samsæta

samsæta f (genitive singular samsætu, nominative plural samsætur)

samsætu (genitive singular)
samsætur (nominative plural)
samsæta (indefinite nominative singular)
samsætan (definite nominative singular)
samsætur (indefinite nominative plural)
samsæturnar (definite nominative plural)
samsætu (accusative indefinite singular)
samsætuna (accusative definite singular)
samsætur (accusative indefinite plural)
samsæturnar (accusative definite plural)
samsætu (dative indefinite singular)
samsætunni (dative definite singular)
samsætum (dative indefinite plural)
samsætunum (dative definite plural)
samsætu (genitive indefinite singular)
samsætunnar (definite genitive singular)
samsæta (genitive indefinite plural)
samsætna (genitive indefinite plural)
samsætanna (definite genitive plural)
samsætnanna (definite genitive plural)

Composed samur (“same”) + -sæta (“one who sits, is located”), the latter part perhaps in this case newly derived from sæti (“seat, position, place”). Calque of English isotope, which is created from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal, same”) and τόπος (tópos, “place”), because the different isotopes of a chemical element occupy the same position in the periodic table of elements.


kuti

is-noun

kuti m (genitive singular kuta, nominative plural kutar)

kuta (genitive singular)
kutar (nominative plural)
kuti (indefinite nominative singular)
kutinn (definite nominative singular)
kutar (indefinite nominative plural)
kutarnir (definite nominative plural)
kuta (accusative indefinite singular)
kutann (accusative definite singular)
kuta (accusative indefinite plural)
kutana (accusative definite plural)
kuta (dative indefinite singular)
kutanum (dative definite singular)
kutum (dative indefinite plural)
kutunum (dative definite plural)
kuta (genitive indefinite singular)
kutans (definite genitive singular)
kuta (genitive indefinite plural)
kutanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kuti. Cognate with dialectal Swedish kuta (“small knife”).


laski

laski m (genitive singular laska, nominative plural laskar)

laska (genitive singular)
laskar (nominative plural)
laski (indefinite nominative singular)
laskinn (definite nominative singular)
laskar (indefinite nominative plural)
laskarnir (definite nominative plural)
laska (accusative indefinite singular)
laskann (accusative definite singular)
laska (accusative indefinite plural)
laskana (accusative definite plural)
laska (dative indefinite singular)
laskanum (dative definite singular)
löskum (dative indefinite plural)
löskunum (dative definite plural)
laska (genitive indefinite singular)
laskans (definite genitive singular)
laska (genitive indefinite plural)
laskanna (definite genitive plural)


pé

pé n (genitive singular pés, nominative plural pé)

pés (genitive singular)
pé (nominative plural)
pé (indefinite nominative singular)
péið (definite nominative singular)
pé (indefinite nominative plural)
péin (definite nominative plural)
pé (accusative indefinite singular)
péið (accusative definite singular)
pé (accusative indefinite plural)
péin (accusative definite plural)
péi (dative indefinite singular)
péinu (dative definite singular)
péum (dative indefinite plural)
péunum (dative definite plural)
pés (genitive indefinite singular)
pésins (definite genitive singular)
péa (genitive indefinite plural)
péanna (definite genitive plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter P/p.


sandstorms

indefinite genitive singular of sandstormur


mætur

mætur f pl (plural only, genitive plural mæta)

mæta (genitive plural)
mætur (indefinite nominative plural)
mæturnar (definite nominative plural)
mætur (accusative indefinite plural)
mæturnar (accusative definite plural)
mætum (dative indefinite plural)
mætunum (dative definite plural)
mæta (genitive indefinite plural)
mætanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mætr, from Proto-Germanic *mētiz.


