skjár

skjár m (genitive singular skjás, nominative plural skjáir)

skjás (genitive singular)
skjáir (nominative plural)
skjár (indefinite nominative singular)
skjárinn (definite nominative singular)
skjáir (indefinite nominative plural)
skjáirnir (definite nominative plural)
skjá (accusative indefinite singular)
skjáinn (accusative definite singular)
skjái (accusative indefinite plural)
skjáina (accusative definite plural)
skjá (dative indefinite singular)
skjánum (dative definite singular)
skjáum (dative indefinite plural)
skjám (dative indefinite plural)
skjáunum (dative definite plural)
skjás (genitive indefinite singular)
skjásins (definite genitive singular)
skjáa (genitive indefinite plural)
skjáanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

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From Old Norse skjár, from an earlier *ské (<*skéi, similar in composition to lé, klé), whence also Faroese skíggi. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skĭa-, *skiō-, related to *skīnaną (“to appear, shine”).

(historical) a window screen made of an animal membrane used instead of glass

(computing, television) screen, monitor, display


tenór

is-noun

tenór m (genitive singular tenórs, nominative plural tenórar)

tenórs (genitive singular)
tenórar (nominative plural)
tenór (indefinite nominative singular)
tenórinn (definite nominative singular)
tenórar (indefinite nominative plural)
tenórarnir (definite nominative plural)
tenór (accusative indefinite singular)
tenórinn (accusative definite singular)
tenóra (accusative indefinite plural)
tenórana (accusative definite plural)
tenór (dative indefinite singular)
tenórnum (dative definite singular)
tenórum (dative indefinite plural)
tenórunum (dative definite plural)
tenórs (genitive indefinite singular)
tenórsins (definite genitive singular)
tenóra (genitive indefinite plural)
tenóranna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin tenor (literally “holder”), from teneō (“hold”).

bor+

(music) tenor (musical range, person or instrument in that range)


malbik

is-noun

malbik n (genitive singular malbiks, no plural)

malbiks (genitive singular)
malbik (indefinite nominative singular)
malbikið (definite nominative singular)
malbik (accusative indefinite singular)
malbikið (accusative definite singular)
malbiki (dative indefinite singular)
malbikinu (dative definite singular)
malbiks (genitive indefinite singular)
malbiksins (definite genitive singular)

From möl (“gravel, pebbles”) + bik (“tar, pitch”).


gleðikona

is-noun

gleðikona f (genitive singular gleðikonu, nominative plural gleðikonur)

gleðikonu (genitive singular)
gleðikonur (nominative plural)
gleðikona (indefinite nominative singular)
gleðikonan (definite nominative singular)
gleðikonur (indefinite nominative plural)
gleðikonurnar (definite nominative plural)
gleðikonu (accusative indefinite singular)
gleðikonuna (accusative definite singular)
gleðikonur (accusative indefinite plural)
gleðikonurnar (accusative definite plural)
gleðikonu (dative indefinite singular)
gleðikonunni (dative definite singular)
gleðikonum (dative indefinite plural)
gleðikonunum (dative definite plural)
gleðikonu (genitive indefinite singular)
gleðikonunnar (definite genitive singular)
gleðikvenna (genitive indefinite plural)
gleðikvennanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈklɛːðɪˌkʰɔːna/


fúga

fúga f (genitive singular fúgu, nominative plural fúgur)

fúgu (genitive singular)
fúgur (nominative plural)
fúga (indefinite nominative singular)
fúgan (definite nominative singular)
fúgur (indefinite nominative plural)
fúgurnar (definite nominative plural)
fúgu (accusative indefinite singular)
fúguna (accusative definite singular)
fúgur (accusative indefinite plural)
fúgurnar (accusative definite plural)
fúgu (dative indefinite singular)
fúgunni (dative definite singular)
fúgum (dative indefinite plural)
fúgunum (dative definite plural)
fúgu (genitive indefinite singular)
fúgunnar (definite genitive singular)
fúgna (genitive indefinite plural)
fúga (genitive indefinite plural)
fúgnanna (definite genitive plural)
fúganna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish fuge, from German Fuge.

joint (between bricks, wooden panels, etc.)


fúga

Borrowed from Italian fuga (literally “flight, escape”).


fallvatn

is-noun

fallvatn n (genitive singular fallvatns, nominative plural fallvötn)

fallvatns (genitive singular)
fallvötn (nominative plural)
fallvatn (indefinite nominative singular)
fallvatnið (definite nominative singular)
fallvötn (indefinite nominative plural)
fallvötnin (definite nominative plural)
fallvatn (accusative indefinite singular)
fallvatnið (accusative definite singular)
fallvötn (accusative indefinite plural)
fallvötnin (accusative definite plural)
fallvatni (dative indefinite singular)
fallvatninu (dative definite singular)
fallvötnum (dative indefinite plural)
fallvötnunum (dative definite plural)
fallvatns (genitive indefinite singular)
fallvatnsins (definite genitive singular)
fallvatna (genitive indefinite plural)
fallvatnanna (definite genitive plural)


afkvæmi

afkvæmi n (genitive singular afkvæmis, nominative plural afkvæmi)

afkvæmis (genitive singular)
afkvæmi (nominative plural)
afkvæmi (indefinite nominative singular)
afkvæmið (definite nominative singular)
afkvæmi (indefinite nominative plural)
afkvæmin (definite nominative plural)
afkvæmi (accusative indefinite singular)
afkvæmið (accusative definite singular)
afkvæmi (accusative indefinite plural)
afkvæmin (accusative definite plural)
afkvæmi (dative indefinite singular)
afkvæminu (dative definite singular)
afkvæmum (dative indefinite plural)
afkvæmunum (dative definite plural)
afkvæmis (genitive indefinite singular)
afkvæmisins (definite genitive singular)
afkvæma (genitive indefinite plural)
afkvæmanna (definite genitive plural)


dagbók

dagbók f (genitive singular dagbókar, nominative plural dagbækur)

dagbókar (genitive singular)
dagbækur (nominative plural)
dagbók (indefinite nominative singular)
dagbókin (definite nominative singular)
dagbækur (indefinite nominative plural)
dagbækurnar (definite nominative plural)
dagbók (accusative indefinite singular)
dagbókina (accusative definite singular)
dagbækur (accusative indefinite plural)
dagbækurnar (accusative definite plural)
dagbók (dative indefinite singular)
dagbókinni (dative definite singular)
dagbókum (dative indefinite plural)
dagbókunum (dative definite plural)
dagbókar (genitive indefinite singular)
dagbókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
dagbóka (genitive indefinite plural)
dagbókanna (definite genitive plural)


mögur

mögur m (genitive singular magar, nominative plural megir)

magar (genitive singular)
megir (nominative plural)
mögur (indefinite nominative singular)
mögurinn (definite nominative singular)
megir (indefinite nominative plural)
megirnir (definite nominative plural)
mög (accusative indefinite singular)
möginn (accusative definite singular)
megi (accusative indefinite plural)
megina (accusative definite plural)
megi (dative indefinite singular)
meginum (dative definite singular)
mögum (dative indefinite plural)
mögunum (dative definite plural)
magar (genitive indefinite singular)
magarins (definite genitive singular)
maga (genitive indefinite plural)
maganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mǫgr, from Proto-Germanic *maguz.


táningur

táningur m (genitive singular tánings, nominative plural táningar)

tánings (genitive singular)
táningar (nominative plural)
táningur (indefinite nominative singular)
táningurinn (definite nominative singular)
táningar (indefinite nominative plural)
táningarnir (definite nominative plural)
táning (accusative indefinite singular)
táninginn (accusative definite singular)
táninga (accusative indefinite plural)
táningana (accusative definite plural)
táningi (dative indefinite singular)
táningnum (dative definite singular)
táningum (dative indefinite plural)
táningunum (dative definite plural)
tánings (genitive indefinite singular)
táningsins (definite genitive singular)
táninga (genitive indefinite plural)
táninganna (definite genitive plural)

Coined based on English teenager from -tán in numbers from 13 to 19 (equivalent to English -teen) + -ingur.


bardagalist

bardagalist f (genitive singular bardagalistar, nominative plural bardagalistir)

bardagalistar (genitive singular)
bardagalistir (nominative plural)
bardagalist (indefinite nominative singular)
bardagalistin (definite nominative singular)
bardagalistir (indefinite nominative plural)
bardagalistirnar (definite nominative plural)
bardagalist (accusative indefinite singular)
bardagalistina (accusative definite singular)
bardagalistir (accusative indefinite plural)
bardagalistirnar (accusative definite plural)
bardagalist (dative indefinite singular)
bardagalistinni (dative definite singular)
bardagalistum (dative indefinite plural)
bardagalistunum (dative definite plural)
bardagalistar (genitive indefinite singular)
bardagalistarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bardagalista (genitive indefinite plural)
bardagalistanna (definite genitive plural)


faraldur

faraldur m (genitive singular faraldurs, nominative plural faraldrar)

faraldurs (genitive singular)
faraldrar (nominative plural)
faraldur (indefinite nominative singular)
faraldurinn (definite nominative singular)
faraldrar (indefinite nominative plural)
faraldrarnir (definite nominative plural)
faraldur (accusative indefinite singular)
faraldurinn (accusative definite singular)
faraldra (accusative indefinite plural)
faraldrana (accusative definite plural)
faraldri (dative indefinite singular)
faraldrinum (dative definite singular)
faröldrum (dative indefinite plural)
faröldrunum (dative definite plural)
faraldurs (genitive indefinite singular)
faraldursins (definite genitive singular)
faraldra (genitive indefinite plural)
faraldranna (definite genitive plural)


orðsifjabók

orðsifjabók f (genitive singular orðsifjabókar, nominative plural orðsifjabækur)

orðsifjabókar (genitive singular)
orðsifjabækur (nominative plural)
orðsifjabók (indefinite nominative singular)
orðsifjabókin (definite nominative singular)
orðsifjabækur (indefinite nominative plural)
orðsifjabækurnar (definite nominative plural)
orðsifjabók (accusative indefinite singular)
orðsifjabókina (accusative definite singular)
orðsifjabækur (accusative indefinite plural)
orðsifjabækurnar (accusative definite plural)
orðsifjabók (dative indefinite singular)
orðsifjabókinni (dative definite singular)
orðsifjabókum (dative indefinite plural)
orðsifjabókunum (dative definite plural)
orðsifjabókar (genitive indefinite singular)
orðsifjabókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
orðsifjabóka (genitive indefinite plural)
orðsifjabókanna (definite genitive plural)

From orðsifjar (“etymology”) + bók (“book”).


hljóðeind

hljóðeind f (genitive singular hljóðeindar, nominative plural hljóðeindir)

hljóðeindar (genitive singular)
hljóðeindir (nominative plural)
hljóðeind (indefinite nominative singular)
hljóðeindin (definite nominative singular)
hljóðeindir (indefinite nominative plural)
hljóðeindirnar (definite nominative plural)
hljóðeind (accusative indefinite singular)
hljóðeindina (accusative definite singular)
hljóðeindir (accusative indefinite plural)
hljóðeindirnar (accusative definite plural)
hljóðeind (dative indefinite singular)
hljóðeindinni (dative definite singular)
hljóðeindum (dative indefinite plural)
hljóðeindunum (dative definite plural)
hljóðeindar (genitive indefinite singular)
hljóðeindarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hljóðeinda (genitive indefinite plural)
hljóðeindanna (definite genitive plural)

From hljóð (“sound”) + eind (“particle”).


skeifugörn

skeifugörn f (genitive singular skeifugarnar, nominative plural skeifugarnir)

skeifugarnar (genitive singular)
skeifugarnir (nominative plural)
skeifugörn (indefinite nominative singular)
skeifugörnin (definite nominative singular)
skeifugarnir (indefinite nominative plural)
skeifugarnirnar (definite nominative plural)
skeifugörn (accusative indefinite singular)
skeifugörnina (accusative definite singular)
skeifugarnir (accusative indefinite plural)
skeifugarnirnar (accusative definite plural)
skeifugörn (dative indefinite singular)
skeifugörninni (dative definite singular)
skeifugörnum (dative indefinite plural)
skeifugörnunum (dative definite plural)
skeifugarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
skeifugarnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
skeifugarna (genitive indefinite plural)
skeifugarnanna (definite genitive plural)

