prófarkalesa

head

prófarkalesa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative prófarkalas, third-person plural past indicative prófarkalásu, supine prófarkalesið)

prófarkalas (indicative past singular third-person)
prófarkalásu (indicative past plural third-person)
prófarkalesið (supine)


geðlæknir

is-noun

geðlæknir m (genitive singular geðlæknis, nominative plural geðlæknar)

geðlæknis (genitive singular)
geðlæknar (nominative plural)
geðlæknir (indefinite nominative singular)
geðlæknirinn (definite nominative singular)
geðlæknar (indefinite nominative plural)
geðlæknarnir (definite nominative plural)
geðlækni (accusative indefinite singular)
geðlækninn (accusative definite singular)
geðlækna (accusative indefinite plural)
geðlæknana (accusative definite plural)
geðlækni (dative indefinite singular)
geðlækninum (dative definite singular)
geðlæknum (dative indefinite plural)
geðlæknunum (dative definite plural)
geðlæknis (genitive indefinite singular)
geðlæknisins (definite genitive singular)
geðlækna (genitive indefinite plural)
geðlæknanna (definite genitive plural)


fæða

fæða f (genitive singular fæðu, no plural)

fæðu (genitive singular)
fæða (indefinite nominative singular)
fæðan (definite nominative singular)
fæðu (accusative indefinite singular)
fæðuna (accusative definite singular)
fæðu (dative indefinite singular)
fæðunni (dative definite singular)
fæðu (genitive indefinite singular)
fæðunnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse fœða (“food”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-. Cognate to Faroese føði, Swedish föda, Danish føde, English food.


fóarn

fóarn n (genitive singular fóarns, nominative plural fóörn)

fóarns (genitive singular)
fóörn (nominative plural)
fóarn (indefinite nominative singular)
fóarnið (definite nominative singular)
fóörn (indefinite nominative plural)
fóörnin (definite nominative plural)
fóarn (accusative indefinite singular)
fóarnið (accusative definite singular)
fóörn (accusative indefinite plural)
fóörnin (accusative definite plural)
fóarni (dative indefinite singular)
fóarninu (dative definite singular)
fóörnum (dative indefinite plural)
fóörnunum (dative definite plural)
fóarns (genitive indefinite singular)
fóarnsins (definite genitive singular)
fóarna (genitive indefinite plural)
fóarnanna (definite genitive plural)


kókaín

kókaín n (genitive singular kókaíns, no plural)

kókaíns (genitive singular)
kókaín (indefinite nominative singular)
kókaínið (definite nominative singular)
kókaín (accusative indefinite singular)
kókaínið (accusative definite singular)
kókaíni (dative indefinite singular)
kókaíninu (dative definite singular)
kókaíns (genitive indefinite singular)
kókaínsins (definite genitive singular)


hjólastóll

hjólastóll m (genitive singular hjólastóls, nominative plural hjólastólar)

hjólastóls (genitive singular)
hjólastólar (nominative plural)
hjólastóll (indefinite nominative singular)
hjólastóllinn (definite nominative singular)
hjólastólar (indefinite nominative plural)
hjólastólarnir (definite nominative plural)
hjólastól (accusative indefinite singular)
hjólastólinn (accusative definite singular)
hjólastóla (accusative indefinite plural)
hjólastólana (accusative definite plural)
hjólastól (dative indefinite singular)
hjólastólnum (dative definite singular)
hjólastólum (dative indefinite plural)
hjólastólunum (dative definite plural)
hjólastóls (genitive indefinite singular)
hjólastólsins (definite genitive singular)
hjólastóla (genitive indefinite plural)
hjólastólanna (definite genitive plural)


barþjónn

barþjónn m (genitive singular barþjóns, nominative plural barþjónar)

barþjóns (genitive singular)
barþjónar (nominative plural)
barþjónn (indefinite nominative singular)
barþjónninn (definite nominative singular)
barþjónar (indefinite nominative plural)
barþjónarnir (definite nominative plural)
barþjón (accusative indefinite singular)
barþjóninn (accusative definite singular)
barþjóna (accusative indefinite plural)
barþjónana (accusative definite plural)
barþjóni (dative indefinite singular)
barþjóninum (dative definite singular)
barþjónum (dative indefinite plural)
barþjónunum (dative definite plural)
barþjóns (genitive indefinite singular)
barþjónsins (definite genitive singular)
barþjóna (genitive indefinite plural)
barþjónanna (definite genitive plural)

From bar (“bar”) + þjónn (“servant, waiter”).


máltíð

máltíð f (genitive singular máltíðar, nominative plural máltíðir)

máltíðar (genitive singular)
máltíðir (nominative plural)
máltíð (indefinite nominative singular)
máltíðin (definite nominative singular)
máltíðir (indefinite nominative plural)
máltíðirnar (definite nominative plural)
máltíð (accusative indefinite singular)
máltíðina (accusative definite singular)
máltíðir (accusative indefinite plural)
máltíðirnar (accusative definite plural)
máltíð (dative indefinite singular)
máltíðinni (dative definite singular)
máltíðum (dative indefinite plural)
máltíðunum (dative definite plural)
máltíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
máltíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
máltíða (genitive indefinite plural)
máltíðanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?], equivalent to mál (“meal; time; measurement”) + tíð (“time, period”). Compare Dutch maaltijd, German Mahlzeit, English mealtide.


framhlaðningur

is-noun

framhlaðningur m (genitive singular framhlaðnings, nominative plural framhlaðningar)

framhlaðnings (genitive singular)
framhlaðningar (nominative plural)
framhlaðningur (indefinite nominative singular)
framhlaðningurinn (definite nominative singular)
framhlaðningar (indefinite nominative plural)
framhlaðningarnir (definite nominative plural)
framhlaðning (accusative indefinite singular)
framhlaðninginn (accusative definite singular)
framhlaðninga (accusative indefinite plural)
framhlaðningana (accusative definite plural)
framhlaðningi (dative indefinite singular)
framhlaðningnum (dative definite singular)
framhlaðningum (dative indefinite plural)
framhlaðningunum (dative definite plural)
framhlaðnings (genitive indefinite singular)
framhlaðningsins (definite genitive singular)
framhlaðninga (genitive indefinite plural)
framhlaðninganna (definite genitive plural)

From fram (“forth”) + -hlaðningur (“loader”).

(slang) shotgun, the seat next to the driver


barbari

barbari m (genitive singular barbara, nominative plural barbarar)

barbara (genitive singular)
barbarar (nominative plural)
barbari (indefinite nominative singular)
barbarinn (definite nominative singular)
barbarar (indefinite nominative plural)
barbararnir (definite nominative plural)
barbara (accusative indefinite singular)
barbarann (accusative definite singular)
barbara (accusative indefinite plural)
barbarana (accusative definite plural)
barbara (dative indefinite singular)
barbaranum (dative definite singular)
barbörum (dative indefinite plural)
barbörunum (dative definite plural)
barbara (genitive indefinite singular)
barbarans (definite genitive singular)
barbara (genitive indefinite plural)
barbaranna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin barbarus (“foreigner, barbarian, uncivilized person”).


skrælingi

is-noun

skrælingi m (genitive singular skrælingja, nominative plural skrælingjar)

skrælingja (genitive singular)
skrælingjar (nominative plural)
skrælingi (indefinite nominative singular)
skrælinginn (definite nominative singular)
skrælingjar (indefinite nominative plural)
skrælingjarnir (definite nominative plural)
skrælingja (accusative indefinite singular)
skrælingjann (accusative definite singular)
skrælingja (accusative indefinite plural)
skrælingjana (accusative definite plural)
skrælingja (dative indefinite singular)
skrælingjanum (dative definite singular)
skrælingjum (dative indefinite plural)
skrælingjunum (dative definite plural)
skrælingja (genitive indefinite singular)
skrælingjans (definite genitive singular)
skrælingja (genitive indefinite plural)
skrælingjanna (definite genitive plural)

(archaic, derogatory) Greenlander, person from Greenland


villimaður

villimaður m (genitive singular villimanns, nominative plural villimenn)

villimanns (genitive singular)
villimenn (nominative plural)
villimaður (indefinite nominative singular)
villimaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
villimenn (indefinite nominative plural)
villimennirnir (definite nominative plural)
villimann (accusative indefinite singular)
villimanninn (accusative definite singular)
villimenn (accusative indefinite plural)
villimennina (accusative definite plural)
villimanni (dative indefinite singular)
villimanninum (dative definite singular)
villimönnum (dative indefinite plural)
villimönnunum (dative definite plural)
villimanns (genitive indefinite singular)
villimannsins (definite genitive singular)
villimanna (genitive indefinite plural)
villimannanna (definite genitive plural)

From villi- (“wild, savage”) + maður (“man”).


þátíð

þátíð f (genitive singular þátíðar, no plural)

þátíðar (genitive singular)
þátíð (indefinite nominative singular)
þátíðin (definite nominative singular)
þátíð (accusative indefinite singular)
þátíðina (accusative definite singular)
þátíð (dative indefinite singular)
þátíðinni (dative definite singular)
þátíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
þátíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)

/ˈθauːtʰiːð/

From þá (“then”) + tíð (“time, tense”). Compare Swedish dåtid, Faroese tátíð, and Danish datid.


nútíð

nútíð f (genitive singular nútíðar, no plural)

nútíðar (genitive singular)
nútíð (indefinite nominative singular)
nútíðin (definite nominative singular)
nútíð (accusative indefinite singular)
nútíðina (accusative definite singular)
nútíð (dative indefinite singular)
nútíðinni (dative definite singular)
nútíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
nútíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)


eintala

eintala f (genitive singular eintölu, no plural)

eintölu (genitive singular)
eintala (indefinite nominative singular)
eintalan (definite nominative singular)
eintölu (accusative indefinite singular)
eintöluna (accusative definite singular)
eintölu (dative indefinite singular)
eintölunni (dative definite singular)
eintölu (genitive indefinite singular)
eintölunnar (definite genitive singular)


konu

inflection of kona:
indefinite accusative singular

inflection of kona:
indefinite dative singular

inflection of kona:
indefinite genitive singular


fegurð

fegurð f (genitive singular fegurðar, no plural)

fegurðar (genitive singular)
fegurð (indefinite nominative singular)
fegurðin (definite nominative singular)
fegurð (accusative indefinite singular)
fegurðina (accusative definite singular)
fegurð (dative indefinite singular)
fegurðinni (dative definite singular)
fegurðar (genitive indefinite singular)
fegurðarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse fegrð, from Proto-Germanic *fagriþō.


aðstoð

aðstoð f (genitive singular aðstoðar, no plural)

aðstoðar (genitive singular)
aðstoð (indefinite nominative singular)
aðstoðin (definite nominative singular)
aðstoð (accusative indefinite singular)
aðstoðina (accusative definite singular)
aðstoð (dative indefinite singular)
aðstoðinni (dative definite singular)
aðstoðar (genitive indefinite singular)
aðstoðarinnar (definite genitive singular)


ljóðlist

ljóðlist f (genitive singular ljóðlistar, nominative plural ljóðlistir)

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

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


lífljómun

lífljómun f (genitive singular lífljómunar, no plural)

lífljómunar (genitive singular)
lífljómun (indefinite nominative singular)
lífljómunin (definite nominative singular)
lífljómun (accusative indefinite singular)
lífljómunina (accusative definite singular)
lífljómun (dative indefinite singular)
lífljómuninni (dative definite singular)
lífljómunar (genitive indefinite singular)
lífljómunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From líf (“life”) + ljómun (“luminescence”).