roði

roði m (genitive singular roða, nominative plural roðar)

roða (genitive singular)
roðar (nominative plural)
roði (indefinite nominative singular)
roðinn (definite nominative singular)
roðar (indefinite nominative plural)
roðarnir (definite nominative plural)
roða (accusative indefinite singular)
roðann (accusative definite singular)
roða (accusative indefinite plural)
roðana (accusative definite plural)
roða (dative indefinite singular)
roðanum (dative definite singular)
roðum (dative indefinite plural)
roðunum (dative definite plural)
roða (genitive indefinite singular)
roðans (definite genitive singular)
roða (genitive indefinite plural)
roðanna (definite genitive plural)

roði í kinnunum

kvöldroðinn

(archaic) a clearing in the ground surrounded by snow


roð

roð n (genitive singular roðs, nominative plural roð)

roðs (genitive singular)
roð (nominative plural)
roð (indefinite nominative singular)
roðið (definite nominative singular)
roð (indefinite nominative plural)
roðin (definite nominative plural)
roð (accusative indefinite singular)
roðið (accusative definite singular)
roð (accusative indefinite plural)
roðin (accusative definite plural)
roði (dative indefinite singular)
roðinu (dative definite singular)
roðum (dative indefinite plural)
roðunum (dative definite plural)
roðs (genitive indefinite singular)
roðsins (definite genitive singular)
roða (genitive indefinite plural)
roðanna (definite genitive plural)


ið

iðs (genitive singular)
ið (indefinite nominative singular)
iðið (definite nominative singular)
ið (accusative indefinite singular)
iðið (accusative definite singular)
iði (dative indefinite singular)
iðinu (dative definite singular)
iðs (genitive indefinite singular)
iðsins (definite genitive singular)

a continual moving about, fidgeting, not staying still


ópíum

ópíum n (genitive singular ópíums, no plural)

ópíums (genitive singular)
ópíum (indefinite nominative singular)
ópíumið (definite nominative singular)
ópíum (accusative indefinite singular)
ópíumið (accusative definite singular)
ópíum (dative indefinite singular)
ópíuminu (dative definite singular)
ópíums (genitive indefinite singular)
ópíumsins (definite genitive singular)

Learned borrowing from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον (ópion), from ὀπός (opós, “juice of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *swokʷos (“juice, resin”).

der

Trúin er ópíum fólksins og fjöldans.

Religion is the opium of the people and multitudes.


keila

is-noun

keila f (genitive singular keilu, nominative plural keilur)

keilu (genitive singular)
keilur (nominative plural)
keila (indefinite nominative singular)
keilan (definite nominative singular)
keilur (indefinite nominative plural)
keilurnar (definite nominative plural)
keilu (accusative indefinite singular)
keiluna (accusative definite singular)
keilur (accusative indefinite plural)
keilurnar (accusative definite plural)
keilu (dative indefinite singular)
keilunni (dative definite singular)
keilum (dative indefinite plural)
keilunum (dative definite plural)
keilu (genitive indefinite singular)
keilunnar (definite genitive singular)
keilna (genitive indefinite plural)
keila (genitive indefinite plural)
keilnanna (definite genitive plural)
keilanna (definite genitive plural)

Uncertain. Related to Norwegian keila (“channel”), Middle Low German kēl (“narrow bay”). Perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH- (“to break open, germinate”). Also related to Icelandic kíll (“ditch, wedge”).


skíra

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


styrkur

is-noun

styrkur m (genitive singular styrks, nominative plural styrkir)

styrks (genitive singular)
styrkir (nominative plural)
styrkur (indefinite nominative singular)
styrkurinn (definite nominative singular)
styrkir (indefinite nominative plural)
styrkirnir (definite nominative plural)
styrk (accusative indefinite singular)
styrkinn (accusative definite singular)
styrki (accusative indefinite plural)
styrkina (accusative definite plural)
styrk (dative indefinite singular)
styrknum (dative definite singular)
styrkjum (dative indefinite plural)
styrkjunum (dative definite plural)
styrks (genitive indefinite singular)
styrksins (definite genitive singular)
styrkja (genitive indefinite plural)
styrkjanna (definite genitive plural)

Ég vona að ég fái styrk fyrir Japansferðinni minni.