After its shape, from skeifa (“horseshoe”) + görn (“intestine”).


görn

görn f (genitive singular garnar, nominative plural garnir)

garnar (genitive singular)
garnir (nominative plural)
görn (indefinite nominative singular)
görnin (definite nominative singular)
garnir (indefinite nominative plural)
garnirnar (definite nominative plural)
görn (accusative indefinite singular)
görnina (accusative definite singular)
garnir (accusative indefinite plural)
garnirnar (accusative definite plural)
görn (dative indefinite singular)
görninni (dative definite singular)
görnum (dative indefinite plural)
görnunum (dative definite plural)
garnar (genitive indefinite singular)
garnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
garna (genitive indefinite plural)
garnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *garnō.


vörn

vörn f (genitive singular varnar, nominative plural varnir)

varnar (genitive singular)
varnir (nominative plural)
vörn (indefinite nominative singular)
vörnin (definite nominative singular)
varnir (indefinite nominative plural)
varnirnar (definite nominative plural)
vörn (accusative indefinite singular)
vörnina (accusative definite singular)
varnir (accusative indefinite plural)
varnirnar (accusative definite plural)
vörn (dative indefinite singular)
vörninni (dative definite singular)
vörnum (dative indefinite plural)
vörnunum (dative definite plural)
varnar (genitive indefinite singular)
varnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
varna (genitive indefinite plural)
varnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz.


hverfi

hverfi n (genitive singular hverfis, nominative plural hverfi)

hverfis (genitive singular)
hverfi (nominative plural)
hverfi (indefinite nominative singular)
hverfið (definite nominative singular)
hverfi (indefinite nominative plural)
hverfin (definite nominative plural)
hverfi (accusative indefinite singular)
hverfið (accusative definite singular)
hverfi (accusative indefinite plural)
hverfin (accusative definite plural)
hverfi (dative indefinite singular)
hverfinu (dative definite singular)
hverfum (dative indefinite plural)
hverfunum (dative definite plural)
hverfis (genitive indefinite singular)
hverfisins (definite genitive singular)
hverfa (genitive indefinite plural)
hverfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hverfi (“cluster of farms”).

section of a town or city; a district, a neighbourhood; an arrondissement

a cluster of farms; a rural neighbourhood


örgjörvi

örgjörvi m (genitive singular örgjörva, nominative plural örgjörvar)

örgjörva (genitive singular)
örgjörvar (nominative plural)
örgjörvi (indefinite nominative singular)
örgjörvinn (definite nominative singular)
örgjörvar (indefinite nominative plural)
örgjörvarnir (definite nominative plural)
örgjörva (accusative indefinite singular)
örgjörvann (accusative definite singular)
örgjörva (accusative indefinite plural)
örgjörvana (accusative definite plural)
örgjörva (dative indefinite singular)
örgjörvanum (dative definite singular)
örgjörvum (dative indefinite plural)
örgjörvunum (dative definite plural)
örgjörva (genitive indefinite singular)
örgjörvans (definite genitive singular)
örgjörva (genitive indefinite plural)
örgjörvanna (definite genitive plural)


næpa

næpa f (genitive singular næpu, nominative plural næpur)

næpu (genitive singular)
næpur (nominative plural)
næpa (indefinite nominative singular)
næpan (definite nominative singular)
næpur (indefinite nominative plural)
næpurnar (definite nominative plural)
næpu (accusative indefinite singular)
næpuna (accusative definite singular)
næpur (accusative indefinite plural)
næpurnar (accusative definite plural)
næpu (dative indefinite singular)
næpunni (dative definite singular)
næpum (dative indefinite plural)
næpunum (dative definite plural)
næpu (genitive indefinite singular)
næpunnar (definite genitive singular)
næpna (genitive indefinite plural)
næpa (genitive indefinite plural)
næpnanna (definite genitive plural)
næpanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse næpa, a loanword, probably from Old English nǣp, from Latin nāpus (“rutabaga, rapeseed”), from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ (nâpu), σίνᾱπυ (sínāpu), σίνᾱπι (sínāpi, “mustard”), from Egyptian.

Brassica rapa
Brassica rapa#Translingual

turnip (the white root vegetable of Brassica rapa)


næpa

næpa f (genitive singular næpu, no plural)

næpu (genitive singular)
næpa (indefinite nominative singular)
næpan (definite nominative singular)
næpu (accusative indefinite singular)
næpuna (accusative definite singular)
næpu (dative indefinite singular)
næpunni (dative definite singular)
næpu (genitive indefinite singular)
næpunnar (definite genitive singular)

Attested since the 18th century. Inherited from Proto-Germanic *nōpijǭ or *nēpijǭ, related to napur and nepja.


ánamaðkur

ánamaðkur m (genitive singular ánamaðks, nominative plural ánamaðkar)

ánamaðks (genitive singular)
ánamaðkar (nominative plural)
ánamaðkur (indefinite nominative singular)
ánamaðkurinn (definite nominative singular)
ánamaðkar (indefinite nominative plural)
ánamaðkarnir (definite nominative plural)
ánamaðk (accusative indefinite singular)
ánamaðkinn (accusative definite singular)
ánamaðka (accusative indefinite plural)
ánamaðkana (accusative definite plural)
ánamaðki (dative indefinite singular)
ánamaðkinum (dative definite singular)
ánamaðknum (dative definite singular)
ánamöðkum (dative indefinite plural)
ánamöðkunum (dative definite plural)
ánamaðks (genitive indefinite singular)
ánamaðksins (definite genitive singular)
ánamaðka (genitive indefinite plural)
ánamaðkanna (definite genitive plural)
ánumaðkur (alternative)
ámumaðkur (alternative)

Variation of ámumaðkur, from áma (“type of skin rash”) + maðkur (“worm”). In folk religion the skin rash was associated with earthworms, either as the cause or as the cure.


Kornbreti

is-noun

Kornbreti m (genitive singular Kornbreta, nominative plural Kornbretar)

Kornbreta (genitive singular)
Kornbretar (nominative plural)
Kornbreti (indefinite nominative singular)
Kornbretinn (definite nominative singular)
Kornbretar (indefinite nominative plural)
Kornbretarnir (definite nominative plural)
Kornbreta (accusative indefinite singular)
Kornbretann (accusative definite singular)
Kornbreta (accusative indefinite plural)
Kornbretana (accusative definite plural)
Kornbreta (dative indefinite singular)
Kornbretanum (dative definite singular)
Kornbretum (dative indefinite plural)
Kornbretunum (dative definite plural)
Kornbreta (genitive indefinite singular)
Kornbretans (definite genitive singular)
Kornbreta (genitive indefinite plural)
Kornbretanna (definite genitive plural)


sýking

sýking f (genitive singular sýkingar, nominative plural sýkingar)

sýkingar (genitive singular)
sýkingar (nominative plural)
sýking (indefinite nominative singular)
sýkingin (definite nominative singular)
sýkingar (indefinite nominative plural)
sýkingarnar (definite nominative plural)
sýkingu (accusative indefinite singular)
sýkinguna (accusative definite singular)
sýkingar (accusative indefinite plural)
sýkingarnar (accusative definite plural)
sýkingu (dative indefinite singular)
sýkingunni (dative definite singular)
sýkingum (dative indefinite plural)
sýkingunum (dative definite plural)
sýkingar (genitive indefinite singular)
sýkingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sýkinga (genitive indefinite plural)
sýkinganna (definite genitive plural)


kókoshneta

kókoshneta f (genitive singular kókoshnetu, nominative plural kókoshnetur)

kókoshnetu (genitive singular)
kókoshnetur (nominative plural)
kókoshneta (indefinite nominative singular)
kókoshnetan (definite nominative singular)
kókoshnetur (indefinite nominative plural)
kókoshneturnar (definite nominative plural)
kókoshnetu (accusative indefinite singular)
kókoshnetuna (accusative definite singular)
kókoshnetur (accusative indefinite plural)
kókoshneturnar (accusative definite plural)
kókoshnetu (dative indefinite singular)
kókoshnetunni (dative definite singular)
kókoshnetum (dative indefinite plural)
kókoshnetunum (dative definite plural)
kókoshnetu (genitive indefinite singular)
kókoshnetunnar (definite genitive singular)
kókoshneta (genitive indefinite plural)
kókoshnetanna (definite genitive plural)


fjarstýring

fjarstýring f (genitive singular fjarstýringar, nominative plural fjarstýringar)

fjarstýringar (genitive singular)
fjarstýringar (nominative plural)
fjarstýring (indefinite nominative singular)
fjarstýringin (definite nominative singular)
fjarstýringar (indefinite nominative plural)
fjarstýringarnar (definite nominative plural)
fjarstýringu (accusative indefinite singular)
fjarstýringuna (accusative definite singular)
fjarstýringar (accusative indefinite plural)
fjarstýringarnar (accusative definite plural)
fjarstýringu (dative indefinite singular)
fjarstýringunni (dative definite singular)
fjarstýringum (dative indefinite plural)
fjarstýringunum (dative definite plural)
fjarstýringar (genitive indefinite singular)
fjarstýringarinnar (definite genitive singular)
fjarstýringa (genitive indefinite plural)
fjarstýringanna (definite genitive plural)


dúkkuhús

dúkkuhús n (genitive singular dúkkuhúss, nominative plural dúkkuhús)

dúkkuhúss (genitive singular)
dúkkuhús (nominative plural)
dúkkuhús (indefinite nominative singular)
dúkkuhúsið (definite nominative singular)
dúkkuhús (indefinite nominative plural)
dúkkuhúsin (definite nominative plural)
dúkkuhús (accusative indefinite singular)
dúkkuhúsið (accusative definite singular)
dúkkuhús (accusative indefinite plural)
dúkkuhúsin (accusative definite plural)
dúkkuhúsi (dative indefinite singular)
dúkkuhúsinu (dative definite singular)
dúkkuhúsum (dative indefinite plural)
dúkkuhúsunum (dative definite plural)
dúkkuhúss (genitive indefinite singular)
dúkkuhússins (definite genitive singular)
dúkkuhúsa (genitive indefinite plural)
dúkkuhúsanna (definite genitive plural)


svefnpoki

svefnpoki m (genitive singular svefnpoka, nominative plural svefnpokar)

svefnpoka (genitive singular)
svefnpokar (nominative plural)
svefnpoki (indefinite nominative singular)
svefnpokinn (definite nominative singular)
svefnpokar (indefinite nominative plural)
svefnpokarnir (definite nominative plural)
svefnpoka (accusative indefinite singular)
svefnpokann (accusative definite singular)
svefnpoka (accusative indefinite plural)
svefnpokana (accusative definite plural)
svefnpoka (dative indefinite singular)
svefnpokanum (dative definite singular)
svefnpokum (dative indefinite plural)
svefnpokunum (dative definite plural)
svefnpoka (genitive indefinite singular)
svefnpokans (definite genitive singular)
svefnpoka (genitive indefinite plural)
svefnpokanna (definite genitive plural)


matskeið

matskeið f (genitive singular matskeiðar, nominative plural matskeiðar)

matskeiðar (genitive singular)
matskeiðar (nominative plural)
matskeið (indefinite nominative singular)
matskeiðin (definite nominative singular)
matskeiðar (indefinite nominative plural)
matskeiðarnar (definite nominative plural)
matskeið (accusative indefinite singular)
matskeiðina (accusative definite singular)
matskeiðar (accusative indefinite plural)
matskeiðarnar (accusative definite plural)
matskeið (dative indefinite singular)
matskeiðinni (dative definite singular)
matskeiðum (dative indefinite plural)
matskeiðunum (dative definite plural)
matskeiðar (genitive indefinite singular)
matskeiðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
matskeiða (genitive indefinite plural)
matskeiðanna (definite genitive plural)

From matur (“food, meal”) + skeið (“spoon”).

Kúfuð matskeið.