útskolun

útskolun f (genitive singular útskolunar, no plural)

útskolunar (genitive singular)
útskolun (indefinite nominative singular)
útskolunin (definite nominative singular)
útskolun (accusative indefinite singular)
útskolunina (accusative definite singular)
útskolun (dative indefinite singular)
útskoluninni (dative definite singular)
útskolunar (genitive indefinite singular)
útskolunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


óþekkt

óþekkt f (genitive singular óþekktar, no plural)

óþekktar (genitive singular)
óþekkt (indefinite nominative singular)
óþekktin (definite nominative singular)
óþekkt (accusative indefinite singular)
óþekktina (accusative definite singular)
óþekkt (dative indefinite singular)
óþekktinni (dative definite singular)
óþekktar (genitive indefinite singular)
óþekktarinnar (definite genitive singular)


kyrrð

kyrrð f (genitive singular kyrrðar, no plural)

kyrrðar (genitive singular)
kyrrð (indefinite nominative singular)
kyrrðin (definite nominative singular)
kyrrð (accusative indefinite singular)
kyrrðina (accusative definite singular)
kyrrð (dative indefinite singular)
kyrrðinni (dative definite singular)
kyrrðar (genitive indefinite singular)
kyrrðarinnar (definite genitive singular)


aðdáun

aðdáun f (genitive singular aðdáunar, no plural)

aðdáunar (genitive singular)
aðdáun (indefinite nominative singular)
aðdáunin (definite nominative singular)
aðdáun (accusative indefinite singular)
aðdáunina (accusative definite singular)
aðdáun (dative indefinite singular)
aðdáuninni (dative definite singular)
aðdáunar (genitive indefinite singular)
aðdáunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


einsemd

einsemd f (genitive singular einsemdar, no plural)

einsemdar (genitive singular)
einsemd (indefinite nominative singular)
einsemdin (definite nominative singular)
einsemd (accusative indefinite singular)
einsemdina (accusative definite singular)
einsemd (dative indefinite singular)
einsemdinni (dative definite singular)
einsemdar (genitive indefinite singular)
einsemdarinnar (definite genitive singular)


pípa

pípa f (genitive singular pípu, nominative plural pípur)

pípu (genitive singular)
pípur (nominative plural)
pípa (indefinite nominative singular)
pípan (definite nominative singular)
pípur (indefinite nominative plural)
pípurnar (definite nominative plural)
pípu (accusative indefinite singular)
pípuna (accusative definite singular)
pípur (accusative indefinite plural)
pípurnar (accusative definite plural)
pípu (dative indefinite singular)
pípunni (dative definite singular)
pípum (dative indefinite plural)
pípunum (dative definite plural)
pípu (genitive indefinite singular)
pípunnar (definite genitive singular)
pípna (genitive indefinite plural)
pípa (genitive indefinite plural)
pípnanna (definite genitive plural)
pípanna (definite genitive plural)


smók

smók m (genitive singular smóks, nominative plural smókar)

smóks (genitive singular)
smókar (nominative plural)
smók (indefinite nominative singular)
smókinn (definite nominative singular)
smókar (indefinite nominative plural)
smókarnir (definite nominative plural)
smók (accusative indefinite singular)
smókinn (accusative definite singular)
smóka (accusative indefinite plural)
smókana (accusative definite plural)
smók (dative indefinite singular)
smókinum (dative definite singular)
smókum (dative indefinite plural)
smókunum (dative definite plural)
smóks (genitive indefinite singular)
smóksins (definite genitive singular)
smóka (genitive indefinite plural)
smókanna (definite genitive plural)
smókur (alternative)

(slang) smoke (instance of smoking a cigarette, etc.)


kalmusrót

kalmusrót f (genitive singular kalmusrótar, nominative plural kalmusrætur)

kalmusrótar (genitive singular)
kalmusrætur (nominative plural)
kalmusrót (indefinite nominative singular)
kalmusrótin (definite nominative singular)
kalmusrætur (indefinite nominative plural)
kalmusræturnar (definite nominative plural)
kalmusrót (accusative indefinite singular)
kalmusrótina (accusative definite singular)
kalmusrætur (accusative indefinite plural)
kalmusræturnar (accusative definite plural)
kalmusrót (dative indefinite singular)
kalmusrótinni (dative definite singular)
kalmusrótum (dative indefinite plural)
kalmusrótunum (dative definite plural)
kalmusrótar (genitive indefinite singular)
kalmusrótarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kalmusróta (genitive indefinite plural)
kalmusrótanna (definite genitive plural)

From Latin calamus (“sweet flag; calamus”) + rót (“root”).


fjaðurstafur

fjaðurstafur m (genitive singular fjaðurstafs, nominative plural fjaðurstafir)

fjaðurstafs (genitive singular)
fjaðurstafir (nominative plural)
fjaðurstafur (indefinite nominative singular)
fjaðurstafurinn (definite nominative singular)
fjaðurstafir (indefinite nominative plural)
fjaðurstafirnir (definite nominative plural)
fjaðurstaf (accusative indefinite singular)
fjaðurstafinn (accusative definite singular)
fjaðurstafi (accusative indefinite plural)
fjaðurstafina (accusative definite plural)
fjaðurstaf (dative indefinite singular)
fjaðurstafnum (dative definite singular)
fjaðurstöfum (dative indefinite plural)
fjaðurstöfunum (dative definite plural)
fjaðurstafs (genitive indefinite singular)
fjaðurstafsins (definite genitive singular)
fjaðurstafa (genitive indefinite plural)
fjaðurstafanna (definite genitive plural)
fjöðurstafur (alternative)

From fjöður (“feather”) + stafur (“staff, stick”).


sögn

is-noun

sögn f (genitive singular sagnar, nominative plural sagnir)

sagnar (genitive singular)
sagnir (nominative plural)
sögn (indefinite nominative singular)
sögnin (definite nominative singular)
sagnir (indefinite nominative plural)
sagnirnar (definite nominative plural)
sögn (accusative indefinite singular)
sögnina (accusative definite singular)
sagnir (accusative indefinite plural)
sagnirnar (accusative definite plural)
sögn (dative indefinite singular)
sögninni (dative definite singular)
sögnum (dative indefinite plural)
sögnunum (dative definite plural)
sagnar (genitive indefinite singular)
sagnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sagna (genitive indefinite plural)
sagnanna (definite genitive plural)


frón

frón n (genitive singular fróns, nominative plural frón)

fróns (genitive singular)
frón (nominative plural)
frón (indefinite nominative singular)
frónið (definite nominative singular)
frón (indefinite nominative plural)
frónin (definite nominative plural)
frón (accusative indefinite singular)
frónið (accusative definite singular)
frón (accusative indefinite plural)
frónin (accusative definite plural)
fróni (dative indefinite singular)
fróninu (dative definite singular)
frónum (dative indefinite plural)
frónunum (dative definite plural)
fróns (genitive indefinite singular)
frónsins (definite genitive singular)
fróna (genitive indefinite plural)
frónanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse frón, Proto-Germanic *frōþną. The Old Norse word could be the source of the place Fron in Oppland, Norway.

1807-1845 Jónas Hallgrímsson, Ísland "Iceland"
Ísland, farsælda frón, og hagsælda, hrímhvíta móðir!

Iceland, land of fortune and prosperity, snow white mother.

1786-1841 Bjarni Thorarensen, Íslands minni "a toast to Iceland".
Leiðist oss fjalllaust frón,
fær oss oft heilsu tjón
þokuloft léð;
svipljótt land sýnist mér
sífellt að vera hér,
sem neflaus ásýnd er
augnalaus með.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


frónband

From frón (“land”) + band (“boundaries”).


gormur

gormur m (genitive singular gorms, nominative plural gormar)

gorms (genitive singular)
gormar (nominative plural)
gormur (indefinite nominative singular)
gormurinn (definite nominative singular)
gormar (indefinite nominative plural)
gormarnir (definite nominative plural)
gorm (accusative indefinite singular)
gorminn (accusative definite singular)
gorma (accusative indefinite plural)
gormana (accusative definite plural)
gormi (dative indefinite singular)
gorminum (dative definite singular)
gormum (dative indefinite plural)
gormunum (dative definite plural)
gorms (genitive indefinite singular)
gormsins (definite genitive singular)
gorma (genitive indefinite plural)
gormanna (definite genitive plural)

Attested since the 17th century. From an unattested Old Norse *gormr, whence also Norwegian Nynorsk gorm, gurm (“mud, sludge”) and dialectal or obsolete Swedish gorm (“filth; fish guts; fruit solids left over after pressing the juice out”), from a Proto-Germanic *gurmaz. Related to ger and gor. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“hot”). The meaning “coil, spring” developed from the resemblance of metal coils to fish or animal intestines.

cog

coil, spiral, helix, a coil-shaped object

a coil of silver or gold wire for use in embroidery


verönd

is-noun

verönd f (genitive singular verandar, nominative plural verandir)

verandar (genitive singular)
verandir (nominative plural)
verönd (indefinite nominative singular)
veröndin (definite nominative singular)
verandir (indefinite nominative plural)
verandirnar (definite nominative plural)
verönd (accusative indefinite singular)
veröndina (accusative definite singular)
verandir (accusative indefinite plural)
verandirnar (accusative definite plural)
verönd (dative indefinite singular)
veröndinni (dative definite singular)
veröndum (dative indefinite plural)
veröndunum (dative definite plural)
verandar (genitive indefinite singular)
verandarinnar (definite genitive singular)
veranda (genitive indefinite plural)
verandanna (definite genitive plural)


notandi

notandi m (genitive singular notanda, nominative plural notendur)

notanda (genitive singular)
notendur (nominative plural)
notandi (indefinite nominative singular)
notandinn (definite nominative singular)
notendur (indefinite nominative plural)
notendurnir (definite nominative plural)
notanda (accusative indefinite singular)
notandann (accusative definite singular)
notendur (accusative indefinite plural)
notendurna (accusative definite plural)
notanda (dative indefinite singular)
notandanum (dative definite singular)
notendum (dative indefinite plural)
notöndum (dative indefinite plural)
notendunum (dative definite plural)
notöndunum (dative definite plural)
notanda (genitive indefinite singular)
notandans (definite genitive singular)
notenda (genitive indefinite plural)
notanda (genitive indefinite plural)
notendanna (definite genitive plural)
notandanna (definite genitive plural)

From the verb nota (“to use”) and -andi (“-er; performer of an action”).


efsta stig

efsta stig n (genitive singular efsta stigs, nominative plural efstu stig)

efsta stigs (genitive singular)
efstu stig (nominative plural)
efsta stig (indefinite nominative singular)
efsta stigið (definite nominative singular)
efstu stig (indefinite nominative plural)
efstu stigin (definite nominative plural)
efsta stig (accusative indefinite singular)
efsta stigið (accusative definite singular)
efstu stig (accusative indefinite plural)
efstu stigin (accusative definite plural)
efsta stigi (dative indefinite singular)
efsta stiginu (dative definite singular)
efstu stigum (dative indefinite plural)
efstu stigunum (dative definite plural)
efsta stigs (genitive indefinite singular)
efsta stigsins (definite genitive singular)
efstu stiga (genitive indefinite plural)
efstu stiganna (definite genitive plural)


apamaður

apamaður m (genitive singular apamanns, nominative plural apamenn)

apamanns (genitive singular)
apamenn (nominative plural)
apamaður (indefinite nominative singular)
apamaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
apamenn (indefinite nominative plural)
apamennirnir (definite nominative plural)
apamann (accusative indefinite singular)
apamanninn (accusative definite singular)
apamenn (accusative indefinite plural)
apamennina (accusative definite plural)
apamanni (dative indefinite singular)
apamanninum (dative definite singular)
apamönnum (dative indefinite plural)
apamönnunum (dative definite plural)
apamanns (genitive indefinite singular)
apamannsins (definite genitive singular)
apamanna (genitive indefinite plural)
apamannanna (definite genitive plural)

From api (“ape, monkey”) + maður (“man”).


ansvíti

ansvíti m (genitive singular ansvíta, nominative plural ansvítar) or
ansvíti n (genitive singular ansvítis, nominative plural ansvíti)

ansvíti (canonical masculine)
ansvíti (canonical neuter)
ansvíta (genitive singular)
ansvítar (nominative plural)
ansvítis (genitive singular)
ansvíti (nominative plural)
ansvíti (indefinite nominative singular)
ansvítinn (definite nominative singular)
ansvítar (indefinite nominative plural)
ansvítarnir (definite nominative plural)
ansvíta (accusative indefinite singular)
ansvítann (accusative definite singular)
ansvíta (accusative indefinite plural)
ansvítana (accusative definite plural)
ansvíta (dative indefinite singular)
ansvítanum (dative definite singular)
ansvítum (dative indefinite plural)
ansvítunum (dative definite plural)
ansvíta (genitive indefinite singular)
ansvítans (definite genitive singular)
ansvíta (genitive indefinite plural)
ansvítanna (definite genitive plural)
ansvíti (indefinite nominative singular)
ansvítið (definite nominative singular)
ansvíti (indefinite nominative plural)
ansvítin (definite nominative plural)
ansvíti (accusative indefinite singular)
ansvítið (accusative definite singular)
ansvíti (accusative indefinite plural)
ansvítin (accusative definite plural)
ansvíti (dative indefinite singular)
ansvítinu (dative definite singular)
ansvítum (dative indefinite plural)
ansvítunum (dative definite plural)
ansvítis (genitive indefinite singular)
ansvítisins (definite genitive singular)
ansvíta (genitive indefinite plural)
ansvítanna (definite genitive plural)

A contraction of andskoti (“devil”) and helvíti (“hell”).