I hope that I'll receive a grant for my trip to Japan.

Fékkstu styrk?


vestra

indefinite accusative singular of vestri


lantan

lantan n (genitive singular lantans, no plural)

lantans (genitive singular)
lantan (indefinite nominative singular)
lantanið (definite nominative singular)
lantan (accusative indefinite singular)
lantanið (accusative definite singular)
lantani (dative indefinite singular)
lantaninu (dative definite singular)
lantans (genitive indefinite singular)
lantansins (definite genitive singular)


tantal

tantal n (genitive singular tantals, no plural)

tantals (genitive singular)
tantal (indefinite nominative singular)
tantalið (definite nominative singular)
tantal (accusative indefinite singular)
tantalið (accusative definite singular)
tantali (dative indefinite singular)
tantalinu (dative definite singular)
tantals (genitive indefinite singular)
tantalsins (definite genitive singular)

tantalum (metallic chemical element with atomic number 73)


astat

astat n (genitive singular astats, no plural)

astats (genitive singular)
astat (indefinite nominative singular)
astatið (definite nominative singular)
astat (accusative indefinite singular)
astatið (accusative definite singular)
astati (dative indefinite singular)
astatinu (dative definite singular)
astats (genitive indefinite singular)
astatsins (definite genitive singular)


pallur

pallur m (genitive singular palls, nominative plural pallar)

palls (genitive singular)
pallar (nominative plural)
pallur (indefinite nominative singular)
pallurinn (definite nominative singular)
pallar (indefinite nominative plural)
pallarnir (definite nominative plural)
pall (accusative indefinite singular)
pallinn (accusative definite singular)
palla (accusative indefinite plural)
pallana (accusative definite plural)
palli (dative indefinite singular)
pallinum (dative definite singular)
pöllum (dative indefinite plural)
pöllunum (dative definite plural)
palls (genitive indefinite singular)
pallsins (definite genitive singular)
palla (genitive indefinite plural)
pallanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse pallr (“bench, platform”), from Middle Low German palle (“ship's deck”), likely ultimately of non-Germanic origin and rather borrowed from Latin palus (“stipes, stake, post”) (compare English paling).

bench (raised seating platform, e.g. in a lecture hall, stadium, etc.)


arsen

arsen n (genitive singular arsens, no plural)

arsens (genitive singular)
arsen (indefinite nominative singular)
arsenið (definite nominative singular)
arsen (accusative indefinite singular)
arsenið (accusative definite singular)
arseni (dative indefinite singular)
arseninu (dative definite singular)
arsens (genitive indefinite singular)
arsensins (definite genitive singular)


desimetri

desimetri m (genitive singular desimetra, nominative plural desimetrar)

desimetra (genitive singular)
desimetrar (nominative plural)
desimetri (indefinite nominative singular)
desimetrinn (definite nominative singular)
desimetrar (indefinite nominative plural)
desimetrarnir (definite nominative plural)
desimetra (accusative indefinite singular)
desimetrann (accusative definite singular)
desimetra (accusative indefinite plural)
desimetrana (accusative definite plural)
desimetra (dative indefinite singular)
desimetranum (dative definite singular)
desimetrum (dative indefinite plural)
desimetrunum (dative definite plural)
desimetra (genitive indefinite singular)
desimetrans (definite genitive singular)
desimetra (genitive indefinite plural)
desimetranna (definite genitive plural)


veski

veski n (genitive singular veskis, nominative plural veski)

veskis (genitive singular)
veski (nominative plural)
veski (indefinite nominative singular)
veskið (definite nominative singular)
veski (indefinite nominative plural)
veskin (definite nominative plural)
veski (accusative indefinite singular)
veskið (accusative definite singular)
veski (accusative indefinite plural)
veskin (accusative definite plural)
veski (dative indefinite singular)
veskinu (dative definite singular)
veskjum (dative indefinite plural)
veskjunum (dative definite plural)
veskis (genitive indefinite singular)
veskisins (definite genitive singular)
veskja (genitive indefinite plural)
veskjanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish væske, from Middle Low German veske.