(unit of measure) a spoon that holds around 15 millilitres


skapari

skapari m (genitive singular skapara, nominative plural skaparar)

skapara (genitive singular)
skaparar (nominative plural)
skapari (indefinite nominative singular)
skaparinn (definite nominative singular)
skaparar (indefinite nominative plural)
skapararnir (definite nominative plural)
skapara (accusative indefinite singular)
skaparann (accusative definite singular)
skapara (accusative indefinite plural)
skaparana (accusative definite plural)
skapara (dative indefinite singular)
skaparanum (dative definite singular)
sköpurum (dative indefinite plural)
sköpurunum (dative definite plural)
skapara (genitive indefinite singular)
skaparans (definite genitive singular)
skapara (genitive indefinite plural)
skaparanna (definite genitive plural)


kafari

kafari m (genitive singular kafara, nominative plural kafarar)

kafara (genitive singular)
kafarar (nominative plural)
kafari (indefinite nominative singular)
kafarinn (definite nominative singular)
kafarar (indefinite nominative plural)
kafararnir (definite nominative plural)
kafara (accusative indefinite singular)
kafarann (accusative definite singular)
kafara (accusative indefinite plural)
kafarana (accusative definite plural)
kafara (dative indefinite singular)
kafaranum (dative definite singular)
köfurum (dative indefinite plural)
köfurunum (dative definite plural)
kafara (genitive indefinite singular)
kafarans (definite genitive singular)
kafara (genitive indefinite plural)
kafaranna (definite genitive plural)

From kafa (“to dive”) + -ari (“-er, suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”).


evrur

inflection of evra:
indefinite nominative plural

inflection of evra:
indefinite accusative plural


balsamedik

is-noun

balsamedik n (genitive singular balsamediks, no plural)

balsamediks (genitive singular)
balsamedik (indefinite nominative singular)
balsamedikið (definite nominative singular)
balsamedik (accusative indefinite singular)
balsamedikið (accusative definite singular)
balsamediki (dative indefinite singular)
balsamedikinu (dative definite singular)
balsamediks (genitive indefinite singular)
balsamediksins (definite genitive singular)


granni

granni m (genitive singular granna, nominative plural grannar)

granna (genitive singular)
grannar (nominative plural)
granni (indefinite nominative singular)
granninn (definite nominative singular)
grannar (indefinite nominative plural)
grannarnir (definite nominative plural)
granna (accusative indefinite singular)
grannann (accusative definite singular)
granna (accusative indefinite plural)
grannana (accusative definite plural)
granna (dative indefinite singular)
grannanum (dative definite singular)
grönnum (dative indefinite plural)
grönnunum (dative definite plural)
granna (genitive indefinite singular)
grannans (definite genitive singular)
granna (genitive indefinite plural)
grannanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse granni, from Proto-Germanic *garaznô.

Þarna er Kritó, jafnaldri minn og granni, faðir þessa unga manns þarna, Kritobúlosar.

1963, Gunnar Dal, transl., Varnarræða Sókratesar (The Apology of Socrates), page 61:

There is Crito, my contemporary and neighbour, father of that young man there, Critobulus.


kokk

indefinite accusative singular of kokkur


stjarneðlisfræði

stjarneðlisfræði f (genitive singular stjarneðlisfræði, no plural)

stjarneðlisfræði (genitive singular)
stjarneðlisfræði (indefinite nominative singular)
stjarneðlisfræðin (definite nominative singular)
stjarneðlisfræði (accusative indefinite singular)
stjarneðlisfræðina (accusative definite singular)
stjarneðlisfræði (dative indefinite singular)
stjarneðlisfræðinni (dative definite singular)
stjarneðlisfræði (genitive indefinite singular)
stjarneðlisfræðinnar (definite genitive singular)


vaxlitur

vaxlitur m (genitive singular vaxlitar, nominative plural vaxlitir)

vaxlitar (genitive singular)
vaxlitir (nominative plural)
vaxlitur (indefinite nominative singular)
vaxliturinn (definite nominative singular)
vaxlitir (indefinite nominative plural)
vaxlitirnir (definite nominative plural)
vaxlit (accusative indefinite singular)
vaxlitinn (accusative definite singular)
vaxliti (accusative indefinite plural)
vaxlitina (accusative definite plural)
vaxlit (dative indefinite singular)
vaxlitnum (dative definite singular)
vaxlitum (dative indefinite plural)
vaxlitunum (dative definite plural)
vaxlitar (genitive indefinite singular)
vaxlitarins (definite genitive singular)
vaxlita (genitive indefinite plural)
vaxlitanna (definite genitive plural)


lágmynd

lágmynd f (genitive singular lágmyndar, nominative plural lágmyndir)

lágmyndar (genitive singular)
lágmyndir (nominative plural)
lágmynd (indefinite nominative singular)
lágmyndin (definite nominative singular)
lágmyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
lágmyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
lágmynd (accusative indefinite singular)
lágmyndina (accusative definite singular)
lágmyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
lágmyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
lágmynd (dative indefinite singular)
lágmyndinni (dative definite singular)
lágmyndum (dative indefinite plural)
lágmyndunum (dative definite plural)
lágmyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
lágmyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
lágmynda (genitive indefinite plural)
lágmyndanna (definite genitive plural)


rosti

rosti m (genitive singular rosta, no plural)

rosta (genitive singular)
rosti (indefinite nominative singular)
rostinn (definite nominative singular)
rosta (accusative indefinite singular)
rostann (accusative definite singular)
rosta (dative indefinite singular)
rostanum (dative definite singular)
rosta (genitive indefinite singular)
rostans (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse rosti (“a rough person, a brawler”).


krókódíll

is-noun

krókódíll m (genitive singular krókódíls, nominative plural krókódílar)

krókódíls (genitive singular)
krókódílar (nominative plural)
krókódíll (indefinite nominative singular)
krókódíllinn (definite nominative singular)
krókódílar (indefinite nominative plural)
krókódílarnir (definite nominative plural)
krókódíl (accusative indefinite singular)
krókódílinn (accusative definite singular)
krókódíla (accusative indefinite plural)
krókódílana (accusative definite plural)
krókódíl (dative indefinite singular)
krókódílnum (dative definite singular)
krókódílum (dative indefinite plural)
krókódílunum (dative definite plural)
krókódíls (genitive indefinite singular)
krókódílsins (definite genitive singular)
krókódíla (genitive indefinite plural)
krókódílanna (definite genitive plural)


flas

flas n (genitive singular flass, no plural)

flass (genitive singular)
flas (indefinite nominative singular)
flasið (definite nominative singular)
flas (accusative indefinite singular)
flasið (accusative definite singular)
flasi (dative indefinite singular)
flasinu (dative definite singular)
flass (genitive indefinite singular)
flassins (definite genitive singular)


standpína

standpína f (genitive singular standpínu, no plural)

standpínu (genitive singular)
standpína (indefinite nominative singular)
standpínan (definite nominative singular)
standpínu (accusative indefinite singular)
standpínuna (accusative definite singular)
standpínu (dative indefinite singular)
standpínunni (dative definite singular)
standpínu (genitive indefinite singular)
standpínunnar (definite genitive singular)


tengdadóttir

tengdadóttir f (genitive singular tengdadóttur or (proscribed) tengdadóttir, nominative plural tengdadætur)

tengdadóttur (genitive singular)
tengdadóttir (genitive proscribed singular)
tengdadætur (nominative plural)
tengdadóttir (indefinite nominative singular)
tengdadóttirin (definite nominative singular)
tengdadætur (indefinite nominative plural)
tengdadæturnar (definite nominative plural)
tengdadóttur (accusative indefinite singular)
tengdadóttir (accusative indefinite proscribed singular)
tengdadótturina (accusative definite singular)
tengdadóttirina (accusative definite proscribed singular)
tengdadætur (accusative indefinite plural)
tengdadæturnar (accusative definite plural)
tengdadóttur (dative indefinite singular)
tengdadóttir (dative indefinite proscribed singular)
tengdadótturinni (dative definite singular)
tengdadóttirinni (dative definite proscribed singular)
tengdadætrum (dative indefinite plural)
tengdadætrunum (dative definite plural)
tengdadóttur (genitive indefinite singular)
tengdadóttir (genitive indefinite proscribed singular)
tengdadótturinnar (definite genitive singular)
tengdadóttirinnar (definite genitive proscribed singular)
tengdadætra (genitive indefinite plural)
tengdadætranna (definite genitive plural)


feðgin

feðgin n pl (plural only, genitive plural feðgina)

feðgina (genitive plural)
feðgin (indefinite nominative plural)
feðginin (definite nominative plural)
feðgin (accusative indefinite plural)
feðginin (accusative definite plural)
feðginum (dative indefinite plural)
feðginunum (dative definite plural)
feðgina (genitive indefinite plural)
feðginanna (definite genitive plural)


yllir

yllir m (genitive singular yllis, nominative plural yllar)

yllis (genitive singular)
yllar (nominative plural)
yllir (indefinite nominative singular)
yllirinn (definite nominative singular)
yllar (indefinite nominative plural)
yllarnir (definite nominative plural)
ylli (accusative indefinite singular)
yllinn (accusative definite singular)
ylla (accusative indefinite plural)
yllana (accusative definite plural)
ylli (dative indefinite singular)
yllinum (dative definite singular)
yllum (dative indefinite plural)
yllunum (dative definite plural)
yllis (genitive indefinite singular)
yllisins (definite genitive singular)
ylla (genitive indefinite plural)
yllanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse yllir, whose meaning is unclear from the context. Further etymology uncertain, but certainly related to Swedish hyll, Danish hyld, German Holder (for which compare Holunder).


gylta

gylta f (genitive singular gyltu, nominative plural gyltur)

gyltu (genitive singular)
gyltur (nominative plural)
gylta (indefinite nominative singular)
gyltan (definite nominative singular)
gyltur (indefinite nominative plural)
gylturnar (definite nominative plural)
gyltu (accusative indefinite singular)
gyltuna (accusative definite singular)
gyltur (accusative indefinite plural)
gylturnar (accusative definite plural)
gyltu (dative indefinite singular)
gyltunni (dative definite singular)
gyltum (dative indefinite plural)
gyltunum (dative definite plural)
gyltu (genitive indefinite singular)
gyltunnar (definite genitive singular)
gyltna (genitive indefinite plural)
gylta (genitive indefinite plural)
gyltnanna (definite genitive plural)
gyltanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gylta. Akin to göltur (“boar”). Compare Swedish gylta.


geimfari

geimfari m (genitive singular geimfara, nominative plural geimfarar)

geimfara (genitive singular)
geimfarar (nominative plural)
geimfari (indefinite nominative singular)
geimfarinn (definite nominative singular)
geimfarar (indefinite nominative plural)
geimfararnir (definite nominative plural)
geimfara (accusative indefinite singular)
geimfarann (accusative definite singular)
geimfara (accusative indefinite plural)
geimfarana (accusative definite plural)
geimfara (dative indefinite singular)
geimfaranum (dative definite singular)
geimförum (dative indefinite plural)
geimförunum (dative definite plural)
geimfara (genitive indefinite singular)
geimfarans (definite genitive singular)
geimfara (genitive indefinite plural)
geimfaranna (definite genitive plural)

From geimur (“space”) + -fari (“traveler”).


djöfull

djöfull m (genitive singular djöfuls, nominative plural djöflar)

djöfuls (genitive singular)
djöflar (nominative plural)
djöfull (indefinite nominative singular)
djöfullinn (definite nominative singular)
djöflar (indefinite nominative plural)
djöflarnir (definite nominative plural)
djöful (accusative indefinite singular)
djöfulinn (accusative definite singular)
djöfla (accusative indefinite plural)
djöflana (accusative definite plural)
djöfli (dative indefinite singular)
djöflinum (dative definite singular)
djöflum (dative indefinite plural)
djöflunum (dative definite plural)
djöfuls (genitive indefinite singular)
djöfulsins (definite genitive singular)
djöfla (genitive indefinite plural)
djöflanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse djǫfull, from Old English dēofol, from Latin diabolus, from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos).


Virginíuræll

Virginíuræll m (genitive singular Virginíuræls, nominative plural Virginíurælar)

Virginíuræls (genitive singular)
Virginíurælar (nominative plural)
Virginíuræll (indefinite nominative singular)
Virginíurællinn (definite nominative singular)
Virginíurælar (indefinite nominative plural)
Virginíurælarnir (definite nominative plural)
Virginíuræl (accusative indefinite singular)
Virginíurælinn (accusative definite singular)
Virginíuræla (accusative indefinite plural)
Virginíurælana (accusative definite plural)
Virginíuræl (dative indefinite singular)
Virginíurælnum (dative definite singular)
Virginíurælum (dative indefinite plural)
Virginíurælunum (dative definite plural)
Virginíuræls (genitive indefinite singular)
Virginíurælsins (definite genitive singular)
Virginíuræla (genitive indefinite plural)
Virginíurælanna (definite genitive plural)

From Virginía (“Virginia”) + ræll (“reel”).