Ansvítið (neuter) þitt!

Ansvítinn (masculine) þinn!


anz

(rare) Obsolete spelling of ans (“answer”).


andri

andri m (genitive singular andra, nominative plural andrar)

andra (genitive singular)
andrar (nominative plural)
andri (indefinite nominative singular)
andrinn (definite nominative singular)
andrar (indefinite nominative plural)
andrarnir (definite nominative plural)
andra (accusative indefinite singular)
andrann (accusative definite singular)
andra (accusative indefinite plural)
andrana (accusative definite plural)
andra (dative indefinite singular)
andranum (dative definite singular)
öndrum (dative indefinite plural)
öndrunum (dative definite plural)
andra (genitive indefinite singular)
andrans (definite genitive singular)
andra (genitive indefinite plural)
andranna (definite genitive plural)


kjálki

kjálki m (genitive singular kjálka, nominative plural kjálkar)

kjálka (genitive singular)
kjálkar (nominative plural)
kjálki (indefinite nominative singular)
kjálkinn (definite nominative singular)
kjálkar (indefinite nominative plural)
kjálkarnir (definite nominative plural)
kjálka (accusative indefinite singular)
kjálkann (accusative definite singular)
kjálka (accusative indefinite plural)
kjálkana (accusative definite plural)
kjálka (dative indefinite singular)
kjálkanum (dative definite singular)
kjálkum (dative indefinite plural)
kjálkunum (dative definite plural)
kjálka (genitive indefinite singular)
kjálkans (definite genitive singular)
kjálka (genitive indefinite plural)
kjálkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kjalki, from Proto-Germanic *kelkô.


barkakýli

barkakýli n (genitive singular barkakýlis, nominative plural barkakýli)

barkakýlis (genitive singular)
barkakýli (nominative plural)
barkakýli (indefinite nominative singular)
barkakýlið (definite nominative singular)
barkakýli (indefinite nominative plural)
barkakýlin (definite nominative plural)
barkakýli (accusative indefinite singular)
barkakýlið (accusative definite singular)
barkakýli (accusative indefinite plural)
barkakýlin (accusative definite plural)
barkakýli (dative indefinite singular)
barkakýlinu (dative definite singular)
barkakýlum (dative indefinite plural)
barkakýlunum (dative definite plural)
barkakýlis (genitive indefinite singular)
barkakýlisins (definite genitive singular)
barkakýla (genitive indefinite plural)
barkakýlanna (definite genitive plural)

From barki (“windpipe”) + kýli (“boil, abscess”).


andlangur

is-noun

andlangur m (genitive singular andlangs, nominative plural andlangar)

andlangs (genitive singular)
andlangar (nominative plural)
andlangur (indefinite nominative singular)
andlangurinn (definite nominative singular)
andlangar (indefinite nominative plural)
andlangarnir (definite nominative plural)
andlang (accusative indefinite singular)
andlanginn (accusative definite singular)
andlanga (accusative indefinite plural)
andlangana (accusative definite plural)
andlang (dative indefinite singular)
andlangnum (dative definite singular)
andlöngum (dative indefinite plural)
andlöngunum (dative definite plural)
andlangs (genitive indefinite singular)
andlangsins (definite genitive singular)
andlanga (genitive indefinite plural)
andlanganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse andlangr (“a poetic name of one of the heavens”).


andvaka

is-noun

andvaka f (genitive singular andvöku, nominative plural andvökur)

andvöku (genitive singular)
andvökur (nominative plural)
andvaka (indefinite nominative singular)
andvakan (definite nominative singular)
andvökur (indefinite nominative plural)
andvökurnar (definite nominative plural)
andvöku (accusative indefinite singular)
andvökuna (accusative definite singular)
andvökur (accusative indefinite plural)
andvökurnar (accusative definite plural)
andvöku (dative indefinite singular)
andvökunni (dative definite singular)
andvökum (dative indefinite plural)
andvökunum (dative definite plural)
andvöku (genitive indefinite singular)
andvökunnar (definite genitive singular)
andvaka (genitive indefinite plural)
andvakanna (definite genitive plural)


rúmfræði

rúmfræði f (genitive singular rúmfræði, no plural)

rúmfræði (genitive singular)
rúmfræði (indefinite nominative singular)
rúmfræðin (definite nominative singular)
rúmfræði (accusative indefinite singular)
rúmfræðina (accusative definite singular)
rúmfræði (dative indefinite singular)
rúmfræðinni (dative definite singular)
rúmfræði (genitive indefinite singular)
rúmfræðinnar (definite genitive singular)


fræði

fræði n pl (plural only, genitive plural fræða) or
fræði f (genitive singular fræði, no plural)

fræði (canonical neuter plural)
fræði (canonical feminine)
fræða (genitive plural)
fræði (genitive singular)
fræði (indefinite nominative plural)
fræðin (definite nominative plural)
fræði (accusative indefinite plural)
fræðin (accusative definite plural)
fræðum (dative indefinite plural)
fræðunum (dative definite plural)
fræða (genitive indefinite plural)
fræðanna (definite genitive plural)
fræði (indefinite nominative singular)
fræðin (definite nominative singular)
fræði (accusative indefinite singular)
fræðina (accusative definite singular)
fræði (dative indefinite singular)
fræðinni (dative definite singular)
fræði (genitive indefinite singular)
fræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic *frōdį̄. Cognate to Faroese frøði, Swedish frode, fröde (“sense, wise”), Old Norse fróðr (“wise”) and Old English frōd (“wise”). More at frood.


eyðni

eyðni f (genitive singular eyðni, no plural)

eyðni (genitive singular)
eyðni (indefinite nominative singular)
eyðnin (definite nominative singular)
eyðni (accusative indefinite singular)
eyðnina (accusative definite singular)
eyðni (dative indefinite singular)
eyðninni (dative definite singular)
eyðni (genitive indefinite singular)
eyðninnar (definite genitive singular)

From eyða (“to destroy”) + -ni (“nominal suffix”), referring to the destruction of the immune system and chosen also as phono-semantic matching of English AIDS.

suffix

acquired immune deficiency syndrome
acquired immune deficiency syndrome

acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS


gól

is-noun

gól n (genitive singular góls, nominative plural gól)

góls (genitive singular)
gól (nominative plural)
gól (indefinite nominative singular)
gólið (definite nominative singular)
gól (indefinite nominative plural)
gólin (definite nominative plural)
gól (accusative indefinite singular)
gólið (accusative definite singular)
gól (accusative indefinite plural)
gólin (accusative definite plural)
góli (dative indefinite singular)
gólinu (dative definite singular)
gólum (dative indefinite plural)
gólunum (dative definite plural)
góls (genitive indefinite singular)
gólsins (definite genitive singular)
góla (genitive indefinite plural)
gólanna (definite genitive plural)


hams

hams m (genitive singular hams, nominative plural hamsar)

hams (genitive singular)
hamsar (nominative plural)
hams (indefinite nominative singular)
hamsinn (definite nominative singular)
hamsar (indefinite nominative plural)
hamsarnir (definite nominative plural)
hams (accusative indefinite singular)
hamsinn (accusative definite singular)
hamsa (accusative indefinite plural)
hamsana (accusative definite plural)
hamsi (dative indefinite singular)
hamsinum (dative definite singular)
hömsum (dative indefinite plural)
hömsunum (dative definite plural)
hams (genitive indefinite singular)
hamsins (definite genitive singular)
hamsa (genitive indefinite plural)
hamsanna (definite genitive plural)

að vera heitt í hamstri

brown bits left over after animal fat has been melted


bjúgur

bjúgur m (genitive singular bjúgs, no plural)

bjúgs (genitive singular)
bjúgur (indefinite nominative singular)
bjúgurinn (definite nominative singular)
bjúg (accusative indefinite singular)
bjúginn (accusative definite singular)
bjúg (dative indefinite singular)
bjúgnum (dative definite singular)
bjúgs (genitive indefinite singular)
bjúgsins (definite genitive singular)


skyrbjúgur

skyrbjúgur m (genitive singular skyrbjúgs, no plural)

skyrbjúgs (genitive singular)
skyrbjúgur (indefinite nominative singular)
skyrbjúgurinn (definite nominative singular)
skyrbjúg (accusative indefinite singular)
skyrbjúginn (accusative definite singular)
skyrbjúg (dative indefinite singular)
skyrbjúgnum (dative definite singular)
skyrbjúgs (genitive indefinite singular)
skyrbjúgsins (definite genitive singular)

scurvy (disease caused by lack of vitamin C)


páskaegg

páskaegg n (genitive singular páskaeggs, nominative plural páskaegg)

páskaeggs (genitive singular)
páskaegg (nominative plural)
páskaegg (indefinite nominative singular)
páskaeggið (definite nominative singular)
páskaegg (indefinite nominative plural)
páskaeggin (definite nominative plural)
páskaegg (accusative indefinite singular)
páskaeggið (accusative definite singular)
páskaegg (accusative indefinite plural)
páskaeggin (accusative definite plural)
páskaeggi (dative indefinite singular)
páskaegginu (dative definite singular)
páskaeggjum (dative indefinite plural)
páskaeggjunum (dative definite plural)
páskaeggs (genitive indefinite singular)
páskaeggsins (definite genitive singular)
páskaeggja (genitive indefinite plural)
páskaeggjanna (definite genitive plural)


páskaeggjaleit

páskaeggjaleit f (genitive singular páskaeggjaleitar, no plural)

páskaeggjaleitar (genitive singular)
páskaeggjaleit (indefinite nominative singular)
páskaeggjaleitin (definite nominative singular)
páskaeggjaleit (accusative indefinite singular)
páskaeggjaleitina (accusative definite singular)
páskaeggjaleit (dative indefinite singular)
páskaeggjaleitinni (dative definite singular)
páskaeggjaleitar (genitive indefinite singular)
páskaeggjaleitarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From páskaegg (“Easter egg”) + leit (“search”).


páskabróðir

is-noun

páskabróðir m (genitive singular páskabróður or (proscribed) páskabróðurs, nominative plural páskabræður)

páskabróður (genitive singular)
páskabróðurs (genitive proscribed singular)
páskabræður (nominative plural)
páskabróðir (indefinite nominative singular)
páskabróðirinn (definite nominative singular)
páskabræður (indefinite nominative plural)
páskabræðurnir (definite nominative plural)
páskabróður (accusative indefinite singular)
páskabróðurinn (accusative definite singular)
páskabræður (accusative indefinite plural)
páskabræðurna (accusative definite plural)
páskabróður (dative indefinite singular)
páskabróðurnum (dative definite singular)
páskabræðrum (dative indefinite plural)
páskabræðrunum (dative definite plural)
páskabróður (genitive indefinite singular)
páskabróðurs (genitive indefinite proscribed singular)
páskabróðurins (definite genitive singular)
páskabróðursins (definite genitive proscribed singular)
páskabræðra (genitive indefinite plural)
páskabræðranna (definite genitive plural)

From páska (“Easter's”) + bróðir (“brother”).