dvergkráka

dvergkráka f (genitive singular dvergkráku, nominative plural dvergkrákur)

dvergkráku (genitive singular)
dvergkrákur (nominative plural)
dvergkráka (indefinite nominative singular)
dvergkrákan (definite nominative singular)
dvergkrákur (indefinite nominative plural)
dvergkrákurnar (definite nominative plural)
dvergkráku (accusative indefinite singular)
dvergkrákuna (accusative definite singular)
dvergkrákur (accusative indefinite plural)
dvergkrákurnar (accusative definite plural)
dvergkráku (dative indefinite singular)
dvergkrákunni (dative definite singular)
dvergkrákum (dative indefinite plural)
dvergkrákunum (dative definite plural)
dvergkráku (genitive indefinite singular)
dvergkrákunnar (definite genitive singular)
dvergkráka (genitive indefinite plural)
dvergkrákna (genitive indefinite plural)
dvergkrákanna (definite genitive plural)
dvergkráknanna (definite genitive plural)

From dvergur (“dwarf”) + kráka (“crow”).

Coloeus monedula
Coloeus monedula#Translingual


ferskjutré

ferskjutré n (genitive singular ferskjutrés, nominative plural ferskjutré)

ferskjutrés (genitive singular)
ferskjutré (nominative plural)
ferskjutré (indefinite nominative singular)
ferskjutréð (definite nominative singular)
ferskjutré (indefinite nominative plural)
ferskjutrén (definite nominative plural)
ferskjutré (accusative indefinite singular)
ferskjutréð (accusative definite singular)
ferskjutré (accusative indefinite plural)
ferskjutrén (accusative definite plural)
ferskjutré (dative indefinite singular)
ferskjutrénu (dative definite singular)
ferskjutrjám (dative indefinite plural)
ferskjutrjánum (dative definite plural)
ferskjutrés (genitive indefinite singular)
ferskjutrésins (definite genitive singular)
ferskjutrjáa (genitive indefinite plural)
ferskjutrjánna (definite genitive plural)


óvinur

óvinur m (genitive singular óvinar, nominative plural óvinir)

óvinar (genitive singular)
óvinir (nominative plural)
óvinur (indefinite nominative singular)
óvinurinn (definite nominative singular)
óvinir (indefinite nominative plural)
óvinirnir (definite nominative plural)
óvin (accusative indefinite singular)
óvininn (accusative definite singular)
óvini (accusative indefinite plural)
óvinina (accusative definite plural)
óvini (dative indefinite singular)
óvin (dative indefinite singular)
óvininum (dative definite singular)
óvinum (dative indefinite plural)
óvinunum (dative definite plural)
óvinar (genitive indefinite singular)
óvinarins (definite genitive singular)
óvina (genitive indefinite plural)
óvinanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse óvinr. By surface analysis, ó- (“un-”) + vinur (“friend”). Cf. Swedish ovän, Danish uven, Norwegian Bokmål uvenn.


sannleikur

is-noun

sannleikur m (genitive singular sannleiks, no plural)

sannleiks (genitive singular)
sannleikur (indefinite nominative singular)
sannleikurinn (definite nominative singular)
sannleik (accusative indefinite singular)
sannleikinn (accusative definite singular)
sannleik (dative indefinite singular)
sannleiknum (dative definite singular)
sannleiks (genitive indefinite singular)
sannleiksins (definite genitive singular)
sannleiki (alternative)

Hvað er sannleikur?


