartölvanna (definite genitive plural)

From far- (“mobile, distant”) + tölva (“a computer”); compare farsími (“a mobile”).

af

laptop, laptop computer, portable computer


borðtölva

is-noun

borðtölva f (genitive singular borðtölvu, nominative plural borðtölvur)

borðtölvu (genitive singular)
borðtölvur (nominative plural)
borðtölva (indefinite nominative singular)
borðtölvan (definite nominative singular)
borðtölvur (indefinite nominative plural)
borðtölvurnar (definite nominative plural)
borðtölvu (accusative indefinite singular)
borðtölvuna (accusative definite singular)
borðtölvur (accusative indefinite plural)
borðtölvurnar (accusative definite plural)
borðtölvu (dative indefinite singular)
borðtölvunni (dative definite singular)
borðtölvum (dative indefinite plural)
borðtölvunum (dative definite plural)
borðtölvu (genitive indefinite singular)
borðtölvunnar (definite genitive singular)
borðtölva (genitive indefinite plural)
borðtölvanna (definite genitive plural)

From borð (“table”) + tölva (“computer”).


lófatölva

lófatölva f (genitive singular lófatölvu, nominative plural lófatölvur)

lófatölvu (genitive singular)
lófatölvur (nominative plural)
lófatölva (indefinite nominative singular)
lófatölvan (definite nominative singular)
lófatölvur (indefinite nominative plural)
lófatölvurnar (definite nominative plural)
lófatölvu (accusative indefinite singular)
lófatölvuna (accusative definite singular)
lófatölvur (accusative indefinite plural)
lófatölvurnar (accusative definite plural)
lófatölvu (dative indefinite singular)
lófatölvunni (dative definite singular)
lófatölvum (dative indefinite plural)
lófatölvunum (dative definite plural)
lófatölvu (genitive indefinite singular)
lófatölvunnar (definite genitive singular)
lófatölva (genitive indefinite plural)
lófatölvanna (definite genitive plural)

From lófi (“palm”) + tölva (“computer”).

personal digital assistant
personal digital assistant


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”).


krabbi

krabbi m (genitive singular krabba, nominative plural krabbar)

krabba (genitive singular)
krabbar (nominative plural)
krabbi (indefinite nominative singular)
krabbinn (definite nominative singular)
krabbar (indefinite nominative plural)
krabbarnir (definite nominative plural)
krabba (accusative indefinite singular)
krabbann (accusative definite singular)
krabba (accusative indefinite plural)
krabbana (accusative definite plural)
krabba (dative indefinite singular)
krabbanum (dative definite singular)
kröbbum (dative indefinite plural)
kröbbunum (dative definite plural)
krabba (genitive indefinite singular)
krabbans (definite genitive singular)
krabba (genitive indefinite plural)
krabbanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse krabbi, from Proto-Germanic *krabbô.

(colloquial) cancer (disease, short for krabbamein)


krabbamein

krabbamein n (genitive singular krabbameins, nominative plural krabbamein)

krabbameins (genitive singular)
krabbamein (nominative plural)
krabbamein (indefinite nominative singular)
krabbameinið (definite nominative singular)
krabbamein (indefinite nominative plural)
krabbameinin (definite nominative plural)
krabbamein (accusative indefinite singular)
krabbameinið (accusative definite singular)
krabbamein (accusative indefinite plural)
krabbameinin (accusative definite plural)
krabbameini (dative indefinite singular)
krabbameininu (dative definite singular)
krabbameinum (dative indefinite plural)
krabbameinunum (dative definite plural)
krabbameins (genitive indefinite singular)
krabbameinsins (definite genitive singular)
krabbameina (genitive indefinite plural)
krabbameinanna (definite genitive plural)


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.


sængurver

is-noun

sængurver n (genitive singular sængurvers, nominative plural sængurver)

sængurvers (genitive singular)
sængurver (nominative plural)
sængurver (indefinite nominative singular)
sængurverið (definite nominative singular)
sængurver (indefinite nominative plural)
sængurverin (definite nominative plural)
sængurver (accusative indefinite singular)
sængurverið (accusative definite singular)
sængurver (accusative indefinite plural)
sængurverin (accusative definite plural)
sængurveri (dative indefinite singular)
sængurverinu (dative definite singular)
sængurverum (dative indefinite plural)
sængurverunum (dative definite plural)
sængurvers (genitive indefinite singular)
sængurversins (definite genitive singular)
sængurvera (genitive indefinite plural)
sængurveranna (definite genitive plural)

From sæng (“duvet”) + ver (“pillow/duvet cover”).

af

a duvet cover, a cover to a continental quilt


abbadís

is-noun

abbadís f (genitive singular abbadísar, nominative plural abbadísir)

abbadísar (genitive singular)
abbadísir (nominative plural)
abbadís (indefinite nominative singular)
abbadísin (definite nominative singular)
abbadísir (indefinite nominative plural)
abbadísirnar (definite nominative plural)
abbadís (accusative indefinite singular)
abbadísina (accusative definite singular)
abbadísir (accusative indefinite plural)
abbadísirnar (accusative definite plural)
abbadís (dative indefinite singular)
abbadísinni (dative definite singular)
abbadísum (dative indefinite plural)
abbadísunum (dative definite plural)
abbadísar (genitive indefinite singular)
abbadísarinnar (definite genitive singular)
abbadísa (genitive indefinite plural)
abbadísanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin abbātissa (“abbess”).


þvottabjörn

is-noun

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.


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


rostungur

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)


gifs

gifs n (genitive singular gifs, no plural)

gifs (genitive singular)
gifs (indefinite nominative singular)
gifsið (definite nominative singular)
gifs (accusative indefinite singular)
gifsið (accusative definite singular)
gifsi (dative indefinite singular)
gifsinu (dative definite singular)
gifs (genitive indefinite singular)
gifsins (definite genitive singular)


rauðvín

rauðvín n (genitive singular rauðvíns, nominative plural rauðvín)

rauðvíns (genitive singular)
rauðvín (nominative plural)
rauðvín (indefinite nominative singular)
rauðvínið (definite nominative singular)
rauðvín (indefinite nominative plural)
rauðvínin (definite nominative plural)
rauðvín (accusative indefinite singular)
rauðvínið (accusative definite singular)
rauðvín (accusative indefinite plural)
rauðvínin (accusative definite plural)
rauðvíni (dative indefinite singular)
rauðvíninu (dative definite singular)
rauðvínum (dative indefinite plural)
rauðvínunum (dative definite plural)
rauðvíns (genitive indefinite singular)
rauðvínsins (definite genitive singular)
rauðvína (genitive indefinite plural)
rauðvínanna (definite genitive plural)


vínandi

vínandi m (genitive singular vínanda, no plural)

vínanda (genitive singular)
vínandi (indefinite nominative singular)
vínandinn (definite nominative singular)
vínanda (accusative indefinite singular)
vínandann (accusative definite singular)
vínanda (dative indefinite singular)
vínandanum (dative definite singular)
vínanda (genitive indefinite singular)
vínandans (definite genitive singular)