(regional) the first Sunday after Easter


páskafasta

páskafasta f (genitive singular páskaföstu, nominative plural páskaföstur)

páskaföstu (genitive singular)
páskaföstur (nominative plural)
páskafasta (indefinite nominative singular)
páskafastan (definite nominative singular)
páskaföstur (indefinite nominative plural)
páskafösturnar (definite nominative plural)
páskaföstu (accusative indefinite singular)
páskaföstuna (accusative definite singular)
páskaföstur (accusative indefinite plural)
páskafösturnar (accusative definite plural)
páskaföstu (dative indefinite singular)
páskaföstunni (dative definite singular)
páskaföstum (dative indefinite plural)
páskaföstunum (dative definite plural)
páskaföstu (genitive indefinite singular)
páskaföstunnar (definite genitive singular)
páskafastna (genitive indefinite plural)
páskafasta (genitive indefinite plural)
páskafastnanna (definite genitive plural)
páskafastanna (definite genitive plural)

Compound of páskar (“Easter”, noun) + fasta (“fast”, noun), literally “fasting of easter”.

com+

(religion) a fasting of seven weeks during Easter


páskakaktus

is-noun

páskakaktus m (genitive singular páskakaktuss, nominative plural páskakaktusar)

páskakaktuss (genitive singular)
páskakaktusar (nominative plural)
páskakaktus (indefinite nominative singular)
páskakaktusinn (definite nominative singular)
páskakaktusar (indefinite nominative plural)
páskakaktusarnir (definite nominative plural)
páskakaktus (accusative indefinite singular)
páskakaktusinn (accusative definite singular)
páskakaktusa (accusative indefinite plural)
páskakaktusana (accusative definite plural)
páskakaktus (dative indefinite singular)
páskakaktusi (dative indefinite singular)
páskakaktusnum (dative definite singular)
páskakaktusum (dative indefinite plural)
páskakaktusunum (dative definite plural)
páskakaktuss (genitive indefinite singular)
páskakaktussins (definite genitive singular)
páskakaktusa (genitive indefinite plural)
páskakaktusanna (definite genitive plural)

Compound of páskar (“Easter”) + kaktus (“cactus”).


páskalamb

a lamb, butchered during Easter, especially amongst Jews


páskalilja

is-noun

páskalilja f (genitive singular páskalilju, nominative plural páskaliljur)

páskalilju (genitive singular)
páskaliljur (nominative plural)
páskalilja (indefinite nominative singular)
páskaliljan (definite nominative singular)
páskaliljur (indefinite nominative plural)
páskaliljurnar (definite nominative plural)
páskalilju (accusative indefinite singular)
páskaliljuna (accusative definite singular)
páskaliljur (accusative indefinite plural)
páskaliljurnar (accusative definite plural)
páskalilju (dative indefinite singular)
páskaliljunni (dative definite singular)
páskaliljum (dative indefinite plural)
páskaliljunum (dative definite plural)
páskalilju (genitive indefinite singular)
páskaliljunnar (definite genitive singular)
páskalilja (genitive indefinite plural)
páskaliljanna (definite genitive plural)

From páskar (“Easter”) + lilja (“lily”).

narcissus (plant of the genus Narcissus)

specifically, the daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)


páskavika

páskavika f (genitive singular páskaviku, nominative plural páskavikur)

páskaviku (genitive singular)
páskavikur (nominative plural)
páskavika (indefinite nominative singular)
páskavikan (definite nominative singular)
páskavikur (indefinite nominative plural)
páskavikurnar (definite nominative plural)
páskaviku (accusative indefinite singular)
páskavikuna (accusative definite singular)
páskavikur (accusative indefinite plural)
páskavikurnar (accusative definite plural)
páskaviku (dative indefinite singular)
páskavikunni (dative definite singular)
páskavikum (dative indefinite plural)
páskavikunum (dative definite plural)
páskaviku (genitive indefinite singular)
páskavikunnar (definite genitive singular)
páskavikna (genitive indefinite plural)
páskaviknanna (definite genitive plural)

(obsolete) the week beginning on Easter Sunday

Holy Week (the week before Easter, beginning on Palm Sunday)


páskavist

páskavist f (genitive singular páskavistar, no plural)

páskavistar (genitive singular)
páskavist (indefinite nominative singular)
páskavistin (definite nominative singular)
páskavist (accusative indefinite singular)
páskavistina (accusative definite singular)
páskavist (dative indefinite singular)
páskavistinni (dative definite singular)
páskavistar (genitive indefinite singular)
páskavistarinnar (definite genitive singular)

Compound of páskar (“Easter”, noun) + vist (“stay, visit”, noun), literally “visit of Easter”.


dymbilvika

is-noun

dymbilvika f (genitive singular dymbilviku, nominative plural dymbilvikur)

dymbilviku (genitive singular)
dymbilvikur (nominative plural)
dymbilvika (indefinite nominative singular)
dymbilvikan (definite nominative singular)
dymbilvikur (indefinite nominative plural)
dymbilvikurnar (definite nominative plural)
dymbilviku (accusative indefinite singular)
dymbilvikuna (accusative definite singular)
dymbilvikur (accusative indefinite plural)
dymbilvikurnar (accusative definite plural)
dymbilviku (dative indefinite singular)
dymbilvikunni (dative definite singular)
dymbilvikum (dative indefinite plural)
dymbilvikunum (dative definite plural)
dymbilviku (genitive indefinite singular)
dymbilvikunnar (definite genitive singular)
dymbilvikna (genitive indefinite plural)
dymbilviknanna (definite genitive plural)


kyrravika

kyrravika f (genitive singular kyrraviku, nominative plural kyrravikur)

kyrraviku (genitive singular)
kyrravikur (nominative plural)
kyrravika (indefinite nominative singular)
kyrravikan (definite nominative singular)
kyrravikur (indefinite nominative plural)
kyrravikurnar (definite nominative plural)
kyrraviku (accusative indefinite singular)
kyrravikuna (accusative definite singular)
kyrravikur (accusative indefinite plural)
kyrravikurnar (accusative definite plural)
kyrraviku (dative indefinite singular)
kyrravikunni (dative definite singular)
kyrravikum (dative indefinite plural)
kyrravikunum (dative definite plural)
kyrraviku (genitive indefinite singular)
kyrravikunnar (definite genitive singular)
kyrravikna (genitive indefinite plural)
kyrraviknanna (definite genitive plural)


dymbildagavika

dymbildagavika f (genitive singular dymbildagaviku, nominative plural dymbildagavikur)

dymbildagaviku (genitive singular)
dymbildagavikur (nominative plural)
dymbildagavika (indefinite nominative singular)
dymbildagavikan (definite nominative singular)
dymbildagavikur (indefinite nominative plural)
dymbildagavikurnar (definite nominative plural)
dymbildagaviku (accusative indefinite singular)
dymbildagavikuna (accusative definite singular)
dymbildagavikur (accusative indefinite plural)
dymbildagavikurnar (accusative definite plural)
dymbildagaviku (dative indefinite singular)
dymbildagavikunni (dative definite singular)
dymbildagavikum (dative indefinite plural)
dymbildagavikunum (dative definite plural)
dymbildagaviku (genitive indefinite singular)
dymbildagavikunnar (definite genitive singular)
dymbildagavikna (genitive indefinite plural)
dymbildagaviknanna (definite genitive plural)

From dymbildagar (“Easter Triduum”) + vika (“week”).


norðurljós

is-noun

norðurljós n pl (plural only, genitive plural norðurljósa)

norðurljósa (genitive plural)
norðurljós (indefinite nominative plural)
norðurljósin (definite nominative plural)
norðurljós (accusative indefinite plural)
norðurljósin (accusative definite plural)
norðurljósum (dative indefinite plural)
norðurljósunum (dative definite plural)
norðurljósa (genitive indefinite plural)
norðurljósanna (definite genitive plural)

From norður (“north”) + ljós (“lights”).


suðurljós

suðurljós n pl (plural only, genitive plural suðurljósa)

suðurljósa (genitive plural)
suðurljós (indefinite nominative plural)
suðurljósin (definite nominative plural)
suðurljós (accusative indefinite plural)
suðurljósin (accusative definite plural)
suðurljósum (dative indefinite plural)
suðurljósunum (dative definite plural)
suðurljósa (genitive indefinite plural)
suðurljósanna (definite genitive plural)


þáttaskil

þáttaskil n pl (plural only, genitive plural þáttaskila)

þáttaskila (genitive plural)
þáttaskil (indefinite nominative plural)
þáttaskilin (definite nominative plural)
þáttaskil (accusative indefinite plural)
þáttaskilin (accusative definite plural)
þáttaskilum (dative indefinite plural)
þáttaskilunum (dative definite plural)
þáttaskila (genitive indefinite plural)
þáttaskilanna (definite genitive plural)

From þáttur (“chapter, section, part”) + skil (“boundary”).


segulljós

is-noun

segulljós n pl (plural only, genitive plural segulljósa)

segulljósa (genitive plural)
segulljós (indefinite nominative plural)
segulljósin (definite nominative plural)
segulljós (accusative indefinite plural)
segulljósin (accusative definite plural)
segulljósum (dative indefinite plural)
segulljósunum (dative definite plural)
segulljósa (genitive indefinite plural)
segulljósanna (definite genitive plural)

From segull (“magnet”) + ljós (“light”).


yfirráð

yfirráð n pl (plural only, genitive plural yfirráða)

yfirráða (genitive plural)
yfirráð (indefinite nominative plural)
yfirráðin (definite nominative plural)
yfirráð (accusative indefinite plural)
yfirráðin (accusative definite plural)
yfirráðum (dative indefinite plural)
yfirráðunum (dative definite plural)
yfirráða (genitive indefinite plural)
yfirráðanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈɪːvɪrˌrauːð/

domination, power, control (over/of something particular)


heimsyfirráð

heimsyfirráð n pl (plural only, genitive plural heimsyfirráða)

heimsyfirráða (genitive plural)
heimsyfirráð (indefinite nominative plural)
heimsyfirráðin (definite nominative plural)
heimsyfirráð (accusative indefinite plural)
heimsyfirráðin (accusative definite plural)
heimsyfirráðum (dative indefinite plural)
heimsyfirráðunum (dative definite plural)
heimsyfirráða (genitive indefinite plural)
heimsyfirráðanna (definite genitive plural)

From heimur (“world”) + yfirráð (“domination”).

af

Ég mun ná heimsyfirráðum!


aðaláhrif

is-noun

aðaláhrif n pl (plural only, genitive plural aðaláhrifa)

aðaláhrifa (genitive plural)
aðaláhrif (indefinite nominative plural)
aðaláhrifin (definite nominative plural)
aðaláhrif (accusative indefinite plural)
aðaláhrifin (accusative definite plural)
aðaláhrifum (dative indefinite plural)
aðaláhrifunum (dative definite plural)
aðaláhrifa (genitive indefinite plural)
aðaláhrifanna (definite genitive plural)


hvelatengsl

hvelatengsl n pl (plural only, genitive plural hvelatengsla)

hvelatengsla (genitive plural)
hvelatengsl (indefinite nominative plural)
hvelatengslin (definite nominative plural)
hvelatengsl (accusative indefinite plural)
hvelatengslin (accusative definite plural)
hvelatengslum (dative indefinite plural)
hvelatengslunum (dative definite plural)
hvelatengsla (genitive indefinite plural)
hvelatengslanna (definite genitive plural)

From hvel (“hemisphere”) + tengsl (“connection”).


deig

is-noun

deig n (genitive singular deigs, no plural)

deigs (genitive singular)
deig (indefinite nominative singular)
deigið (definite nominative singular)
deig (accusative indefinite singular)
deigið (accusative definite singular)
deigi (dative indefinite singular)
deiginu (dative definite singular)
deigs (genitive indefinite singular)
deigsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic *daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, to mold, to form”). Compare Faroese deiggj, Norwegian Bokmål deig, Swedish deg, Danish dej.


hnútur

is-noun

hnútur m (genitive singular hnúts, nominative plural hnútar)

hnúts (genitive singular)
hnútar (nominative plural)
hnútur (indefinite nominative singular)
hnúturinn (definite nominative singular)
hnútar (indefinite nominative plural)
hnútarnir (definite nominative plural)
hnút (accusative indefinite singular)
hnútinn (accusative definite singular)
hnúta (accusative indefinite plural)
hnútana (accusative definite plural)
hnút (dative indefinite singular)
hnútnum (dative definite singular)
hnútum (dative indefinite plural)
hnútunum (dative definite plural)
hnúts (genitive indefinite singular)
hnútsins (definite genitive singular)
hnúta (genitive indefinite plural)
hnútanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse knútr, from Proto-Germanic (compare *knuttan-, whence English knot).