sannleiks

indefinite genitive singular of sannleikur


buxur

buxur f pl (plural only, genitive plural buxna)

buxna (genitive plural)
buxur (indefinite nominative plural)
buxurnar (definite nominative plural)
buxur (accusative indefinite plural)
buxurnar (accusative definite plural)
buxum (dative indefinite plural)
buxunum (dative definite plural)
buxna (genitive indefinite plural)
buxnanna (definite genitive plural)

Attested since the 16th century. Borrowed from Middle Low German buxe, boxe, from buck (“buck, male goat”) + hose (“trousers”), originally referring to goatskin trousers. Cognate with Danish buks, Swedish byxa, Norwegian bukse, Norwegian Nynorsk bukse, Kashubian bùksë.


kringumstæður

is-noun

kringumstæður f pl (plural only, genitive plural kringumstæðna)

kringumstæðna (genitive plural)
kringumstæður (indefinite nominative plural)
kringumstæðurnar (definite nominative plural)
kringumstæður (accusative indefinite plural)
kringumstæðurnar (accusative definite plural)
kringumstæðum (dative indefinite plural)
kringumstæðunum (dative definite plural)
kringumstæðna (genitive indefinite plural)
kringumstæðnanna (definite genitive plural)


heimili

heimili n (genitive singular heimilis, nominative plural heimili)

heimilis (genitive singular)
heimili (nominative plural)
heimili (indefinite nominative singular)
heimilið (definite nominative singular)
heimili (indefinite nominative plural)
heimilin (definite nominative plural)
heimili (accusative indefinite singular)
heimilið (accusative definite singular)
heimili (accusative indefinite plural)
heimilin (accusative definite plural)
heimili (dative indefinite singular)
heimilinu (dative definite singular)
heimilum (dative indefinite plural)
heimilunum (dative definite plural)
heimilis (genitive indefinite singular)
heimilisins (definite genitive singular)
heimila (genitive indefinite plural)
heimilanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse heimili (“home”), a formation related to heimr (“realm, region”).


helli

indefinite accusative singular of hellir


hylki

hylki n (genitive singular hylkis, nominative plural hylki)

hylkis (genitive singular)
hylki (nominative plural)
hylki (indefinite nominative singular)
hylkið (definite nominative singular)
hylki (indefinite nominative plural)
hylkin (definite nominative plural)
hylki (accusative indefinite singular)
hylkið (accusative definite singular)
hylki (accusative indefinite plural)
hylkin (accusative definite plural)
hylki (dative indefinite singular)
hylkinu (dative definite singular)
hylkjum (dative indefinite plural)
hylkjunum (dative definite plural)
hylkis (genitive indefinite singular)
hylkisins (definite genitive singular)
hylkja (genitive indefinite plural)
hylkjanna (definite genitive plural)

Cf. hylja, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną. Also English hull, German Hülle.


pinni

pinni m (genitive singular pinna, nominative plural pinnar)

pinna (genitive singular)
pinnar (nominative plural)
pinni (indefinite nominative singular)
pinninn (definite nominative singular)
pinnar (indefinite nominative plural)
pinnarnir (definite nominative plural)
pinna (accusative indefinite singular)
pinnann (accusative definite singular)
pinna (accusative indefinite plural)
pinnana (accusative definite plural)
pinna (dative indefinite singular)
pinnanum (dative definite singular)
pinnum (dative indefinite plural)
pinnunum (dative definite plural)
pinna (genitive indefinite singular)
pinnans (definite genitive singular)
pinna (genitive indefinite plural)
pinnanna (definite genitive plural)

From late Old Norse pinni, from Middle Low German pinne, from Old Saxon pinn (“pin; peg”), from Proto-Germanic *pinn- (“pointed object; spike; peak”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“protruding object, pointed peg, nail, edge”). Cognate with English pin.