ölmusa

ölmusa f (genitive singular ölmusu, nominative plural ölmusur)

ölmusu (genitive singular)
ölmusur (nominative plural)
ölmusa (indefinite nominative singular)
ölmusan (definite nominative singular)
ölmusur (indefinite nominative plural)
ölmusurnar (definite nominative plural)
ölmusu (accusative indefinite singular)
ölmusuna (accusative definite singular)
ölmusur (accusative indefinite plural)
ölmusurnar (accusative definite plural)
ölmusu (dative indefinite singular)
ölmusunni (dative definite singular)
ölmusum (dative indefinite plural)
ölmusunum (dative definite plural)
ölmusu (genitive indefinite singular)
ölmusunnar (definite genitive singular)
ölmusa (genitive indefinite plural)
ölmusanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ǫlmusa, from Late Latin eleemosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”), from ἐλεέω (eleéō, “I have mercy”), from ἔλεος (éleos, “mercy”).


hadd

indefinite accusative singular of haddur


krossferð

is-noun

krossferð f (genitive singular krossferðar, nominative plural krossferðir)

krossferðar (genitive singular)
krossferðir (nominative plural)
krossferð (indefinite nominative singular)
krossferðin (definite nominative singular)
krossferðir (indefinite nominative plural)
krossferðirnar (definite nominative plural)
krossferð (accusative indefinite singular)
krossferðina (accusative definite singular)
krossferðir (accusative indefinite plural)
krossferðirnar (accusative definite plural)
krossferð (dative indefinite singular)
krossferðinni (dative definite singular)
krossferðum (dative indefinite plural)
krossferðunum (dative definite plural)
krossferðar (genitive indefinite singular)
krossferðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
krossferða (genitive indefinite plural)
krossferðanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈkʰrɔsːˌfɛrð/


krossfari

krossfari m (genitive singular krossfara, nominative plural krossfarar)

krossfara (genitive singular)
krossfarar (nominative plural)
krossfari (indefinite nominative singular)
krossfarinn (definite nominative singular)
krossfarar (indefinite nominative plural)
krossfararnir (definite nominative plural)
krossfara (accusative indefinite singular)
krossfarann (accusative definite singular)
krossfara (accusative indefinite plural)
krossfarana (accusative definite plural)
krossfara (dative indefinite singular)
krossfaranum (dative definite singular)
krossförum (dative indefinite plural)
krossförunum (dative definite plural)
krossfara (genitive indefinite singular)
krossfarans (definite genitive singular)
krossfara (genitive indefinite plural)
krossfaranna (definite genitive plural)


hökutoppur

hökutoppur m (genitive singular hökutopps, nominative plural hökutoppar)

hökutopps (genitive singular)
hökutoppar (nominative plural)
hökutoppur (indefinite nominative singular)
hökutoppurinn (definite nominative singular)
hökutoppar (indefinite nominative plural)
hökutopparnir (definite nominative plural)
hökutopp (accusative indefinite singular)
hökutoppinn (accusative definite singular)
hökutoppa (accusative indefinite plural)
hökutoppana (accusative definite plural)
hökutoppi (dative indefinite singular)
hökutoppnum (dative definite singular)
hökutoppinum (dative definite singular)
hökutoppum (dative indefinite plural)
hökutoppunum (dative definite plural)
hökutopps (genitive indefinite singular)
hökutoppsins (definite genitive singular)
hökutoppa (genitive indefinite plural)
hökutoppanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈhœːkʏˌtʰɔhpʏr/

From haka (“chin”) + toppur (“fringe, bangs”).


ráðgáta

is-noun

ráðgáta f (genitive singular ráðgátu, nominative plural ráðgátur)

ráðgátu (genitive singular)
ráðgátur (nominative plural)
ráðgáta (indefinite nominative singular)
ráðgátan (definite nominative singular)
ráðgátur (indefinite nominative plural)
ráðgáturnar (definite nominative plural)
ráðgátu (accusative indefinite singular)
ráðgátuna (accusative definite singular)
ráðgátur (accusative indefinite plural)
ráðgáturnar (accusative definite plural)
ráðgátu (dative indefinite singular)
ráðgátunni (dative definite singular)
ráðgátum (dative indefinite plural)
ráðgátunum (dative definite plural)
ráðgátu (genitive indefinite singular)
ráðgátunnar (definite genitive singular)
ráðgátna (genitive indefinite plural)
ráðgáta (genitive indefinite plural)
ráðgátnanna (definite genitive plural)
ráðgátanna (definite genitive plural)


daðla

daðla f (genitive singular döðlu, nominative plural döðlur)

döðlu (genitive singular)
döðlur (nominative plural)
daðla (indefinite nominative singular)
daðlan (definite nominative singular)
döðlur (indefinite nominative plural)
döðlurnar (definite nominative plural)
döðlu (accusative indefinite singular)
döðluna (accusative definite singular)
döðlur (accusative indefinite plural)
döðlurnar (accusative definite plural)
döðlu (dative indefinite singular)
döðlunni (dative definite singular)
döðlum (dative indefinite plural)
döðlunum (dative definite plural)
döðlu (genitive indefinite singular)
döðlunnar (definite genitive singular)
daðla (genitive indefinite plural)
daðlna (genitive indefinite plural)
daðlanna (definite genitive plural)
daðlnanna (definite genitive plural)

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hreinsunareldur

hreinsunareldur m (genitive singular hreinsunarelds, no plural)

hreinsunarelds (genitive singular)
hreinsunareldur (indefinite nominative singular)
hreinsunareldurinn (definite nominative singular)
hreinsunareld (accusative indefinite singular)
hreinsunareldinn (accusative definite singular)
hreinsunareldi (dative indefinite singular)
hreinsunareldinum (dative definite singular)
hreinsunarelds (genitive indefinite singular)
hreinsunareldsins (definite genitive singular)

From hreinsun (“cleansing”) + eldur (“fire”).


hreinsun

hreinsun f (genitive singular hreinsunar, nominative plural hreinsanir)

hreinsunar (genitive singular)
hreinsanir (nominative plural)
hreinsun (indefinite nominative singular)
hreinsunin (definite nominative singular)
hreinsanir (indefinite nominative plural)
hreinsanirnar (definite nominative plural)
hreinsun (accusative indefinite singular)
hreinsunina (accusative definite singular)
hreinsanir (accusative indefinite plural)
hreinsanirnar (accusative definite plural)
hreinsun (dative indefinite singular)
hreinsuninni (dative definite singular)
hreinsunum (dative indefinite plural)
hreinsununum (dative definite plural)
hreinsunar (genitive indefinite singular)
hreinsunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hreinsana (genitive indefinite plural)
hreinsananna (definite genitive plural)

Ég fór með fötin í hreinsun.


víg

víg n (genitive singular vígs, nominative plural víg)

vígs (genitive singular)
víg (nominative plural)
víg (indefinite nominative singular)
vígið (definite nominative singular)
víg (indefinite nominative plural)
vígin (definite nominative plural)
víg (accusative indefinite singular)
vígið (accusative definite singular)
víg (accusative indefinite plural)
vígin (accusative definite plural)
vígi (dative indefinite singular)
víginu (dative definite singular)
vígum (dative indefinite plural)
vígunum (dative definite plural)
vígs (genitive indefinite singular)
vígsins (definite genitive singular)
víga (genitive indefinite plural)
víganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse víg, from Proto-Germanic *wīgą, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk-.


díki

díki n (genitive singular díkis, nominative plural díki)

díkis (genitive singular)
díki (nominative plural)
díki (indefinite nominative singular)
díkið (definite nominative singular)
díki (indefinite nominative plural)
díkin (definite nominative plural)
díki (accusative indefinite singular)
díkið (accusative definite singular)
díki (accusative indefinite plural)
díkin (accusative definite plural)
díki (dative indefinite singular)
díkinu (dative definite singular)
díkjum (dative indefinite plural)
díkjunum (dative definite plural)
díkis (genitive indefinite singular)
díkisins (definite genitive singular)
díkja (genitive indefinite plural)
díkjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse díki (compare English dike), from Proto-Germanic *dīkiją, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (whence also English ditch).


kveikur

kveikur m (genitive singular kveiks, nominative plural kveikir)

kveiks (genitive singular)
kveikir (nominative plural)
kveikur (indefinite nominative singular)
kveikurinn (definite nominative singular)
kveikir (indefinite nominative plural)
kveikirnir (definite nominative plural)
kveik (accusative indefinite singular)
kveikinn (accusative definite singular)
kveiki (accusative indefinite plural)
kveikina (accusative definite plural)
kveik (dative indefinite singular)
kveiknum (dative definite singular)
kveikjum (dative indefinite plural)
kveikjunum (dative definite plural)
kveiks (genitive indefinite singular)
kveiksins (definite genitive singular)
kveikja (genitive indefinite plural)
kveikjanna (definite genitive plural)


plástur

plástur m (genitive singular plásturs, nominative plural plástrar)

plásturs (genitive singular)
plástrar (nominative plural)
plástur (indefinite nominative singular)
plásturinn (definite nominative singular)
plástrar (indefinite nominative plural)
plástrarnir (definite nominative plural)
plástur (accusative indefinite singular)
plásturinn (accusative definite singular)
plástra (accusative indefinite plural)
plástrana (accusative definite plural)
plástri (dative indefinite singular)
plástrinum (dative definite singular)
plástrum (dative indefinite plural)
plástrunum (dative definite plural)
plásturs (genitive indefinite singular)
plástursins (definite genitive singular)
plástra (genitive indefinite plural)
plástranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse plástr, borrowed from Middle Low German plaster, plāster, from Old Saxon plāstar, from Proto-West Germanic *plastr.


svil

svil n pl (plural only, genitive plural svila or svilja)

svila (genitive plural)
svilja (genitive plural)
svil (indefinite nominative plural)
svilin (definite nominative plural)
svil (accusative indefinite plural)
svilin (accusative definite plural)
svilum (dative indefinite plural)
sviljum (dative indefinite plural)
svilunum (dative definite plural)
sviljunum (dative definite plural)
svila (genitive indefinite plural)
svilja (genitive indefinite plural)
svilanna (definite genitive plural)
sviljanna (definite genitive plural)


spil

spil n (genitive singular spils, nominative plural spil)

spils (genitive singular)
spil (nominative plural)
spil (indefinite nominative singular)
spilið (definite nominative singular)
spil (indefinite nominative plural)
spilin (definite nominative plural)
spil (accusative indefinite singular)
spilið (accusative definite singular)
spil (accusative indefinite plural)
spilin (accusative definite plural)
spili (dative indefinite singular)
spilinu (dative definite singular)
spilum (dative indefinite plural)
spilunum (dative definite plural)
spils (genitive indefinite singular)
spilsins (definite genitive singular)
spila (genitive indefinite plural)
spilanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse spil (Old West Norse/Old Icelandic), found in Skáld-Helga rímur (15th c.), Borrowed from Middle Low German spil, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *spil (“game”).

game (with some sort of equipment such as playing cards or a board, usually not on a large scale)

(uncountable) play, playing (the act of playing, also music)


jesúíti

jesúíti m (genitive singular jesúíta, nominative plural jesúítar)

jesúíta (genitive singular)
jesúítar (nominative plural)
jesúíti (indefinite nominative singular)
jesúítinn (definite nominative singular)
jesúítar (indefinite nominative plural)
jesúítarnir (definite nominative plural)
jesúíta (accusative indefinite singular)
jesúítann (accusative definite singular)
jesúíta (accusative indefinite plural)
jesúítana (accusative definite plural)
jesúíta (dative indefinite singular)
jesúítanum (dative definite singular)
jesúítum (dative indefinite plural)
jesúítunum (dative definite plural)
jesúíta (genitive indefinite singular)
jesúítans (definite genitive singular)
jesúíta (genitive indefinite plural)
jesúítanna (definite genitive plural)

Learned borrowing from New Latin Iēsūīta.