þrífótur

þrífótur m (genitive singular þrífótar or (proscribed) þrífóts, nominative plural þrífætur)

þrífótar (genitive singular)
þrífóts (genitive proscribed singular)
þrífætur (nominative plural)
þrífótur (indefinite nominative singular)
þrífóturinn (definite nominative singular)
þrífætur (indefinite nominative plural)
þrífæturnir (definite nominative plural)
þrífót (accusative indefinite singular)
þrífótinn (accusative definite singular)
þrífætur (accusative indefinite plural)
þrífæturna (accusative definite plural)
þrífæti (dative indefinite singular)
þrífætinum (dative definite singular)
þrífótum (dative indefinite plural)
þrífótunum (dative definite plural)
þrífótar (genitive indefinite singular)
þrífóts (genitive indefinite proscribed singular)
þrífótarins (definite genitive singular)
þrífótsins (definite genitive proscribed singular)
þrífóta (genitive indefinite plural)
þrífótanna (definite genitive plural)


hjólabretti

hjólabretti n (genitive singular hjólabrettis, nominative plural hjólabretti)

hjólabrettis (genitive singular)
hjólabretti (nominative plural)
hjólabretti (indefinite nominative singular)
hjólabrettið (definite nominative singular)
hjólabretti (indefinite nominative plural)
hjólabrettin (definite nominative plural)
hjólabretti (accusative indefinite singular)
hjólabrettið (accusative definite singular)
hjólabretti (accusative indefinite plural)
hjólabrettin (accusative definite plural)
hjólabretti (dative indefinite singular)
hjólabrettinu (dative definite singular)
hjólabrettum (dative indefinite plural)
hjólabrettunum (dative definite plural)
hjólabrettis (genitive indefinite singular)
hjólabrettisins (definite genitive singular)
hjólabretta (genitive indefinite plural)
hjólabrettanna (definite genitive plural)


fyrsta persóna

fyrsta persóna f (genitive singular fyrstu persónu, no plural)

fyrstu persónu (genitive singular)
fyrsta persóna (indefinite nominative singular)
fyrsta persónan (definite nominative singular)
fyrstu persónu (accusative indefinite singular)
fyrstu persónuna (accusative definite singular)
fyrstu persónu (dative indefinite singular)
fyrstu persónunni (dative definite singular)
fyrstu persónu (genitive indefinite singular)
fyrstu persónunnar (definite genitive singular)


önnur persóna

önnur persóna f (genitive singular annarrar persónu, no plural)

annarrar persónu (genitive singular)
önnur persóna (indefinite nominative singular)
persónan (definite nominative singular)
aðra persónu (accusative indefinite singular)
persónuna (accusative definite singular)
annarri persónu (dative indefinite singular)
persónunni (dative definite singular)
annarrar persónu (genitive indefinite singular)
persónunnar (definite genitive singular)


þriðja persóna

þriðja persóna f (genitive singular þriðju persónu, no plural)

þriðju persónu (genitive singular)
þriðja persóna (indefinite nominative singular)
þriðja persónan (definite nominative singular)
þriðju persónu (accusative indefinite singular)
þriðju persónuna (accusative definite singular)
þriðju persónu (dative indefinite singular)
þriðju persónunni (dative definite singular)
þriðju persónu (genitive indefinite singular)
þriðju persónunnar (definite genitive singular)


þráður

þráður m (genitive singular þráðar, nominative plural þræðir)

þráðar (genitive singular)
þræðir (nominative plural)
þráður (indefinite nominative singular)
þráðurinn (definite nominative singular)
þræðir (indefinite nominative plural)
þræðirnir (definite nominative plural)
þráð (accusative indefinite singular)
þráðinn (accusative definite singular)
þræði (accusative indefinite plural)
þræðina (accusative definite plural)
þræði (dative indefinite singular)
þræðinum (dative definite singular)
þráðum (dative indefinite plural)
þráðunum (dative definite plural)
þráðar (genitive indefinite singular)
þráðarins (definite genitive singular)
þráða (genitive indefinite plural)
þráðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“rub, twist”).


prinsipissa

is-noun

prinsipissa f (genitive singular prinsipissu, nominative plural prinsipissur)

prinsipissu (genitive singular)
prinsipissur (nominative plural)
prinsipissa (indefinite nominative singular)
prinsipissan (definite nominative singular)
prinsipissur (indefinite nominative plural)
prinsipissurnar (definite nominative plural)
prinsipissu (accusative indefinite singular)
prinsipissuna (accusative definite singular)
prinsipissur (accusative indefinite plural)
prinsipissurnar (accusative definite plural)
prinsipissu (dative indefinite singular)
prinsipissunni (dative definite singular)
prinsipissum (dative indefinite plural)
prinsipissunum (dative definite plural)
prinsipissu (genitive indefinite singular)
prinsipissunnar (definite genitive singular)
prinsipissa (genitive indefinite plural)
prinsipissanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin principissa (“princess”).


krús

is-noun

krús f (genitive singular krúsar, nominative plural krúsir)

krúsar (genitive singular)
krúsir (nominative plural)
krús (indefinite nominative singular)
krúsin (definite nominative singular)
krúsir (indefinite nominative plural)
krúsirnar (definite nominative plural)
krús (accusative indefinite singular)
krúsina (accusative definite singular)
krúsir (accusative indefinite plural)
krúsirnar (accusative definite plural)
krús (dative indefinite singular)
krúsinni (dative definite singular)
krúsum (dative indefinite plural)
krúsunum (dative definite plural)
krúsar (genitive indefinite singular)
krúsarinnar (definite genitive singular)
krúsa (genitive indefinite plural)
krúsanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German krūs, krōs, of uncertain ultimate origin, but Pokorny proposes an ultimate derivation from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend”), similar to Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“something bent, crooked”), *krukjō (“staff”).

cog

Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?

Who stole the cookie from the jar (cookie jar) last night?


krúz

(obsolete) Alternative form of krúss (“cross”)


paxblað

is-noun

paxblað n (genitive singular paxblaðs, nominative plural paxblöð)

paxblaðs (genitive singular)
paxblöð (nominative plural)
paxblað (indefinite nominative singular)
paxblaðið (definite nominative singular)
paxblöð (indefinite nominative plural)
paxblöðin (definite nominative plural)
paxblað (accusative indefinite singular)
paxblaðið (accusative definite singular)
paxblöð (accusative indefinite plural)
paxblöðin (accusative definite plural)
paxblaði (dative indefinite singular)
paxblaðinu (dative definite singular)
paxblöðum (dative indefinite plural)
paxblöðunum (dative definite plural)
paxblaðs (genitive indefinite singular)
paxblaðsins (definite genitive singular)
paxblaða (genitive indefinite plural)
paxblaðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Latin pax (“peace”) + blað (“sheet”).

(historical, Catholicism) a sheet or card with the Latin phrase pax vobiscum (“peace be with you”) to kiss during the kiss of peace at mass


krónprinsessa

krónprinsessa f (genitive singular krónprinsessu, nominative plural krónprinsessur)

krónprinsessu (genitive singular)
krónprinsessur (nominative plural)
krónprinsessa (indefinite nominative singular)
krónprinsessan (definite nominative singular)
krónprinsessur (indefinite nominative plural)
krónprinsessurnar (definite nominative plural)
krónprinsessu (accusative indefinite singular)
krónprinsessuna (accusative definite singular)
krónprinsessur (accusative indefinite plural)
krónprinsessurnar (accusative definite plural)
krónprinsessu (dative indefinite singular)
krónprinsessunni (dative definite singular)
krónprinsessum (dative indefinite plural)
krónprinsessunum (dative definite plural)
krónprinsessu (genitive indefinite singular)
krónprinsessunnar (definite genitive singular)
krónprinsessa (genitive indefinite plural)
krónprinsessanna (definite genitive plural)

From króna (“crown”) + prinsessa (“princess”).


pollur

is-noun

pollur m (genitive singular polls, nominative plural pollar)

polls (genitive singular)
pollar (nominative plural)
pollur (indefinite nominative singular)
pollurinn (definite nominative singular)
pollar (indefinite nominative plural)
pollarnir (definite nominative plural)
poll (accusative indefinite singular)
pollinn (accusative definite singular)
polla (accusative indefinite plural)
pollana (accusative definite plural)
polli (dative indefinite singular)
pollinum (dative definite singular)
pollum (dative indefinite plural)
pollunum (dative definite plural)
polls (genitive indefinite singular)
pollsins (definite genitive singular)
polla (genitive indefinite plural)
pollanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse pollr, from Proto-Germanic *pullaz.

Hvar eru krakkarnir? - Þeir eru bara að sulla í pollunum.

Where are the kids? - They’re just splashing about in the puddles.

út yfir pollinn

out across the sea, i.e. away from Iceland to a foreign country


blæðing

blæðing f (genitive singular blæðingar, nominative plural blæðingar)

blæðingar (genitive singular)
blæðingar (nominative plural)
blæðing (indefinite nominative singular)
blæðingin (definite nominative singular)
blæðingar (indefinite nominative plural)
blæðingarnar (definite nominative plural)
blæðingu (accusative indefinite singular)
blæðinguna (accusative definite singular)
blæðingar (accusative indefinite plural)
blæðingarnar (accusative definite plural)
blæðingu (dative indefinite singular)
blæðingunni (dative definite singular)
blæðingum (dative indefinite plural)
blæðingunum (dative definite plural)
blæðingar (genitive indefinite singular)
blæðingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
blæðinga (genitive indefinite plural)
blæðinganna (definite genitive plural)


þurrka

þurrka f (genitive singular þurrku, nominative plural þurrkur)

þurrku (genitive singular)
þurrkur (nominative plural)
þurrka (indefinite nominative singular)
þurrkan (definite nominative singular)
þurrkur (indefinite nominative plural)
þurrkurnar (definite nominative plural)
þurrku (accusative indefinite singular)
þurrkuna (accusative definite singular)
þurrkur (accusative indefinite plural)
þurrkurnar (accusative definite plural)
þurrku (dative indefinite singular)
þurrkunni (dative definite singular)
þurrkum (dative indefinite plural)
þurrkunum (dative definite plural)
þurrku (genitive indefinite singular)
þurrkunnar (definite genitive singular)
þurrkna (genitive indefinite plural)
þurrknanna (definite genitive plural)

Nominalization of Etymology 1, as one wipes things to dry them of moisture.