engifer

is-noun

engifer n (genitive singular engifers, no plural) or (less commonly, sometimes proscribed)
engifer m (genitive singular engifers, no plural)

engifer (canonical neuter)
engifer (canonical masculine)
engifers (genitive singular)
engifer (indefinite nominative singular)
engiferið (definite nominative singular)
engifer (accusative indefinite singular)
engiferið (accusative definite singular)
engifer (dative indefinite singular)
engiferinu (dative definite singular)
engifers (genitive indefinite singular)
engifersins (definite genitive singular)
engifer (indefinite nominative singular)
engiferinn (definite nominative singular)
engifer (accusative indefinite singular)
engiferinn (accusative definite singular)
engifer (dative indefinite singular)
engiferi (dative indefinite singular)
engifernum (dative definite singular)
engifers (genitive indefinite singular)
engifersins (definite genitive singular)

is-ndecl

m.sg.dat-:i/-.q:or (less commonly, sometimes proscribed)


samkynhneigð

is-noun

samkynhneigð f (genitive singular samkynhneigðar, no plural)

samkynhneigðar (genitive singular)
samkynhneigð (indefinite nominative singular)
samkynhneigðin (definite nominative singular)
samkynhneigð (accusative indefinite singular)
samkynhneigðina (accusative definite singular)
samkynhneigð (dative indefinite singular)
samkynhneigðinni (dative definite singular)
samkynhneigðar (genitive indefinite singular)
samkynhneigðarinnar (definite genitive singular)


kvartil

kvartil n (genitive singular kvartils, nominative plural kvartil)

kvartils (genitive singular)
kvartil (nominative plural)
kvartil (indefinite nominative singular)
kvartilið (definite nominative singular)
kvartil (indefinite nominative plural)
kvartilin (definite nominative plural)
kvartil (accusative indefinite singular)
kvartilið (accusative definite singular)
kvartil (accusative indefinite plural)
kvartilin (accusative definite plural)
kvartili (dative indefinite singular)
kvartilinu (dative definite singular)
kvartilum (dative indefinite plural)
kvartilunum (dative definite plural)
kvartils (genitive indefinite singular)
kvartilsins (definite genitive singular)
kvartila (genitive indefinite plural)
kvartilanna (definite genitive plural)

a unit of measurement equal to one-quarter of a barrel, a firkin

(obsolete) a unit of measurement equal to six inches; one-quarter of an alin (“ell”)


blak

blak n (genitive singular blaks, nominative plural blök)

blaks (genitive singular)
blök (nominative plural)
blak (indefinite nominative singular)
blakið (definite nominative singular)
blök (indefinite nominative plural)
blökin (definite nominative plural)
blak (accusative indefinite singular)
blakið (accusative definite singular)
blök (accusative indefinite plural)
blökin (accusative definite plural)
blaki (dative indefinite singular)
blakinu (dative definite singular)
blökum (dative indefinite plural)
blökunum (dative definite plural)
blaks (genitive indefinite singular)
blaksins (definite genitive singular)
blaka (genitive indefinite plural)
blakanna (definite genitive plural)

bera blak af einhverjum

to protect someone, to make excuses for someone


syfja

syfja f (genitive singular syfju, no plural)

syfju (genitive singular)
syfja (indefinite nominative singular)
syfjan (definite nominative singular)
syfju (accusative indefinite singular)
syfjuna (accusative definite singular)
syfju (dative indefinite singular)
syfjunni (dative definite singular)
syfju (genitive indefinite singular)
syfjunnar (definite genitive singular)


hræra

hræra f (genitive singular hræru, nominative plural hrærur)

hræru (genitive singular)
hrærur (nominative plural)
hræra (indefinite nominative singular)
hræran (definite nominative singular)
hrærur (indefinite nominative plural)
hrærurnar (definite nominative plural)
hræru (accusative indefinite singular)
hræruna (accusative definite singular)
hrærur (accusative indefinite plural)
hrærurnar (accusative definite plural)
hræru (dative indefinite singular)
hrærunni (dative definite singular)
hrærum (dative indefinite plural)
hrærunum (dative definite plural)
hræru (genitive indefinite singular)
hrærunnar (definite genitive singular)
hræra (genitive indefinite plural)
hræranna (definite genitive plural)