Frímúrari

is-noun

Frímúrari m (genitive singular Frímúrara, nominative plural Frímúrarar)

Frímúrara (genitive singular)
Frímúrarar (nominative plural)
Frímúrari (indefinite nominative singular)
Frímúrarinn (definite nominative singular)
Frímúrarar (indefinite nominative plural)
Frímúrararnir (definite nominative plural)
Frímúrara (accusative indefinite singular)
Frímúrarann (accusative definite singular)
Frímúrara (accusative indefinite plural)
Frímúrarana (accusative definite plural)
Frímúrara (dative indefinite singular)
Frímúraranum (dative definite singular)
Frímúrurum (dative indefinite plural)
Frímúrurunum (dative definite plural)
Frímúrara (genitive indefinite singular)
Frímúrarans (definite genitive singular)
Frímúrara (genitive indefinite plural)
Frímúraranna (definite genitive plural)
frímúrari (alternative proscribed)


simpansi

simpansi m (genitive singular simpansa, nominative plural simpansar)

simpansa (genitive singular)
simpansar (nominative plural)
simpansi (indefinite nominative singular)
simpansinn (definite nominative singular)
simpansar (indefinite nominative plural)
simpansarnir (definite nominative plural)
simpansa (accusative indefinite singular)
simpansann (accusative definite singular)
simpansa (accusative indefinite plural)
simpansana (accusative definite plural)
simpansa (dative indefinite singular)
simpansanum (dative definite singular)
simpönsum (dative indefinite plural)
simpönsunum (dative definite plural)
simpansa (genitive indefinite singular)
simpansans (definite genitive singular)
simpansa (genitive indefinite plural)
simpansanna (definite genitive plural)


lyklabarn

lyklabarn n (genitive singular lyklabarns, nominative plural lyklabörn)

lyklabarns (genitive singular)
lyklabörn (nominative plural)
lyklabarn (indefinite nominative singular)
lyklabarnið (definite nominative singular)
lyklabörn (indefinite nominative plural)
lyklabörnin (definite nominative plural)
lyklabarn (accusative indefinite singular)
lyklabarnið (accusative definite singular)
lyklabörn (accusative indefinite plural)
lyklabörnin (accusative definite plural)
lyklabarni (dative indefinite singular)
lyklabarninu (dative definite singular)
lyklabörnum (dative indefinite plural)
lyklabörnunum (dative definite plural)
lyklabarns (genitive indefinite singular)
lyklabarnsins (definite genitive singular)
lyklabarna (genitive indefinite plural)
lyklabarnanna (definite genitive plural)


vélinda

vélinda n (genitive singular vélinda, nominative plural vélindu)

vélinda (genitive singular)
vélindu (nominative plural)
vélinda (indefinite nominative singular)
vélindað (definite nominative singular)
vélindu (indefinite nominative plural)
vélindun (definite nominative plural)
vélinda (accusative indefinite singular)
vélindað (accusative definite singular)
vélindu (accusative indefinite plural)
vélindun (accusative definite plural)
vélinda (dative indefinite singular)
vélindanu (dative definite singular)
vélindum (dative indefinite plural)
vélindunum (dative definite plural)
vélinda (genitive indefinite singular)
vélindans (definite genitive singular)
vélinda (genitive indefinite plural)
vélindanna (definite genitive plural)


fellibylur

fellibylur m (genitive singular fellibyls or fellibyljar, nominative plural fellibyljir)

fellibyls (genitive singular)
fellibyljar (genitive singular)
fellibyljir (nominative plural)
fellibylur (indefinite nominative singular)
fellibylurinn (definite nominative singular)
fellibyljir (indefinite nominative plural)
fellibyljirnir (definite nominative plural)
fellibyl (accusative indefinite singular)
fellibylinn (accusative definite singular)
fellibylji (accusative indefinite plural)
fellibyljina (accusative definite plural)
fellibyl (dative indefinite singular)
fellibylnum (dative definite singular)
fellibyljum (dative indefinite plural)
fellibyljunum (dative definite plural)
fellibyls (genitive indefinite singular)
fellibyljar (genitive indefinite singular)
fellibylsins (definite genitive singular)
fellibyljarins (definite genitive singular)
fellibylja (genitive indefinite plural)
fellibyljanna (definite genitive plural)

From fella (“to fell”) + bylur (“storm”).


stuðull

stuðull m (genitive singular stuðuls, nominative plural stuðlar)

stuðuls (genitive singular)
stuðlar (nominative plural)
stuðull (indefinite nominative singular)
stuðullinn (definite nominative singular)
stuðlar (indefinite nominative plural)
stuðlarnir (definite nominative plural)
stuðul (accusative indefinite singular)
stuðulinn (accusative definite singular)
stuðla (accusative indefinite plural)
stuðlana (accusative definite plural)
stuðli (dative indefinite singular)
stuðlinum (dative definite singular)
stuðlum (dative indefinite plural)
stuðlunum (dative definite plural)
stuðuls (genitive indefinite singular)
stuðulsins (definite genitive singular)
stuðla (genitive indefinite plural)
stuðlanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stuðill, from the verb styðja (“to support”).

(prosody) the first letters in one or two words which alliterates with the höfuðstafur


útibú

útibú n (genitive singular útibús, nominative plural útibú)

útibús (genitive singular)
útibú (nominative plural)
útibú (indefinite nominative singular)
útibúið (definite nominative singular)
útibú (indefinite nominative plural)
útibúin (definite nominative plural)
útibú (accusative indefinite singular)
útibúið (accusative definite singular)
útibú (accusative indefinite plural)
útibúin (accusative definite plural)
útibúi (dative indefinite singular)
útibúinu (dative definite singular)
útibúum (dative indefinite plural)
útibúunum (dative definite plural)
útibús (genitive indefinite singular)
útibúsins (definite genitive singular)
útibúa (genitive indefinite plural)
útibúanna (definite genitive plural)


títan

títan n (genitive singular títans, no plural)

títans (genitive singular)
títan (indefinite nominative singular)
títanið (definite nominative singular)
títan (accusative indefinite singular)
títanið (accusative definite singular)
títani (dative indefinite singular)
títaninu (dative definite singular)
títans (genitive indefinite singular)
títansins (definite genitive singular)


silungur

silungur m (genitive singular silungs, nominative plural silungar)

silungs (genitive singular)
silungar (nominative plural)
silungur (indefinite nominative singular)
silungurinn (definite nominative singular)
silungar (indefinite nominative plural)
silungarnir (definite nominative plural)
silung (accusative indefinite singular)
silunginn (accusative definite singular)
silunga (accusative indefinite plural)
silungana (accusative definite plural)
silungi (dative indefinite singular)
silungnum (dative definite singular)
silungum (dative indefinite plural)
silungunum (dative definite plural)
silungs (genitive indefinite singular)
silungsins (definite genitive singular)
silunga (genitive indefinite plural)
silunganna (definite genitive plural)

blettasilungur

lake trout, Great Lakes char, Great Lakes trout, Great Lakes char, Great Lakes trout, lake trout

blóðsilungur

cutthroat trout, coastal cutthroat, Yellowstone cutthroat

regnbogasilungur

rainbow trout, steelhead trout, farmed rainbow trout, salmon trout


trekt

trekt f (genitive singular trektar, nominative plural trektir)

trektar (genitive singular)
trektir (nominative plural)
trekt (indefinite nominative singular)
trektin (definite nominative singular)
trektir (indefinite nominative plural)
trektirnar (definite nominative plural)
trekt (accusative indefinite singular)
trektina (accusative definite singular)
trektir (accusative indefinite plural)
trektirnar (accusative definite plural)
trekt (dative indefinite singular)
trektinni (dative definite singular)
trektum (dative indefinite plural)
trektunum (dative definite plural)
trektar (genitive indefinite singular)
trektarinnar (definite genitive singular)
trekta (genitive indefinite plural)
trektanna (definite genitive plural)

From Danish tragt, from Middle Low German trechtäre, trechter, from Old Saxon trahtari, from Proto-West Germanic *trahtārī, from Late Latin tractārius, from Latin trāiectōrium.

trektarbrjóst

funnel chest, chonechondrosternon, cobbler's chest, funnel breast, koilosternia, pectus excavatum, trichterbrust


víðátta

víðátta f (genitive singular víðáttu, nominative plural víðáttur)

víðáttu (genitive singular)
víðáttur (nominative plural)
víðátta (indefinite nominative singular)
víðáttan (definite nominative singular)
víðáttur (indefinite nominative plural)
víðátturnar (definite nominative plural)
víðáttu (accusative indefinite singular)
víðáttuna (accusative definite singular)
víðáttur (accusative indefinite plural)
víðátturnar (accusative definite plural)
víðáttu (dative indefinite singular)
víðáttunni (dative definite singular)
víðáttum (dative indefinite plural)
víðáttunum (dative definite plural)
víðáttu (genitive indefinite singular)
víðáttunnar (definite genitive singular)
víðátta (genitive indefinite plural)
víðáttanna (definite genitive plural)

Compare víður (“wide”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål på vidotta and Norwegian Nynorsk vidåtte.


víðáttufælni

víðáttufælni f (genitive singular víðáttufælni, no plural)

víðáttufælni (genitive singular)
víðáttufælni (indefinite nominative singular)
víðáttufælnin (definite nominative singular)
víðáttufælni (accusative indefinite singular)
víðáttufælnina (accusative definite singular)
víðáttufælni (dative indefinite singular)
víðáttufælninni (dative definite singular)
víðáttufælni (genitive indefinite singular)
víðáttufælninnar (definite genitive singular)

From víðátta (“wide expanse, wide open space”) + fælni (“phobia”).

af

víðátta<t:wide expanse, wide open space>


stjörnufælni

is-noun

stjörnufælni f (genitive singular stjörnufælni, no plural)

stjörnufælni (genitive singular)
stjörnufælni (indefinite nominative singular)
stjörnufælnin (definite nominative singular)
stjörnufælni (accusative indefinite singular)
stjörnufælnina (accusative definite singular)
stjörnufælni (dative indefinite singular)
stjörnufælninni (dative definite singular)
stjörnufælni (genitive indefinite singular)
stjörnufælninnar (definite genitive singular)

From stjarna (“star”) + fælni (“phobia”).


torgageigur

torgageigur m (genitive singular torgageigs, no plural)

torgageigs (genitive singular)
torgageigur (indefinite nominative singular)
torgageigurinn (definite nominative singular)
torgageig (accusative indefinite singular)
torgageiginn (accusative definite singular)
torgageig (dative indefinite singular)
torgageignum (dative definite singular)
torgageigs (genitive indefinite singular)
torgageigsins (definite genitive singular)

From torg (“city square”) + geigur (“dread”), literally “dread of city squares”.


kynhneigð

is-noun

kynhneigð f (genitive singular kynhneigðar, no plural)

kynhneigðar (genitive singular)
kynhneigð (indefinite nominative singular)
kynhneigðin (definite nominative singular)
kynhneigð (accusative indefinite singular)
kynhneigðina (accusative definite singular)
kynhneigð (dative indefinite singular)
kynhneigðinni (dative definite singular)
kynhneigðar (genitive indefinite singular)
kynhneigðarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From kyn (“sex”) + hneigð (“inclination”).


köllun

köllun f (genitive singular köllunar, no plural)

köllunar (genitive singular)
köllun (indefinite nominative singular)
köllunin (definite nominative singular)
köllun (accusative indefinite singular)
köllunina (accusative definite singular)
köllun (dative indefinite singular)
kölluninni (dative definite singular)
köllunar (genitive indefinite singular)
köllunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From kalla (“to call”) + -un (“verbal noun suffix”).


bandstrik

is-noun

bandstrik n (genitive singular bandstriks, nominative plural bandstrik)

bandstriks (genitive singular)
bandstrik (nominative plural)
bandstrik (indefinite nominative singular)
bandstrikið (definite nominative singular)
bandstrik (indefinite nominative plural)
bandstrikin (definite nominative plural)
bandstrik (accusative indefinite singular)
bandstrikið (accusative definite singular)
bandstrik (accusative indefinite plural)
bandstrikin (accusative definite plural)
bandstriki (dative indefinite singular)
bandstrikinu (dative definite singular)
bandstrikum (dative indefinite plural)
bandstrikunum (dative definite plural)
bandstriks (genitive indefinite singular)
bandstriksins (definite genitive singular)
bandstrika (genitive indefinite plural)
bandstrikanna (definite genitive plural)