“wiper”, referring to a windshield wiper


þurrkari

þurrkari m (genitive singular þurrkara, nominative plural þurrkarar)

þurrkara (genitive singular)
þurrkarar (nominative plural)
þurrkari (indefinite nominative singular)
þurrkarinn (definite nominative singular)
þurrkarar (indefinite nominative plural)
þurrkararnir (definite nominative plural)
þurrkara (accusative indefinite singular)
þurrkarann (accusative definite singular)
þurrkara (accusative indefinite plural)
þurrkarana (accusative definite plural)
þurrkara (dative indefinite singular)
þurrkaranum (dative definite singular)
þurrkurum (dative indefinite plural)
þurrkurunum (dative definite plural)
þurrkara (genitive indefinite singular)
þurrkarans (definite genitive singular)
þurrkara (genitive indefinite plural)
þurrkaranna (definite genitive plural)


þyrnir

þyrnir m (genitive singular þyrnis, nominative plural þyrnar)

þyrnis (genitive singular)
þyrnar (nominative plural)
þyrnir (indefinite nominative singular)
þyrnirinn (definite nominative singular)
þyrnar (indefinite nominative plural)
þyrnarnir (definite nominative plural)
þyrni (accusative indefinite singular)
þyrninn (accusative definite singular)
þyrna (accusative indefinite plural)
þyrnana (accusative definite plural)
þyrni (dative indefinite singular)
þyrninum (dative definite singular)
þyrnum (dative indefinite plural)
þyrnunum (dative definite plural)
þyrnis (genitive indefinite singular)
þyrnisins (definite genitive singular)
þyrna (genitive indefinite plural)
þyrnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz (“thorn, sloe”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter-. Compare Faroese torn, Norwegian Bokmål torn, Danish torn, Swedish törne, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.


kiðlingur

kiðlingur m (genitive singular kiðlings, nominative plural kiðlingar)

kiðlings (genitive singular)
kiðlingar (nominative plural)
kiðlingur (indefinite nominative singular)
kiðlingurinn (definite nominative singular)
kiðlingar (indefinite nominative plural)
kiðlingarnir (definite nominative plural)
kiðling (accusative indefinite singular)
kiðlinginn (accusative definite singular)
kiðlinga (accusative indefinite plural)
kiðlingana (accusative definite plural)
kiðlingi (dative indefinite singular)
kiðlingnum (dative definite singular)
kiðlingum (dative indefinite plural)
kiðlingunum (dative definite plural)
kiðlings (genitive indefinite singular)
kiðlingsins (definite genitive singular)
kiðlinga (genitive indefinite plural)
kiðlinganna (definite genitive plural)


höfuðverkur

höfuðverkur m (genitive singular höfuðverkjar, nominative plural höfuðverkir)

höfuðverkjar (genitive singular)
höfuðverkir (nominative plural)
höfuðverkur (indefinite nominative singular)
höfuðverkurinn (definite nominative singular)
höfuðverkir (indefinite nominative plural)
höfuðverkirnir (definite nominative plural)
höfuðverk (accusative indefinite singular)
höfuðverkinn (accusative definite singular)
höfuðverki (accusative indefinite plural)
höfuðverkina (accusative definite plural)
höfuðverk (dative indefinite singular)
höfuðverknum (dative definite singular)
höfuðverkjum (dative indefinite plural)
höfuðverkjunum (dative definite plural)
höfuðverkjar (genitive indefinite singular)
höfuðverkjarins (definite genitive singular)
höfuðverkja (genitive indefinite plural)
höfuðverkjanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈhœːvʏðˌvɛr̥kʏr/

From höfuð (“head”) + verkur (“ache, pain”).


furðuhlutur

furðuhlutur m (genitive singular furðuhlutar, nominative plural furðuhlutir)

furðuhlutar (genitive singular)
furðuhlutir (nominative plural)
furðuhlutur (indefinite nominative singular)
furðuhluturinn (definite nominative singular)
furðuhlutir (indefinite nominative plural)
furðuhlutirnir (definite nominative plural)
furðuhlut (accusative indefinite singular)
furðuhlutinn (accusative definite singular)
furðuhluti (accusative indefinite plural)
furðuhlutina (accusative definite plural)
furðuhlut (dative indefinite singular)
furðuhlutnum (dative definite singular)
furðuhlutum (dative indefinite plural)
furðuhlutunum (dative definite plural)
furðuhlutar (genitive indefinite singular)
furðuhlutarins (definite genitive singular)
furðuhluta (genitive indefinite plural)
furðuhlutanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈfʏrðʏˌl̥ʏːtʏr/

From furða (“wonder”) + hlutur (“thing, object”).


fljúgandi furðuhlutur

is-noun

fljúgandi furðuhlutur m (genitive singular fljúgandi furðuhlutar, nominative plural fljúgandi furðuhlutir)

fljúgandi furðuhlutar (genitive singular)
fljúgandi furðuhlutir (nominative plural)
fljúgandi furðuhlutur (indefinite nominative singular)
fljúgandi furðuhluturinn (definite nominative singular)
fljúgandi furðuhlutir (indefinite nominative plural)
fljúgandi furðuhlutirnir (definite nominative plural)
fljúgandi furðuhlut (accusative indefinite singular)
fljúgandi furðuhlutinn (accusative definite singular)
fljúgandi furðuhluti (accusative indefinite plural)
fljúgandi furðuhlutina (accusative definite plural)
fljúgandi furðuhlut (dative indefinite singular)
fljúgandi furðuhlutnum (dative definite singular)
fljúgandi furðuhlutum (dative indefinite plural)
fljúgandi furðuhlutunum (dative definite plural)
fljúgandi furðuhlutar (genitive indefinite singular)
fljúgandi furðuhlutarins (definite genitive singular)
fljúgandi furðuhluta (genitive indefinite plural)
fljúgandi furðuhlutanna (definite genitive plural)

unidentified flying object
unidentified flying object


skurður

skurður m (genitive singular skurðar, nominative plural skurðir)

skurðar (genitive singular)
skurðir (nominative plural)
skurður (indefinite nominative singular)
skurðurinn (definite nominative singular)
skurðir (indefinite nominative plural)
skurðirnir (definite nominative plural)
skurð (accusative indefinite singular)
skurðinn (accusative definite singular)
skurði (accusative indefinite plural)
skurðina (accusative definite plural)
skurði (dative indefinite singular)
skurðinum (dative definite singular)
skurðum (dative indefinite plural)
skurðunum (dative definite plural)
skurðar (genitive indefinite singular)
skurðarins (definite genitive singular)
skurða (genitive indefinite plural)
skurðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skurðr, from Proto-Germanic *skurdiz.


einhjól

einhjól n (genitive singular einhjóls, nominative plural einhjól)

einhjóls (genitive singular)
einhjól (nominative plural)
einhjól (indefinite nominative singular)
einhjólið (definite nominative singular)
einhjól (indefinite nominative plural)
einhjólin (definite nominative plural)
einhjól (accusative indefinite singular)
einhjólið (accusative definite singular)
einhjól (accusative indefinite plural)
einhjólin (accusative definite plural)
einhjóli (dative indefinite singular)
einhjólinu (dative definite singular)
einhjólum (dative indefinite plural)
einhjólunum (dative definite plural)
einhjóls (genitive indefinite singular)
einhjólsins (definite genitive singular)
einhjóla (genitive indefinite plural)
einhjólanna (definite genitive plural)

From ein- (“one-, uni-, mono-”) + hjól (“wheel”).


dreymandi

is-noun

dreymandi m (genitive singular dreymanda, nominative plural dreymendur)

dreymanda (genitive singular)
dreymendur (nominative plural)
dreymandi (indefinite nominative singular)
dreymandinn (definite nominative singular)
dreymendur (indefinite nominative plural)
dreymendurnir (definite nominative plural)
dreymanda (accusative indefinite singular)
dreymandann (accusative definite singular)
dreymendur (accusative indefinite plural)
dreymendurna (accusative definite plural)
dreymanda (dative indefinite singular)
dreymandanum (dative definite singular)
dreymendum (dative indefinite plural)
dreymöndum (dative indefinite plural)
dreymendunum (dative definite plural)
dreymöndunum (dative definite plural)
dreymanda (genitive indefinite singular)
dreymandans (definite genitive singular)
dreymenda (genitive indefinite plural)
dreymanda (genitive indefinite plural)
dreymendanna (definite genitive plural)
dreymandanna (definite genitive plural)


melding

melding f (genitive singular meldingar, nominative plural meldingar)

meldingar (genitive singular)
meldingar (nominative plural)
melding (indefinite nominative singular)
meldingin (definite nominative singular)
meldingar (indefinite nominative plural)
meldingarnar (definite nominative plural)
meldingu (accusative indefinite singular)
meldinguna (accusative definite singular)
meldingar (accusative indefinite plural)
meldingarnar (accusative definite plural)
meldingu (dative indefinite singular)
meldingunni (dative definite singular)
meldingum (dative indefinite plural)
meldingunum (dative definite plural)
meldingar (genitive indefinite singular)
meldingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
meldinga (genitive indefinite plural)
meldinganna (definite genitive plural)

From melda (“to report”) + -ing, calqued or borrowed directly from Danish melding, from melde, from Middle Low German melden.

(informal) the act of reporting in, affirming one's presence or participation


bónus

bónus m (genitive singular bónuss, nominative plural bónusar)

bónuss (genitive singular)
bónusar (nominative plural)
bónus (indefinite nominative singular)
bónusinn (definite nominative singular)
bónusar (indefinite nominative plural)
bónusarnir (definite nominative plural)
bónus (accusative indefinite singular)
bónusinn (accusative definite singular)
bónusa (accusative indefinite plural)
bónusana (accusative definite plural)
bónus (dative indefinite singular)
bónusi (dative indefinite singular)
bónusnum (dative definite singular)
bónusum (dative indefinite plural)
bónusunum (dative definite plural)
bónuss (genitive indefinite singular)
bónussins (definite genitive singular)
bónusa (genitive indefinite plural)
bónusanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English bonus, from Latin bonus (“good”).

bonus (an extra amount of money given to an employee)


blævængur

blævængur m (genitive singular blævængs or (rare) blævængjar, nominative plural blævængir)

blævængs (genitive singular)
blævængjar (genitive rare singular)
blævængir (nominative plural)
blævængur (indefinite nominative singular)
blævængurinn (definite nominative singular)
blævængir (indefinite nominative plural)
blævængirnir (definite nominative plural)
blævæng (accusative indefinite singular)
blævænginn (accusative definite singular)
blævængi (accusative indefinite plural)
blævængina (accusative definite plural)
blævæng (dative indefinite singular)
blævængnum (dative definite singular)
blævængjum (dative indefinite plural)
blævængjunum (dative definite plural)
blævængs (genitive indefinite singular)
blævængjar (genitive indefinite rare singular)
blævængsins (definite genitive singular)
blævængjarins (definite genitive rare singular)
blævængja (genitive indefinite plural)
blævængjanna (definite genitive plural)


sippuband

sippuband n (genitive singular sippubands, nominative plural sippubönd)

sippubands (genitive singular)
sippubönd (nominative plural)
sippuband (indefinite nominative singular)
sippubandið (definite nominative singular)
sippubönd (indefinite nominative plural)
sippuböndin (definite nominative plural)
sippuband (accusative indefinite singular)
sippubandið (accusative definite singular)
sippubönd (accusative indefinite plural)
sippuböndin (accusative definite plural)
sippubandi (dative indefinite singular)
sippubandinu (dative definite singular)
sippuböndum (dative indefinite plural)
sippuböndunum (dative definite plural)
sippubands (genitive indefinite singular)
sippubandsins (definite genitive singular)
sippubanda (genitive indefinite plural)
sippubandanna (definite genitive plural)

From sippa (“to skip; to jump rope”) + band (“piece of string”).