etýða

etýða f (genitive singular etýðu, nominative plural etýður)

etýðu (genitive singular)
etýður (nominative plural)
etýða (indefinite nominative singular)
etýðan (definite nominative singular)
etýður (indefinite nominative plural)
etýðurnar (definite nominative plural)
etýðu (accusative indefinite singular)
etýðuna (accusative definite singular)
etýður (accusative indefinite plural)
etýðurnar (accusative definite plural)
etýðu (dative indefinite singular)
etýðunni (dative definite singular)
etýðum (dative indefinite plural)
etýðunum (dative definite plural)
etýðu (genitive indefinite singular)
etýðunnar (definite genitive singular)
etýða (genitive indefinite plural)
etýðna (genitive indefinite plural)
etýðanna (definite genitive plural)
etýðnanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from French étude (“study”), from Latin studium (“spirit, devotion, study”).

der

Spilaðu etýðu fyrir mig.

Etýður voru vinsælar á 19. öldinni.

Etudes were popular in the 19th century.


galdramaður

is-noun

galdramaður m (genitive singular galdramanns, nominative plural galdramenn)

galdramanns (genitive singular)
galdramenn (nominative plural)
galdramaður (indefinite nominative singular)
galdramaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
galdramenn (indefinite nominative plural)
galdramennirnir (definite nominative plural)
galdramann (accusative indefinite singular)
galdramanninn (accusative definite singular)
galdramenn (accusative indefinite plural)
galdramennina (accusative definite plural)
galdramanni (dative indefinite singular)
galdramanninum (dative definite singular)
galdramönnum (dative indefinite plural)
galdramönnunum (dative definite plural)
galdramanns (genitive indefinite singular)
galdramannsins (definite genitive singular)
galdramanna (genitive indefinite plural)
galdramannanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse galdramaðr. Equivalent to galdur + maður.


galdur

galdur m (genitive singular galdurs, nominative plural galdrar)

galdurs (genitive singular)
galdrar (nominative plural)
galdur (indefinite nominative singular)
galdurinn (definite nominative singular)
galdrar (indefinite nominative plural)
galdrarnir (definite nominative plural)
galdur (accusative indefinite singular)
galdurinn (accusative definite singular)
galdra (accusative indefinite plural)
galdrana (accusative definite plural)
galdri (dative indefinite singular)
galdrinum (dative definite singular)
göldrum (dative indefinite plural)
göldrunum (dative definite plural)
galdurs (genitive indefinite singular)
galdursins (definite genitive singular)
galdra (genitive indefinite plural)
galdranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse galdr, from Proto-Germanic *galdraz, related to gala (“archaic meaning; to chant spells, to sing spells”) from the Old English ġealdor.

is:Galdur
is:Galdur (aðgreining)
is:Galdur (mannsnafn)

galdrahríð

a magic storm, a hurricane raised by spells

(archaic) a song almost always in relation to a charm or spell


töframaður

töframaður m (genitive singular töframanns, nominative plural töframenn)

töframanns (genitive singular)
töframenn (nominative plural)
töframaður (indefinite nominative singular)
töframaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
töframenn (indefinite nominative plural)
töframennirnir (definite nominative plural)
töframann (accusative indefinite singular)
töframanninn (accusative definite singular)
töframenn (accusative indefinite plural)
töframennina (accusative definite plural)
töframanni (dative indefinite singular)
töframanninum (dative definite singular)
töframönnum (dative indefinite plural)
töframönnunum (dative definite plural)
töframanns (genitive indefinite singular)
töframannsins (definite genitive singular)
töframanna (genitive indefinite plural)
töframannanna (definite genitive plural)