From band (“band, bond, binding”) + strik (“line”).


sykurpúði

is-noun

sykurpúði m (genitive singular sykurpúða, nominative plural sykurpúðar)

sykurpúða (genitive singular)
sykurpúðar (nominative plural)
sykurpúði (indefinite nominative singular)
sykurpúðinn (definite nominative singular)
sykurpúðar (indefinite nominative plural)
sykurpúðarnir (definite nominative plural)
sykurpúða (accusative indefinite singular)
sykurpúðann (accusative definite singular)
sykurpúða (accusative indefinite plural)
sykurpúðana (accusative definite plural)
sykurpúða (dative indefinite singular)
sykurpúðanum (dative definite singular)
sykurpúðum (dative indefinite plural)
sykurpúðunum (dative definite plural)
sykurpúða (genitive indefinite singular)
sykurpúðans (definite genitive singular)
sykurpúða (genitive indefinite plural)
sykurpúðanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈsɪːkʏrˌpʰuːðɪ/


sálumessa

sálumessa f (genitive singular sálumessu, nominative plural sálumessur)

sálumessu (genitive singular)
sálumessur (nominative plural)
sálumessa (indefinite nominative singular)
sálumessan (definite nominative singular)
sálumessur (indefinite nominative plural)
sálumessurnar (definite nominative plural)
sálumessu (accusative indefinite singular)
sálumessuna (accusative definite singular)
sálumessur (accusative indefinite plural)
sálumessurnar (accusative definite plural)
sálumessu (dative indefinite singular)
sálumessunni (dative definite singular)
sálumessum (dative indefinite plural)
sálumessunum (dative definite plural)
sálumessu (genitive indefinite singular)
sálumessunnar (definite genitive singular)
sálumessa (genitive indefinite plural)
sálumessanna (definite genitive plural)


umskurður

umskurður m (genitive singular umskurðar, nominative plural umskurðir)

umskurðar (genitive singular)
umskurðir (nominative plural)
umskurður (indefinite nominative singular)
umskurðurinn (definite nominative singular)
umskurðir (indefinite nominative plural)
umskurðirnir (definite nominative plural)
umskurð (accusative indefinite singular)
umskurðinn (accusative definite singular)
umskurði (accusative indefinite plural)
umskurðina (accusative definite plural)
umskurði (dative indefinite singular)
umskurðinum (dative definite singular)
umskurðum (dative indefinite plural)
umskurðunum (dative definite plural)
umskurðar (genitive indefinite singular)
umskurðarins (definite genitive singular)
umskurða (genitive indefinite plural)
umskurðanna (definite genitive plural)


biðröð

biðröð f (genitive singular biðraðar, nominative plural biðraðir)

biðraðar (genitive singular)
biðraðir (nominative plural)
biðröð (indefinite nominative singular)
biðröðin (definite nominative singular)
biðraðir (indefinite nominative plural)
biðraðirnar (definite nominative plural)
biðröð (accusative indefinite singular)
biðröðina (accusative definite singular)
biðraðir (accusative indefinite plural)
biðraðirnar (accusative definite plural)
biðröð (dative indefinite singular)
biðröðinni (dative definite singular)
biðröðum (dative indefinite plural)
biðröðunum (dative definite plural)
biðraðar (genitive indefinite singular)
biðraðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
biðraða (genitive indefinite plural)
biðraðanna (definite genitive plural)


öglir

öglir m (genitive singular öglis, nominative plural öglar)

öglis (genitive singular)
öglar (nominative plural)
öglir (indefinite nominative singular)
öglirinn (definite nominative singular)
öglar (indefinite nominative plural)
öglarnir (definite nominative plural)
ögli (accusative indefinite singular)
öglinn (accusative definite singular)
ögla (accusative indefinite plural)
öglana (accusative definite plural)
ögli (dative indefinite singular)
öglinum (dative definite singular)
öglum (dative indefinite plural)
öglunum (dative definite plural)
öglis (genitive indefinite singular)
öglisins (definite genitive singular)
ögla (genitive indefinite plural)
öglanna (definite genitive plural)


grameðla

grameðla f (genitive singular grameðlu, nominative plural grameðlur)

grameðlu (genitive singular)
grameðlur (nominative plural)
grameðla (indefinite nominative singular)
grameðlan (definite nominative singular)
grameðlur (indefinite nominative plural)
grameðlurnar (definite nominative plural)
grameðlu (accusative indefinite singular)
grameðluna (accusative definite singular)
grameðlur (accusative indefinite plural)
grameðlurnar (accusative definite plural)
grameðlu (dative indefinite singular)
grameðlunni (dative definite singular)
grameðlum (dative indefinite plural)
grameðlunum (dative definite plural)
grameðlu (genitive indefinite singular)
grameðlunnar (definite genitive singular)
grameðla (genitive indefinite plural)
grameðlanna (definite genitive plural)

From gramur (“angry; king”) + eðla (“lizard”).


hökull

is-noun

hökull m (genitive singular hökuls, nominative plural höklar)

hökuls (genitive singular)
höklar (nominative plural)
hökull (indefinite nominative singular)
hökullinn (definite nominative singular)
höklar (indefinite nominative plural)
höklarnir (definite nominative plural)
hökul (accusative indefinite singular)
hökulinn (accusative definite singular)
hökla (accusative indefinite plural)
höklana (accusative definite plural)
hökli (dative indefinite singular)
höklinum (dative definite singular)
höklum (dative indefinite plural)
höklunum (dative definite plural)
hökuls (genitive indefinite singular)
hökulsins (definite genitive singular)
hökla (genitive indefinite plural)
höklanna (definite genitive plural)


hempa

hempa f (genitive singular hempu, nominative plural hempur)

hempu (genitive singular)
hempur (nominative plural)
hempa (indefinite nominative singular)
hempan (definite nominative singular)
hempur (indefinite nominative plural)
hempurnar (definite nominative plural)
hempu (accusative indefinite singular)
hempuna (accusative definite singular)
hempur (accusative indefinite plural)
hempurnar (accusative definite plural)
hempu (dative indefinite singular)
hempunni (dative definite singular)
hempum (dative indefinite plural)
hempunum (dative definite plural)
hempu (genitive indefinite singular)
hempunnar (definite genitive singular)
hempa (genitive indefinite plural)
hempna (genitive indefinite plural)
hempanna (definite genitive plural)
hempnanna (definite genitive plural)


sykra

sykra f (genitive singular sykru, nominative plural sykrur)

sykru (genitive singular)
sykrur (nominative plural)
sykra (indefinite nominative singular)
sykran (definite nominative singular)
sykrur (indefinite nominative plural)
sykrurnar (definite nominative plural)
sykru (accusative indefinite singular)
sykruna (accusative definite singular)
sykrur (accusative indefinite plural)
sykrurnar (accusative definite plural)
sykru (dative indefinite singular)
sykrunni (dative definite singular)
sykrum (dative indefinite plural)
sykrunum (dative definite plural)
sykru (genitive indefinite singular)
sykrunnar (definite genitive singular)
sykra (genitive indefinite plural)
sykranna (definite genitive plural)


geðklofi

geðklofi m (genitive singular geðklofa, no plural)

geðklofa (genitive singular)
geðklofi (indefinite nominative singular)
geðklofinn (definite nominative singular)
geðklofa (accusative indefinite singular)
geðklofann (accusative definite singular)
geðklofa (dative indefinite singular)
geðklofanum (dative definite singular)
geðklofa (genitive indefinite singular)
geðklofans (definite genitive singular)

/ˈcɛð.kʰlɔːvɪ/


hedd

hedd n (genitive singular hedds, nominative plural hedd)

hedds (genitive singular)
hedd (nominative plural)
hedd (indefinite nominative singular)
heddið (definite nominative singular)
hedd (indefinite nominative plural)
heddin (definite nominative plural)
hedd (accusative indefinite singular)
heddið (accusative definite singular)
hedd (accusative indefinite plural)
heddin (accusative definite plural)
heddi (dative indefinite singular)
heddinu (dative definite singular)
heddum (dative indefinite plural)
heddunum (dative definite plural)
hedds (genitive indefinite singular)
heddsins (definite genitive singular)
hedda (genitive indefinite plural)
heddanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English head. Doublet of höfuð.


servíetta

servíetta f (genitive singular servíettu, nominative plural servíettur)

servíettu (genitive singular)
servíettur (nominative plural)
servíetta (indefinite nominative singular)
servíettan (definite nominative singular)
servíettur (indefinite nominative plural)
servíetturnar (definite nominative plural)
servíettu (accusative indefinite singular)
servíettuna (accusative definite singular)
servíettur (accusative indefinite plural)
servíetturnar (accusative definite plural)
servíettu (dative indefinite singular)
servíettunni (dative definite singular)
servíettum (dative indefinite plural)
servíettunum (dative definite plural)
servíettu (genitive indefinite singular)
servíettunnar (definite genitive singular)
servíettna (genitive indefinite plural)
servíetta (genitive indefinite plural)
servíettnanna (definite genitive plural)
servíettanna (definite genitive plural)
servétta (alternative proscribed)

Borrowed from Danish serviet, from French serviette.

napkin, serviette (piece of cloth or paper for wiping the mouth and hands while eating)


stoppistöð

stoppistöð f (genitive singular stoppistöðvar, nominative plural stoppistöðvar)

stoppistöðvar (genitive singular)
stoppistöðvar (nominative plural)
stoppistöð (indefinite nominative singular)
stoppistöðin (definite nominative singular)
stoppistöðvar (indefinite nominative plural)
stoppistöðvarnar (definite nominative plural)
stoppistöð (accusative indefinite singular)
stoppistöðina (accusative definite singular)
stoppistöðvar (accusative indefinite plural)
stoppistöðvarnar (accusative definite plural)
stoppistöð (dative indefinite singular)
stoppistöðinni (dative definite singular)
stoppistöðvum (dative indefinite plural)
stoppistöðvunum (dative definite plural)
stoppistöðvar (genitive indefinite singular)
stoppistöðvarinnar (definite genitive singular)
stoppistöðva (genitive indefinite plural)
stoppistöðvanna (definite genitive plural)
stoppustöð (alternative)

From stopp (“stop”, noun) + stöð (“station”).


strætóstoppistöð

strætóstoppistöð f (genitive singular strætóstoppistöðvar, nominative plural strætóstoppistöðvar)

strætóstoppistöðvar (genitive singular)
strætóstoppistöðvar (nominative plural)
strætóstoppistöð (indefinite nominative singular)
strætóstoppistöðin (definite nominative singular)
strætóstoppistöðvar (indefinite nominative plural)
strætóstoppistöðvarnar (definite nominative plural)
strætóstoppistöð (accusative indefinite singular)
strætóstoppistöðina (accusative definite singular)
strætóstoppistöðvar (accusative indefinite plural)
strætóstoppistöðvarnar (accusative definite plural)
strætóstoppistöð (dative indefinite singular)
strætóstoppistöðinni (dative definite singular)
strætóstoppistöðvum (dative indefinite plural)
strætóstoppistöðvunum (dative definite plural)
strætóstoppistöðvar (genitive indefinite singular)
strætóstoppistöðvarinnar (definite genitive singular)
strætóstoppistöðva (genitive indefinite plural)
strætóstoppistöðvanna (definite genitive plural)
strætóstoppustöð (alternative)

From strætó (“bus”) + stoppistöð (“stopping station”), literally “bus stopping station”.


bölvun

is-noun

bölvun f (genitive singular bölvunar, nominative plural bölvanir)

bölvunar (genitive singular)
bölvanir (nominative plural)
bölvun (indefinite nominative singular)
bölvunin (definite nominative singular)
bölvanir (indefinite nominative plural)
bölvanirnar (definite nominative plural)
bölvun (accusative indefinite singular)
bölvunina (accusative definite singular)
bölvanir (accusative indefinite plural)
bölvanirnar (accusative definite plural)
bölvun (dative indefinite singular)
bölvuninni (dative definite singular)
bölvunum (dative indefinite plural)
bölvununum (dative definite plural)
bölvunar (genitive indefinite singular)
bölvunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bölvana (genitive indefinite plural)
bölvananna (definite genitive plural)


happdrætti

happdrætti n (genitive singular happdrættis, nominative plural happdrætti)

happdrættis (genitive singular)
happdrætti (nominative plural)
happdrætti (indefinite nominative singular)
happdrættið (definite nominative singular)
happdrætti (indefinite nominative plural)
happdrættin (definite nominative plural)
happdrætti (accusative indefinite singular)
happdrættið (accusative definite singular)
happdrætti (accusative indefinite plural)
happdrættin (accusative definite plural)
happdrætti (dative indefinite singular)
happdrættinu (dative definite singular)
happdrættum (dative indefinite plural)
happdrættunum (dative definite plural)
happdrættis (genitive indefinite singular)
happdrættisins (definite genitive singular)
happdrætta (genitive indefinite plural)
happdrættanna (definite genitive plural)