ós

is-noun

ós m (genitive singular óss, nominative plural ósar)

óss (genitive singular)
ósar (nominative plural)
ós (indefinite nominative singular)
ósinn (definite nominative singular)
ósar (indefinite nominative plural)
ósarnir (definite nominative plural)
ós (accusative indefinite singular)
ósinn (accusative definite singular)
ósa (accusative indefinite plural)
ósana (accusative definite plural)
ósi (dative indefinite singular)
ós (dative indefinite rare singular)
ósnum (dative definite singular)
ósum (dative indefinite plural)
ósunum (dative definite plural)
óss (genitive indefinite singular)
óssins (definite genitive singular)
ósa (genitive indefinite plural)
ósanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse óss, from Proto-Germanic *ōsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”), cognate with Old English ōr, Latin ōs (“mouth”).


reik

reik f (genitive singular reikar, nominative plural reikur)

reikar (genitive singular)
reikur (nominative plural)
reik (indefinite nominative singular)
reikin (definite nominative singular)
reikur (indefinite nominative plural)
reikurnar (definite nominative plural)
reik (accusative indefinite singular)
reikina (accusative definite singular)
reikur (accusative indefinite plural)
reikurnar (accusative definite plural)
reik (dative indefinite singular)
reikinni (dative definite singular)
reikum (dative indefinite plural)
reikunum (dative definite plural)
reikar (genitive indefinite singular)
reikarinnar (definite genitive singular)
reika (genitive indefinite plural)
reikanna (definite genitive plural)


reik

reik n (genitive singular reiks, no plural)

reiks (genitive singular)
reik (indefinite nominative singular)
reikið (definite nominative singular)
reik (accusative indefinite singular)
reikið (accusative definite singular)
reiki (dative indefinite singular)
reikinu (dative definite singular)
reiks (genitive indefinite singular)
reiksins (definite genitive singular)


hvirfilvindur

hvirfilvindur m (genitive singular hvirfilvinds, nominative plural hvirfilvindar)

hvirfilvinds (genitive singular)
hvirfilvindar (nominative plural)
hvirfilvindur (indefinite nominative singular)
hvirfilvindurinn (definite nominative singular)
hvirfilvindar (indefinite nominative plural)
hvirfilvindarnir (definite nominative plural)
hvirfilvind (accusative indefinite singular)
hvirfilvindinn (accusative definite singular)
hvirfilvinda (accusative indefinite plural)
hvirfilvindana (accusative definite plural)
hvirfilvindi (dative indefinite singular)
hvirfilvindinum (dative definite singular)
hvirfilvindum (dative indefinite plural)
hvirfilvindunum (dative definite plural)
hvirfilvinds (genitive indefinite singular)
hvirfilvindsins (definite genitive singular)
hvirfilvinda (genitive indefinite plural)
hvirfilvindanna (definite genitive plural)

From hvirfill (“crown of the head”) + vindur (“wind”).


háhyrningur

is-noun

háhyrningur m (genitive singular háhyrnings, nominative plural háhyrningar)

háhyrnings (genitive singular)
háhyrningar (nominative plural)
háhyrningur (indefinite nominative singular)
háhyrningurinn (definite nominative singular)
háhyrningar (indefinite nominative plural)
háhyrningarnir (definite nominative plural)
háhyrning (accusative indefinite singular)
háhyrninginn (accusative definite singular)
háhyrninga (accusative indefinite plural)
háhyrningana (accusative definite plural)
háhyrningi (dative indefinite singular)
háhyrningnum (dative definite singular)
háhyrningum (dative indefinite plural)
háhyrningunum (dative definite plural)
háhyrnings (genitive indefinite singular)
háhyrningsins (definite genitive singular)
háhyrninga (genitive indefinite plural)
háhyrninganna (definite genitive plural)

From há (“aftergrass, aftermath”) + horn (“horn”) + -ingur (“-er”), figuratively after the whale's white spots that look like the stumps of horns that have been mowed down.


höfundur

is-noun

höfundur m (genitive singular höfundar, nominative plural höfundar)

höfundar (genitive singular)
höfundar (nominative plural)
höfundur (indefinite nominative singular)
höfundurinn (definite nominative singular)
höfundar (indefinite nominative plural)
höfundarnir (definite nominative plural)
höfund (accusative indefinite singular)
höfundinn (accusative definite singular)
höfunda (accusative indefinite plural)
höfundana (accusative definite plural)
höfundi (dative indefinite singular)
höfundinum (dative definite singular)
höfundum (dative indefinite plural)
höfundunum (dative definite plural)
höfundar (genitive indefinite singular)
höfundarins (definite genitive singular)
höfunda (genitive indefinite plural)
höfundanna (definite genitive plural)


líffræðingur

líffræðingur m (genitive singular líffræðings, nominative plural líffræðingar)

líffræðings (genitive singular)
líffræðingar (nominative plural)
líffræðingur (indefinite nominative singular)
líffræðingurinn (definite nominative singular)
líffræðingar (indefinite nominative plural)
líffræðingarnir (definite nominative plural)
líffræðing (accusative indefinite singular)
líffræðinginn (accusative definite singular)
líffræðinga (accusative indefinite plural)
líffræðingana (accusative definite plural)
líffræðingi (dative indefinite singular)
líffræðingnum (dative definite singular)
líffræðingum (dative indefinite plural)
líffræðingunum (dative definite plural)
líffræðings (genitive indefinite singular)
líffræðingsins (definite genitive singular)
líffræðinga (genitive indefinite plural)
líffræðinganna (definite genitive plural)

From líffræði (“biology”) + -ingur (“-ist”).


skina

skina f (genitive singular skinu, nominative plural skinur)

skinu (genitive singular)
skinur (nominative plural)
skina (indefinite nominative singular)
skinan (definite nominative singular)
skinur (indefinite nominative plural)
skinurnar (definite nominative plural)
skinu (accusative indefinite singular)
skinuna (accusative definite singular)
skinur (accusative indefinite plural)
skinurnar (accusative definite plural)
skinu (dative indefinite singular)
skinunni (dative definite singular)
skinum (dative indefinite plural)
skinunum (dative definite plural)
skinu (genitive indefinite singular)
skinunnar (definite genitive singular)
skina (genitive indefinite plural)
skinanna (definite genitive plural)

Related to Norwegian Nynorsk skĭne, Swedish skena (“small, thin plate”); Old High German skina, Middle Dutch scene (“metal or wooden plate; shinbone”); Old English scinu (whence English shin). Compare also Old English scīa (“shin”), Middle High German schīe (“fencepost”). From Proto-Indo-European *skē̆i- (“split, cleave, separate”), whence also Latin sciō (“to know”).


skina

Neologism, probably related to skína (“to shine”), skin (“shine”) and Etymology 3, probably referring to the peritoneum's thin, transparent quality.


skina

Probably related to skína (“to shine”), skin (“shine”), likely in reference to the fish's light color. Compare with the synonym lýsa, related to the verb lýsa (“to emit light”), the noun ljós (“light”) and adjective ljós (“light”).

Merlangius merlangus
Merlangius merlangus#Translingual

(dialectal) whiting (Merlangius merlangus)


skina

Probably related to skína (“to shine”), skin (“shine”) and Etymology 3, referring to the light, transparent look of diarrheic feces.

thin and rather liquid excrement; diarrheic feces


fúx

is-noun

fúx m (genitive singular fúx, nominative plural fúxar)

fúx (genitive singular)
fúxar (nominative plural)
fúx (indefinite nominative singular)
fúxinn (definite nominative singular)
fúxar (indefinite nominative plural)
fúxarnir (definite nominative plural)
fúx (accusative indefinite singular)
fúxinn (accusative definite singular)
fúxa (accusative indefinite plural)
fúxana (accusative definite plural)
fúx (dative indefinite singular)
fúxinum (dative definite singular)
fúxum (dative indefinite plural)
fúxunum (dative definite plural)
fúx (genitive indefinite singular)
fúxins (definite genitive singular)
fúxa (genitive indefinite plural)
fúxanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish fuks (“poor/underachieving student”), from German Fuchs, Fux (“new student, fresher”), older also Feix, Feits, probably from archaic Feist (“fart”), from Middle High German vīst; see feist.

bor+

Dúxinn hefur öllu að tapa en fúxinn allt að vinna.

The overachiever has everything to lose but the underachiever everything to gain.


bekkjarlalli

is-noun

bekkjarlalli m (genitive singular bekkjarlalla, nominative plural bekkjarlallar)

bekkjarlalla (genitive singular)
bekkjarlallar (nominative plural)
bekkjarlalli (indefinite nominative singular)
bekkjarlallinn (definite nominative singular)
bekkjarlallar (indefinite nominative plural)
bekkjarlallarnir (definite nominative plural)
bekkjarlalla (accusative indefinite singular)
bekkjarlallann (accusative definite singular)
bekkjarlalla (accusative indefinite plural)
bekkjarlallana (accusative definite plural)
bekkjarlalla (dative indefinite singular)
bekkjarlallanum (dative definite singular)
bekkjarlöllum (dative indefinite plural)
bekkjarlöllunum (dative definite plural)
bekkjarlalla (genitive indefinite singular)
bekkjarlallans (definite genitive singular)
bekkjarlalla (genitive indefinite plural)
bekkjarlallanna (definite genitive plural)


statisti

statisti m (genitive singular statista, nominative plural statistar)

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

Borrowed from Danish statist, from German Statist.

(film, jargon) an extra (background actor)


líkamsrækt

líkamsrækt f (genitive singular líkamsræktar, no plural)

líkamsræktar (genitive singular)
líkamsrækt (indefinite nominative singular)
líkamsræktin (definite nominative singular)
líkamsrækt (accusative indefinite singular)
líkamsræktina (accusative definite singular)
líkamsrækt (dative indefinite singular)
líkamsræktinni (dative definite singular)
líkamsræktar (genitive indefinite singular)
líkamsræktarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From líkamur (“body”) + rækt (“nurturing”).


íþróttahús

íþróttahús n (genitive singular íþróttahúss, nominative plural íþróttahús)

íþróttahúss (genitive singular)
íþróttahús (nominative plural)
íþróttahús (indefinite nominative singular)
íþróttahúsið (definite nominative singular)
íþróttahús (indefinite nominative plural)
íþróttahúsin (definite nominative plural)
íþróttahús (accusative indefinite singular)
íþróttahúsið (accusative definite singular)
íþróttahús (accusative indefinite plural)
íþróttahúsin (accusative definite plural)
íþróttahúsi (dative indefinite singular)
íþróttahúsinu (dative definite singular)
íþróttahúsum (dative indefinite plural)
íþróttahúsunum (dative definite plural)
íþróttahúss (genitive indefinite singular)
íþróttahússins (definite genitive singular)
íþróttahúsa (genitive indefinite plural)
íþróttahúsanna (definite genitive plural)

From íþróttir (“sports”) + hús (“house”).


vasi

vasi m (genitive singular vasa, nominative plural vasar)

vasa (genitive singular)
vasar (nominative plural)
vasi (indefinite nominative singular)
vasinn (definite nominative singular)
vasar (indefinite nominative plural)
vasarnir (definite nominative plural)
vasa (accusative indefinite singular)
vasann (accusative definite singular)
vasa (accusative indefinite plural)
vasana (accusative definite plural)
vasa (dative indefinite singular)
vasanum (dative definite singular)
vösum (dative indefinite plural)
vösunum (dative definite plural)
vasa (genitive indefinite singular)
vasans (definite genitive singular)
vasa (genitive indefinite plural)
vasanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin vās (“vessel, vase”).


hugi

is-noun

hugi m (genitive singular huga, nominative plural hugar)

huga (genitive singular)
hugar (nominative plural)
hugi (indefinite nominative singular)
huginn (definite nominative singular)
hugar (indefinite nominative plural)
hugarnir (definite nominative plural)
huga (accusative indefinite singular)
hugann (accusative definite singular)
huga (accusative indefinite plural)
hugana (accusative definite plural)
huga (dative indefinite singular)
huganum (dative definite singular)
hugum (dative indefinite plural)
hugunum (dative definite plural)
huga (genitive indefinite singular)
hugans (definite genitive singular)
huga (genitive indefinite plural)
huganna (definite genitive plural)


formaður

formaður m (genitive singular formanns, nominative plural formenn)

formanns (genitive singular)
formenn (nominative plural)
formaður (indefinite nominative singular)
formaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
formenn (indefinite nominative plural)
formennirnir (definite nominative plural)
formann (accusative indefinite singular)
formanninn (accusative definite singular)
formenn (accusative indefinite plural)
formennina (accusative definite plural)
formanni (dative indefinite singular)
formanninum (dative definite singular)
formönnum (dative indefinite plural)
formönnunum (dative definite plural)
formanns (genitive indefinite singular)
formannsins (definite genitive singular)
formanna (genitive indefinite plural)
formannanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse formaðr (“chieftain, leader”); equivalent to for- + maður.


samsæri

samsæri n (genitive singular samsæris, nominative plural samsæri)

samsæris (genitive singular)
samsæri (nominative plural)
samsæri (indefinite nominative singular)
samsærið (definite nominative singular)
samsæri (indefinite nominative plural)
samsærin (definite nominative plural)
samsæri (accusative indefinite singular)
samsærið (accusative definite singular)
samsæri (accusative indefinite plural)
samsærin (accusative definite plural)
samsæri (dative indefinite singular)
samsærinu (dative definite singular)
samsærum (dative indefinite plural)
samsærunum (dative definite plural)
samsæris (genitive indefinite singular)
samsærisins (definite genitive singular)
samsæra (genitive indefinite plural)
samsæranna (definite genitive plural)


samsæriskenning

samsæriskenning f (genitive singular samsæriskenningar, nominative plural samsæriskenningar)

samsæriskenningar (genitive singular)
samsæriskenningar (nominative plural)
samsæriskenning (indefinite nominative singular)
samsæriskenningin (definite nominative singular)
samsæriskenningar (indefinite nominative plural)
samsæriskenningarnar (definite nominative plural)
samsæriskenningu (accusative indefinite singular)
samsæriskenninguna (accusative definite singular)
samsæriskenningar (accusative indefinite plural)
samsæriskenningarnar (accusative definite plural)
samsæriskenningu (dative indefinite singular)
samsæriskenningunni (dative definite singular)
samsæriskenningum (dative indefinite plural)
samsæriskenningunum (dative definite plural)
samsæriskenningar (genitive indefinite singular)
samsæriskenningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
samsæriskenninga (genitive indefinite plural)
samsæriskenninganna (definite genitive plural)