From earlier happadrætti, originating from a reinterpretation of the dative form (happadrætti) of happadráttur (literally “lucky draw”).


alkul

alkul n (genitive singular alkuls, no plural)

alkuls (genitive singular)
alkul (indefinite nominative singular)
alkulið (definite nominative singular)
alkul (accusative indefinite singular)
alkulið (accusative definite singular)
alkuli (dative indefinite singular)
alkulinu (dative definite singular)
alkuls (genitive indefinite singular)
alkulsins (definite genitive singular)


hekk

hekk n (genitive singular hekks, nominative plural hekk)

hekks (genitive singular)
hekk (nominative plural)
hekk (indefinite nominative singular)
hekkið (definite nominative singular)
hekk (indefinite nominative plural)
hekkin (definite nominative plural)
hekk (accusative indefinite singular)
hekkið (accusative definite singular)
hekk (accusative indefinite plural)
hekkin (accusative definite plural)
hekki (dative indefinite singular)
hekkinu (dative definite singular)
hekkum (dative indefinite plural)
hekkunum (dative definite plural)
hekks (genitive indefinite singular)
hekksins (definite genitive singular)
hekka (genitive indefinite plural)
hekkanna (definite genitive plural)

Compare Danish hæk, Dutch haag, German Hecke, Old English hecg (“fence”), Swedish häck.


séní

séní n (genitive singular sénís, nominative plural séní)

sénís (genitive singular)
séní (nominative plural)
séní (indefinite nominative singular)
séníið (definite nominative singular)
séní (indefinite nominative plural)
séníin (definite nominative plural)
séní (accusative indefinite singular)
séníið (accusative definite singular)
séní (accusative indefinite plural)
séníin (accusative definite plural)
séníi (dative indefinite singular)
séníinu (dative definite singular)
séníum (dative indefinite plural)
séníunum (dative definite plural)
sénís (genitive indefinite singular)
sénísins (definite genitive singular)
sénía (genitive indefinite plural)
séníanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish geni, from French génie.

genius (especially in a particular field)


skírlífi

skírlífi n (genitive singular skírlífis, no plural)

skírlífis (genitive singular)
skírlífi (indefinite nominative singular)
skírlífið (definite nominative singular)
skírlífi (accusative indefinite singular)
skírlífið (accusative definite singular)
skírlífi (dative indefinite singular)
skírlífinu (dative definite singular)
skírlífis (genitive indefinite singular)
skírlífisins (definite genitive singular)


kynfæri

kynfæri n (genitive singular kynfæris, nominative plural kynfæri)

kynfæris (genitive singular)
kynfæri (nominative plural)
kynfæri (indefinite nominative singular)
kynfærið (definite nominative singular)
kynfæri (indefinite nominative plural)
kynfærin (definite nominative plural)
kynfæri (accusative indefinite singular)
kynfærið (accusative definite singular)
kynfæri (accusative indefinite plural)
kynfærin (accusative definite plural)
kynfæri (dative indefinite singular)
kynfærinu (dative definite singular)
kynfærum (dative indefinite plural)
kynfærunum (dative definite plural)
kynfæris (genitive indefinite singular)
kynfærisins (definite genitive singular)
kynfæra (genitive indefinite plural)
kynfæranna (definite genitive plural)

sexual organ (most commonly in plural, genitals)


gæluverkefni

gæluverkefni n (genitive singular gæluverkefnis, nominative plural gæluverkefni)

gæluverkefnis (genitive singular)
gæluverkefni (nominative plural)
gæluverkefni (indefinite nominative singular)
gæluverkefnið (definite nominative singular)
gæluverkefni (indefinite nominative plural)
gæluverkefnin (definite nominative plural)
gæluverkefni (accusative indefinite singular)
gæluverkefnið (accusative definite singular)
gæluverkefni (accusative indefinite plural)
gæluverkefnin (accusative definite plural)
gæluverkefni (dative indefinite singular)
gæluverkefninu (dative definite singular)
gæluverkefnum (dative indefinite plural)
gæluverkefnunum (dative definite plural)
gæluverkefnis (genitive indefinite singular)
gæluverkefnisins (definite genitive singular)
gæluverkefna (genitive indefinite plural)
gæluverkefnanna (definite genitive plural)


kalsít

kalsít n (genitive singular kalsíts, no plural)

kalsíts (genitive singular)
kalsít (indefinite nominative singular)
kalsítið (definite nominative singular)
kalsít (accusative indefinite singular)
kalsítið (accusative definite singular)
kalsíti (dative indefinite singular)
kalsítinu (dative definite singular)
kalsíts (genitive indefinite singular)
kalsítsins (definite genitive singular)


kalkspat

kalkspat n (genitive singular kalkspats, no plural)

kalkspats (genitive singular)
kalkspat (indefinite nominative singular)
kalkspatið (definite nominative singular)
kalkspat (accusative indefinite singular)
kalkspatið (accusative definite singular)
kalkspati (dative indefinite singular)
kalkspatinu (dative definite singular)
kalkspats (genitive indefinite singular)
kalkspatsins (definite genitive singular)


feldspat

feldspat n (genitive singular feldspats, no plural)

feldspats (genitive singular)
feldspat (indefinite nominative singular)
feldspatið (definite nominative singular)
feldspat (accusative indefinite singular)
feldspatið (accusative definite singular)
feldspati (dative indefinite singular)
feldspatinu (dative definite singular)
feldspats (genitive indefinite singular)
feldspatsins (definite genitive singular)


frændhygli

frændhygli f (genitive singular frændhygli, no plural)

frændhygli (genitive singular)
frændhygli (indefinite nominative singular)
frændhyglin (definite nominative singular)
frændhygli (accusative indefinite singular)
frændhyglina (accusative definite singular)
frændhygli (dative indefinite singular)
frændhyglinni (dative definite singular)
frændhygli (genitive indefinite singular)
frændhyglinnar (definite genitive singular)


árós

árós m (genitive singular áróss, nominative plural árósar)

áróss (genitive singular)
árósar (nominative plural)
árós (indefinite nominative singular)
árósinn (definite nominative singular)
árósar (indefinite nominative plural)
árósarnir (definite nominative plural)
árós (accusative indefinite singular)
árósinn (accusative definite singular)
árósa (accusative indefinite plural)
árósana (accusative definite plural)
árósi (dative indefinite singular)
árósnum (dative definite singular)
árósum (dative indefinite plural)
árósunum (dative definite plural)
áróss (genitive indefinite singular)
áróssins (definite genitive singular)
árósa (genitive indefinite plural)
árósanna (definite genitive plural)


flasa

flasa f (genitive singular flösu, no plural)

flösu (genitive singular)
flasa (indefinite nominative singular)
flasan (definite nominative singular)
flösu (accusative indefinite singular)
flösuna (accusative definite singular)
flösu (dative indefinite singular)
flösunni (dative definite singular)
flösu (genitive indefinite singular)
flösunnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse flasa, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *plē- (“to cut off, split off”), probably related to *pleh₂- (“flat”) and thus English flake, along with Faroese fles (“skerry”).


ökkli

is-noun

ökkli m (genitive singular ökkla, nominative plural ökklar)

ökkla (genitive singular)
ökklar (nominative plural)
ökkli (indefinite nominative singular)
ökklinn (definite nominative singular)
ökklar (indefinite nominative plural)
ökklarnir (definite nominative plural)
ökkla (accusative indefinite singular)
ökklann (accusative definite singular)
ökkla (accusative indefinite plural)
ökklana (accusative definite plural)
ökkla (dative indefinite singular)
ökklanum (dative definite singular)
ökklum (dative indefinite plural)
ökklunum (dative definite plural)
ökkla (genitive indefinite singular)
ökklans (definite genitive singular)
ökkla (genitive indefinite plural)
ökklanna (definite genitive plural)


feill

feill m (genitive singular feils, nominative plural feilar)

feils (genitive singular)
feilar (nominative plural)
feill (indefinite nominative singular)
feillinn (definite nominative singular)
feilar (indefinite nominative plural)
feilarnir (definite nominative plural)
feil (accusative indefinite singular)
feilinn (accusative definite singular)
feila (accusative indefinite plural)
feilana (accusative definite plural)
feil (dative indefinite singular)
feilnum (dative definite singular)
feilum (dative indefinite plural)
feilunum (dative definite plural)
feils (genitive indefinite singular)
feilsins (definite genitive singular)
feila (genitive indefinite plural)
feilanna (definite genitive plural)


bás

bás m (genitive singular báss, nominative plural básar)

báss (genitive singular)
básar (nominative plural)
bás (indefinite nominative singular)
básinn (definite nominative singular)
básar (indefinite nominative plural)
básarnir (definite nominative plural)
bás (accusative indefinite singular)
básinn (accusative definite singular)
bása (accusative indefinite plural)
básana (accusative definite plural)
bás (dative indefinite singular)
bási (dative indefinite singular)
básnum (dative definite singular)
básum (dative indefinite plural)
básunum (dative definite plural)
báss (genitive indefinite singular)
bássins (definite genitive singular)
bása (genitive indefinite plural)
básanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse báss, from Proto-Germanic *bansaz.


múskat

múskat n (genitive singular múskats, no plural)

múskats (genitive singular)
múskat (indefinite nominative singular)
múskatið (definite nominative singular)
múskat (accusative indefinite singular)
múskatið (accusative definite singular)
múskati (dative indefinite singular)
múskatinu (dative definite singular)
múskats (genitive indefinite singular)
múskatsins (definite genitive singular)


tappatogari

tappatogari m (genitive singular tappatogara, nominative plural tappatogarar)

tappatogara (genitive singular)
tappatogarar (nominative plural)
tappatogari (indefinite nominative singular)
tappatogarinn (definite nominative singular)
tappatogarar (indefinite nominative plural)
tappatogararnir (definite nominative plural)
tappatogara (accusative indefinite singular)
tappatogarann (accusative definite singular)
tappatogara (accusative indefinite plural)
tappatogarana (accusative definite plural)
tappatogara (dative indefinite singular)
tappatogaranum (dative definite singular)
tappatogurum (dative indefinite plural)
tappatogurunum (dative definite plural)
tappatogara (genitive indefinite singular)
tappatogarans (definite genitive singular)
tappatogara (genitive indefinite plural)
tappatogaranna (definite genitive plural)


tríóla

tríóla f (genitive singular tríólu, no plural)

tríólu (genitive singular)
tríóla (indefinite nominative singular)
tríólan (definite nominative singular)
tríólu (accusative indefinite singular)
tríóluna (accusative definite singular)
tríólu (dative indefinite singular)
tríólunni (dative definite singular)
tríólu (genitive indefinite singular)
tríólunnar (definite genitive singular)


köngull

köngull m (genitive singular könguls, nominative plural könglar)

könguls (genitive singular)
könglar (nominative plural)
köngull (indefinite nominative singular)
köngullinn (definite nominative singular)
könglar (indefinite nominative plural)
könglarnir (definite nominative plural)
köngul (accusative indefinite singular)
köngulinn (accusative definite singular)
köngla (accusative indefinite plural)
könglana (accusative definite plural)
köngli (dative indefinite singular)
könglinum (dative definite singular)
könglum (dative indefinite plural)
könglunum (dative definite plural)
könguls (genitive indefinite singular)
köngulsins (definite genitive singular)
köngla (genitive indefinite plural)
könglanna (definite genitive plural)


vefstóll

vefstóll m (genitive singular vefstóls, nominative plural vefstólar)

vefstóls (genitive singular)
vefstólar (nominative plural)
vefstóll (indefinite nominative singular)
vefstóllinn (definite nominative singular)
vefstólar (indefinite nominative plural)
vefstólarnir (definite nominative plural)
vefstól (accusative indefinite singular)
vefstólinn (accusative definite singular)
vefstóla (accusative indefinite plural)
vefstólana (accusative definite plural)
vefstól (dative indefinite singular)
vefstólnum (dative definite singular)
vefstólum (dative indefinite plural)
vefstólunum (dative definite plural)
vefstóls (genitive indefinite singular)
vefstólsins (definite genitive singular)
vefstóla (genitive indefinite plural)
vefstólanna (definite genitive plural)


sellerí

sellerí n (genitive singular sellerís, no plural)

sellerís (genitive singular)
sellerí (indefinite nominative singular)
selleríið (definite nominative singular)
sellerí (accusative indefinite singular)
selleríið (accusative definite singular)
selleríi (dative indefinite singular)
selleríinu (dative definite singular)
sellerís (genitive indefinite singular)
sellerísins (definite genitive singular)

/ˈsɛlːɛːriː/

Apium graveolens
Apium graveolens#Translingual


peningaseðill

peningaseðill m (genitive singular peningaseðils, nominative plural peningaseðlar)

peningaseðils (genitive singular)
peningaseðlar (nominative plural)
peningaseðill (indefinite nominative singular)
peningaseðillinn (definite nominative singular)
peningaseðlar (indefinite nominative plural)
peningaseðlarnir (definite nominative plural)
peningaseðil (accusative indefinite singular)
peningaseðilinn (accusative definite singular)
peningaseðla (accusative indefinite plural)
peningaseðlana (accusative definite plural)
peningaseðli (dative indefinite singular)
peningaseðlinum (dative definite singular)
peningaseðlum (dative indefinite plural)
peningaseðlunum (dative definite plural)
peningaseðils (genitive indefinite singular)
peningaseðilsins (definite genitive singular)
peningaseðla (genitive indefinite plural)
peningaseðlanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈpʰɛːniŋkaˌsɛːðɪtl/

From peningur (“money”) + seðill (“piece of paper”).


prinsessan

nominative definite singular of prinsessa


söluskattur

is-noun

söluskattur m (genitive singular söluskatts, nominative plural söluskattar)

söluskatts (genitive singular)
söluskattar (nominative plural)
söluskattur (indefinite nominative singular)
söluskatturinn (definite nominative singular)
söluskattar (indefinite nominative plural)
söluskattarnir (definite nominative plural)
söluskatt (accusative indefinite singular)
söluskattinn (accusative definite singular)
söluskatta (accusative indefinite plural)
söluskattana (accusative definite plural)
söluskatti (dative indefinite singular)
söluskattinum (dative definite singular)
sölusköttum (dative indefinite plural)
sölusköttunum (dative definite plural)
söluskatts (genitive indefinite singular)
söluskattsins (definite genitive singular)
söluskatta (genitive indefinite plural)
söluskattanna (definite genitive plural)


virðisaukaskattur

virðisaukaskattur m (genitive singular virðisaukaskatts, no plural)

virðisaukaskatts (genitive singular)
virðisaukaskattur (indefinite nominative singular)
virðisaukaskatturinn (definite nominative singular)
virðisaukaskatt (accusative indefinite singular)
virðisaukaskattinn (accusative definite singular)
virðisaukaskatti (dative indefinite singular)
virðisaukaskattinum (dative definite singular)
virðisaukaskatts (genitive indefinite singular)
virðisaukaskattsins (definite genitive singular)
VASK (alternative abbreviation)
VSK (alternative abbreviation)

Literally, “value-added tax”, from virðisauka (“of value added, of added value”) + skattur (“tax”).

af

virðisauka<t:of value added, of added value>


VASK

Abbreviation of virðisaukaskattur (“value-added tax”).


fréttastofa

is-noun

fréttastofa f (genitive singular fréttastofu, nominative plural fréttastofur)

fréttastofu (genitive singular)
fréttastofur (nominative plural)
fréttastofa (indefinite nominative singular)
fréttastofan (definite nominative singular)
fréttastofur (indefinite nominative plural)
fréttastofurnar (definite nominative plural)
fréttastofu (accusative indefinite singular)
fréttastofuna (accusative definite singular)
fréttastofur (accusative indefinite plural)
fréttastofurnar (accusative definite plural)
fréttastofu (dative indefinite singular)
fréttastofunni (dative definite singular)
fréttastofum (dative indefinite plural)
fréttastofunum (dative definite plural)
fréttastofu (genitive indefinite singular)
fréttastofunnar (definite genitive singular)
fréttastofa (genitive indefinite plural)
fréttastofanna (definite genitive plural)

Fréttastofa útvarpsins.

Fréttastofa sjónvarps.


hnéskel

hnéskel f (genitive singular hnéskeljar, nominative plural hnéskeljar)

hnéskeljar (genitive singular)
hnéskeljar (nominative plural)
hnéskel (indefinite nominative singular)
hnéskelin (definite nominative singular)
hnéskeljar (indefinite nominative plural)
hnéskeljarnar (definite nominative plural)
hnéskel (accusative indefinite singular)
hnéskelina (accusative definite singular)
hnéskeljar (accusative indefinite plural)
hnéskeljarnar (accusative definite plural)
hnéskel (dative indefinite singular)
hnéskelinni (dative definite singular)
hnéskeljum (dative indefinite plural)
hnéskeljunum (dative definite plural)
hnéskeljar (genitive indefinite singular)
hnéskeljarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hnéskelja (genitive indefinite plural)
hnéskeljanna (definite genitive plural)

ofanskeljarviðbragð

suprapatellar reflex, epipatellar reflex


stjórnkerfi

stjórnkerfi n (genitive singular stjórnkerfis, nominative plural stjórnkerfi)

stjórnkerfis (genitive singular)
stjórnkerfi (nominative plural)
stjórnkerfi (indefinite nominative singular)
stjórnkerfið (definite nominative singular)
stjórnkerfi (indefinite nominative plural)
stjórnkerfin (definite nominative plural)
stjórnkerfi (accusative indefinite singular)
stjórnkerfið (accusative definite singular)
stjórnkerfi (accusative indefinite plural)
stjórnkerfin (accusative definite plural)
stjórnkerfi (dative indefinite singular)
stjórnkerfinu (dative definite singular)
stjórnkerfum (dative indefinite plural)
stjórnkerfunum (dative definite plural)
stjórnkerfis (genitive indefinite singular)
stjórnkerfisins (definite genitive singular)
stjórnkerfa (genitive indefinite plural)
stjórnkerfanna (definite genitive plural)

Compare stjórna (“to govern, to control”) and stjórn (“management, control”) + kerfi (“a system”).

stigskipt stjórnkerfi

an hierarchical structure of command and control

stjórnkerfi fyrir þráðlaus fjarskipti og síma

system of governance
system of governance

an administrative system, management system, system of governance


munnmök

munnmök n pl (plural only, genitive plural munnmaka)

munnmaka (genitive plural)
munnmök (indefinite nominative plural)
munnmökin (definite nominative plural)
munnmök (accusative indefinite plural)
munnmökin (accusative definite plural)
munnmökum (dative indefinite plural)
munnmökunum (dative definite plural)
munnmaka (genitive indefinite plural)
munnmakanna (definite genitive plural)

From munnur (“mouth”) + mök (“intercourse”).


gys

gys n (genitive singular gyss, nominative plural gys)

gyss (genitive singular)
gys (nominative plural)
gys (indefinite nominative singular)
gysið (definite nominative singular)
gys (indefinite nominative plural)
gysin (definite nominative plural)
gys (accusative indefinite singular)
gysið (accusative definite singular)
gys (accusative indefinite plural)
gysin (accusative definite plural)
gysi (dative indefinite singular)
gysinu (dative definite singular)
gysum (dative indefinite plural)
gysunum (dative definite plural)
gyss (genitive indefinite singular)
gyssins (definite genitive singular)
gysa (genitive indefinite plural)
gysanna (definite genitive plural)


regnvatn

regnvatn n (genitive singular regnvatns, no plural)

regnvatns (genitive singular)
regnvatn (indefinite nominative singular)
regnvatnið (definite nominative singular)
regnvatn (accusative indefinite singular)
regnvatnið (accusative definite singular)
regnvatni (dative indefinite singular)
regnvatninu (dative definite singular)
regnvatns (genitive indefinite singular)
regnvatnsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse regnvatn, from Proto-Germanic *regnawatōr. Equivalent to regn (“rain”) + vatn (“water”).


draumleysi

draumleysi n (genitive singular draumleysis, no plural)

draumleysis (genitive singular)
draumleysi (indefinite nominative singular)
draumleysið (definite nominative singular)
draumleysi (accusative indefinite singular)
draumleysið (accusative definite singular)
draumleysi (dative indefinite singular)
draumleysinu (dative definite singular)
draumleysis (genitive indefinite singular)
draumleysisins (definite genitive singular)


hornblendi

hornblendi n (genitive singular hornblendis, no plural)

hornblendis (genitive singular)
hornblendi (indefinite nominative singular)
hornblendið (definite nominative singular)
hornblendi (accusative indefinite singular)
hornblendið (accusative definite singular)
hornblendi (dative indefinite singular)
hornblendinu (dative definite singular)
hornblendis (genitive indefinite singular)
hornblendisins (definite genitive singular)


tölvuleikur

tölvuleikur m (genitive singular tölvuleiks, nominative plural tölvuleikir)

tölvuleiks (genitive singular)
tölvuleikir (nominative plural)
tölvuleikur (indefinite nominative singular)
tölvuleikurinn (definite nominative singular)
tölvuleikir (indefinite nominative plural)
tölvuleikirnir (definite nominative plural)
tölvuleik (accusative indefinite singular)
tölvuleikinn (accusative definite singular)
tölvuleiki (accusative indefinite plural)
tölvuleikina (accusative definite plural)
tölvuleik (dative indefinite singular)
tölvuleiknum (dative definite singular)
tölvuleikjum (dative indefinite plural)
tölvuleikjunum (dative definite plural)
tölvuleiks (genitive indefinite singular)
tölvuleiksins (definite genitive singular)
tölvuleikja (genitive indefinite plural)
tölvuleikjanna (definite genitive plural)

From tölva (“computer”) + leikur (“game”).


pýroxen

pýroxen n (genitive singular pýroxens, no plural)

pýroxens (genitive singular)
pýroxen (indefinite nominative singular)
pýroxenið (definite nominative singular)
pýroxen (accusative indefinite singular)
pýroxenið (accusative definite singular)
pýroxeni (dative indefinite singular)
pýroxeninu (dative definite singular)
pýroxens (genitive indefinite singular)
pýroxensins (definite genitive singular)


aðalendir

aðalendir m (genitive singular aðalendis, nominative plural aðalendar)

aðalendis (genitive singular)
aðalendar (nominative plural)
aðalendir (indefinite nominative singular)
aðalendirinn (definite nominative singular)
aðalendar (indefinite nominative plural)
aðalendarnir (definite nominative plural)
aðalendi (accusative indefinite singular)
aðalendinn (accusative definite singular)
aðalenda (accusative indefinite plural)
aðalendana (accusative definite plural)
aðalendi (dative indefinite singular)
aðalendinum (dative definite singular)
aðalendum (dative indefinite plural)
aðalendunum (dative definite plural)
aðalendis (genitive indefinite singular)
aðalendisins (definite genitive singular)
aðalenda (genitive indefinite plural)
aðalendanna (definite genitive plural)

From aðal- (“main”) + endir (“end, cadence”).


hálfendir

hálfendir m (genitive singular hálfendis, nominative plural hálfendar)

hálfendis (genitive singular)
hálfendar (nominative plural)
hálfendir (indefinite nominative singular)
hálfendirinn (definite nominative singular)
hálfendar (indefinite nominative plural)
hálfendarnir (definite nominative plural)
hálfendi (accusative indefinite singular)
hálfendinn (accusative definite singular)
hálfenda (accusative indefinite plural)
hálfendana (accusative definite plural)
hálfendi (dative indefinite singular)
hálfendinum (dative definite singular)
hálfendum (dative indefinite plural)
hálfendunum (dative definite plural)
hálfendis (genitive indefinite singular)
hálfendisins (definite genitive singular)
hálfenda (genitive indefinite plural)
hálfendanna (definite genitive plural)

From hálf- (“half-”) + endir (“end, cadence”).