From samsæri (“conspiracy”) + kenning (“theory”).


meðal

is-noun

meðal n (genitive singular meðals, nominative plural (traditional, prescribed) meðul or (also common) meðöl)

meðals (genitive singular)
meðul (literary nominative plural traditional)
meðöl (also common nominative plural)
meðal (indefinite nominative singular)
meðalið (definite nominative singular)
meðul (Traditional indefinite literary nominative plural)
meðöl (also common indefinite nominative plural)
meðulin (Traditional definite literary nominative plural)
meðölin (also common definite nominative plural)
meðal (accusative indefinite singular)
meðalið (accusative definite singular)
meðul (Traditional accusative indefinite literary plural)
meðöl (accusative also common indefinite plural)
meðulin (Traditional accusative definite literary plural)
meðölin (accusative also common definite plural)
meðali (dative indefinite singular)
meðalinu (dative definite singular)
meðulum (Traditional dative indefinite literary plural)
meðölum (also common dative indefinite plural)
meðulunum (Traditional dative definite literary plural)
meðölunum (also common dative definite plural)
meðals (genitive indefinite singular)
meðalsins (definite genitive singular)
meðala (genitive indefinite plural)
meðalanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse meðal, from Proto-Germanic *midlą (“middle”). Compare Danish middel (“means, something used to cure”), which was instead probably borrowed through Low German.

cog

Tilgangurinn helgar meðalið.


texti

is-noun

texti m (genitive singular texta, nominative plural textar)

texta (genitive singular)
textar (nominative plural)
texti (indefinite nominative singular)
textinn (definite nominative singular)
textar (indefinite nominative plural)
textarnir (definite nominative plural)
texta (accusative indefinite singular)
textann (accusative definite singular)
texta (accusative indefinite plural)
textana (accusative definite plural)
texta (dative indefinite singular)
textanum (dative definite singular)
textum (dative indefinite plural)
textunum (dative definite plural)
texta (genitive indefinite singular)
textans (definite genitive singular)
texta (genitive indefinite plural)
textanna (definite genitive plural)

Stafréttur texti.

Jafnaður texti.


skáld

skáld n (genitive singular skálds, nominative plural skáld)

skálds (genitive singular)
skáld (nominative plural)
skáld (indefinite nominative singular)
skáldið (definite nominative singular)
skáld (indefinite nominative plural)
skáldin (definite nominative plural)
skáld (accusative indefinite singular)
skáldið (accusative definite singular)
skáld (accusative indefinite plural)
skáldin (accusative definite plural)
skáldi (dative indefinite singular)
skáldinu (dative definite singular)
skáldum (dative indefinite plural)
skáldunum (dative definite plural)
skálds (genitive indefinite singular)
skáldsins (definite genitive singular)
skálda (genitive indefinite plural)
skáldanna (definite genitive plural)


guðfræðingur

guðfræðingur m (genitive singular guðfræðings, nominative plural guðfræðingar)

guðfræðings (genitive singular)
guðfræðingar (nominative plural)
guðfræðingur (indefinite nominative singular)
guðfræðingurinn (definite nominative singular)
guðfræðingar (indefinite nominative plural)
guðfræðingarnir (definite nominative plural)
guðfræðing (accusative indefinite singular)
guðfræðinginn (accusative definite singular)
guðfræðinga (accusative indefinite plural)
guðfræðingana (accusative definite plural)
guðfræðingi (dative indefinite singular)
guðfræðingnum (dative definite singular)
guðfræðingum (dative indefinite plural)
guðfræðingunum (dative definite plural)
guðfræðings (genitive indefinite singular)
guðfræðingsins (definite genitive singular)
guðfræðinga (genitive indefinite plural)
guðfræðinganna (definite genitive plural)


rannsókn

rannsókn f (genitive singular rannsóknar, nominative plural rannsóknir)

rannsóknar (genitive singular)
rannsóknir (nominative plural)
rannsókn (indefinite nominative singular)
rannsóknin (definite nominative singular)
rannsóknir (indefinite nominative plural)
rannsóknirnar (definite nominative plural)
rannsókn (accusative indefinite singular)
rannsóknina (accusative definite singular)
rannsóknir (accusative indefinite plural)
rannsóknirnar (accusative definite plural)
rannsókn (dative indefinite singular)
rannsókninni (dative definite singular)
rannsóknum (dative indefinite plural)
rannsóknunum (dative definite plural)
rannsóknar (genitive indefinite singular)
rannsóknarinnar (definite genitive singular)
rannsókna (genitive indefinite plural)
rannsóknanna (definite genitive plural)

Nominal formation related to rannsaka (“to investigate”).

Rannsókn morðmálsins gengur hægt fyrir sig.

The investigation of the murder case is going slowly.

Guðný tók þátt í rannsókn á landsvísu á unglingum sem þjást af svefnleysi.

Guðný participated in a nationwide study on adolescents who suffer from insomnia.

(countable) study (detailed investigation with statistical analysis, etc.)


guðfræði

guðfræði f (genitive singular guðfræði, no plural)

guðfræði (genitive singular)
guðfræði (indefinite nominative singular)
guðfræðin (definite nominative singular)
guðfræði (accusative indefinite singular)
guðfræðina (accusative definite singular)
guðfræði (dative indefinite singular)
guðfræðinni (dative definite singular)
guðfræði (genitive indefinite singular)
guðfræðinnar (definite genitive singular)


nám

nám n (genitive singular náms, no plural)

náms (genitive singular)
nám (indefinite nominative singular)
námið (definite nominative singular)
nám (accusative indefinite singular)
námið (accusative definite singular)
námi (dative indefinite singular)
náminu (dative definite singular)
náms (genitive indefinite singular)
námsins (definite genitive singular)


nánd

nánd f (genitive singular nándar, nominative plural nándir)

nándar (genitive singular)
nándir (nominative plural)
nánd (indefinite nominative singular)
nándin (definite nominative singular)
nándir (indefinite nominative plural)
nándirnar (definite nominative plural)
nánd (accusative indefinite singular)
nándina (accusative definite singular)
nándir (accusative indefinite plural)
nándirnar (accusative definite plural)
nánd (dative indefinite singular)
nándinni (dative definite singular)
nándum (dative indefinite plural)
nándunum (dative definite plural)
nándar (genitive indefinite singular)
nándarinnar (definite genitive singular)
nánda (genitive indefinite plural)
nándanna (definite genitive plural)


sálmabók

sálmabók f (genitive singular sálmabókar, nominative plural sálmabækur)

sálmabókar (genitive singular)
sálmabækur (nominative plural)
sálmabók (indefinite nominative singular)
sálmabókin (definite nominative singular)
sálmabækur (indefinite nominative plural)
sálmabækurnar (definite nominative plural)
sálmabók (accusative indefinite singular)
sálmabókina (accusative definite singular)
sálmabækur (accusative indefinite plural)
sálmabækurnar (accusative definite plural)
sálmabók (dative indefinite singular)
sálmabókinni (dative definite singular)
sálmabókum (dative indefinite plural)
sálmabókunum (dative definite plural)
sálmabókar (genitive indefinite singular)
sálmabókarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sálmabóka (genitive indefinite plural)
sálmabókanna (definite genitive plural)


gríska

gríska f (genitive singular grísku, no plural)

grísku (genitive singular)
gríska (indefinite nominative singular)
grískan (definite nominative singular)
grísku (accusative indefinite singular)
grískuna (accusative definite singular)
grísku (dative indefinite singular)
grískunni (dative definite singular)
grísku (genitive indefinite singular)
grískunnar (definite genitive singular)


farsími

farsími m (genitive singular farsíma, nominative plural farsímar)

farsíma (genitive singular)
farsímar (nominative plural)
farsími (indefinite nominative singular)
farsíminn (definite nominative singular)
farsímar (indefinite nominative plural)
farsímarnir (definite nominative plural)
farsíma (accusative indefinite singular)
farsímann (accusative definite singular)
farsíma (accusative indefinite plural)
farsímana (accusative definite plural)
farsíma (dative indefinite singular)
farsímanum (dative definite singular)
farsímum (dative indefinite plural)
farsímunum (dative definite plural)
farsíma (genitive indefinite singular)
farsímans (definite genitive singular)
farsíma (genitive indefinite plural)
farsímanna (definite genitive plural)

From far- (“mobile, distant”) + sími (“telephone”).


GSM-sími

is-noun

GSM-sími m (genitive singular GSM-síma, nominative plural GSM-símar)

GSM-síma (genitive singular)
GSM-símar (nominative plural)
GSM-sími (indefinite nominative singular)
GSM-síminn (definite nominative singular)
GSM-símar (indefinite nominative plural)
GSM-símarnir (definite nominative plural)
GSM-síma (accusative indefinite singular)
GSM-símann (accusative definite singular)
GSM-síma (accusative indefinite plural)
GSM-símana (accusative definite plural)
GSM-síma (dative indefinite singular)
GSM-símanum (dative definite singular)
GSM-símum (dative indefinite plural)
GSM-símunum (dative definite plural)
GSM-síma (genitive indefinite singular)
GSM-símans (definite genitive singular)
GSM-síma (genitive indefinite plural)
GSM-símanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˌcɛː.ɛs(ː)ˈɛmːˌsiːmɪ/

From GSM (“Global System for Mobile communications”) + sími (“telephone”).

af

GSM<t:Global System for Mobile communications>


gemsi

is-noun

gemsi m (genitive singular gemsa, nominative plural gemsar)

gemsa (genitive singular)
gemsar (nominative plural)
gemsi (indefinite nominative singular)
gemsinn (definite nominative singular)
gemsar (indefinite nominative plural)
gemsarnir (definite nominative plural)
gemsa (accusative indefinite singular)
gemsann (accusative definite singular)
gemsa (accusative indefinite plural)
gemsana (accusative definite plural)
gemsa (dative indefinite singular)
gemsanum (dative definite singular)
gemsum (dative indefinite plural)
gemsunum (dative definite plural)
gemsa (genitive indefinite singular)
gemsans (definite genitive singular)
gemsa (genitive indefinite plural)
gemsanna (definite genitive plural)


gemsi

A metathetic vocalization of GSM (“Global System for Mobile communications”).
Fell into disuse around the time when smartphones became ubiquitous (c. 2010), which are simply termed sími or farsími.

(informal) cell phone, mobile phone (but not a smartphone) [late 1990s – early 2010s]


latínuskóli

latínuskóli m (genitive singular latínuskóla, nominative plural latínuskólar)

latínuskóla (genitive singular)
latínuskólar (nominative plural)
latínuskóli (indefinite nominative singular)
latínuskólinn (definite nominative singular)
latínuskólar (indefinite nominative plural)
latínuskólarnir (definite nominative plural)
latínuskóla (accusative indefinite singular)
latínuskólann (accusative definite singular)
latínuskóla (accusative indefinite plural)
latínuskólana (accusative definite plural)
latínuskóla (dative indefinite singular)
latínuskólanum (dative definite singular)
latínuskólum (dative indefinite plural)
latínuskólunum (dative definite plural)
latínuskóla (genitive indefinite singular)
latínuskólans (definite genitive singular)
latínuskóla (genitive indefinite plural)
latínuskólanna (definite genitive plural)

From latína (“Latin”) + skóli (“school”).

a secondary school with emphasis on Latin (often along with Greek and classical studies)

(historical) the predecessor of Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (Reykjavik Junior College)