þrjóska

þrjóska f (genitive singular þrjósku, no plural)

þrjósku (genitive singular)
þrjóska (indefinite nominative singular)
þrjóskan (definite nominative singular)
þrjósku (accusative indefinite singular)
þrjóskuna (accusative definite singular)
þrjósku (dative indefinite singular)
þrjóskunni (dative definite singular)
þrjósku (genitive indefinite singular)
þrjóskunnar (definite genitive singular)


rissa

rissa f (genitive singular rissu, nominative plural rissur)

rissu (genitive singular)
rissur (nominative plural)
rissa (indefinite nominative singular)
rissan (definite nominative singular)
rissur (indefinite nominative plural)
rissurnar (definite nominative plural)
rissu (accusative indefinite singular)
rissuna (accusative definite singular)
rissur (accusative indefinite plural)
rissurnar (accusative definite plural)
rissu (dative indefinite singular)
rissunni (dative definite singular)
rissum (dative indefinite plural)
rissunum (dative definite plural)
rissu (genitive indefinite singular)
rissunnar (definite genitive singular)
rissa (genitive indefinite plural)
rissanna (definite genitive plural)


hlaup

hlaup n (genitive singular hlaups, nominative plural hlaup)

hlaups (genitive singular)
hlaup (nominative plural)
hlaup (indefinite nominative singular)
hlaupið (definite nominative singular)
hlaup (indefinite nominative plural)
hlaupin (definite nominative plural)
hlaup (accusative indefinite singular)
hlaupið (accusative definite singular)
hlaup (accusative indefinite plural)
hlaupin (accusative definite plural)
hlaupi (dative indefinite singular)
hlaupinu (dative definite singular)
hlaupum (dative indefinite plural)
hlaupunum (dative definite plural)
hlaups (genitive indefinite singular)
hlaupsins (definite genitive singular)
hlaupa (genitive indefinite plural)
hlaupanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hlaup (“leap, jump”), from hlaupa (“to leap”) (whence Icelandic hlaupa (“to run”)).

Tekurðu þátt í hlaupinu?

Fiskur í hlaupi.

barrel (tube in a gun that the bullet goes through)


kúla

kúla f (genitive singular kúlu, nominative plural kúlur)

kúlu (genitive singular)
kúlur (nominative plural)
kúla (indefinite nominative singular)
kúlan (definite nominative singular)
kúlur (indefinite nominative plural)
kúlurnar (definite nominative plural)
kúlu (accusative indefinite singular)
kúluna (accusative definite singular)
kúlur (accusative indefinite plural)
kúlurnar (accusative definite plural)
kúlu (dative indefinite singular)
kúlunni (dative definite singular)
kúlum (dative indefinite plural)
kúlunum (dative definite plural)
kúlu (genitive indefinite singular)
kúlunnar (definite genitive singular)
kúlna (genitive indefinite plural)
kúlnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kúla, from Proto-Germanic *kūlǭ (“bump”).


byssukúla

byssukúla f (genitive singular byssukúlu, nominative plural byssukúlur)

byssukúlu (genitive singular)
byssukúlur (nominative plural)
byssukúla (indefinite nominative singular)
byssukúlan (definite nominative singular)
byssukúlur (indefinite nominative plural)
byssukúlurnar (definite nominative plural)
byssukúlu (accusative indefinite singular)
byssukúluna (accusative definite singular)
byssukúlur (accusative indefinite plural)
byssukúlurnar (accusative definite plural)
byssukúlu (dative indefinite singular)
byssukúlunni (dative definite singular)
byssukúlum (dative indefinite plural)
byssukúlunum (dative definite plural)
byssukúlu (genitive indefinite singular)
byssukúlunnar (definite genitive singular)
byssukúlna (genitive indefinite plural)
byssukúlnanna (definite genitive plural)

From byssa (“gun”) + kúla (“ball”). Literally, “ball of a gun”.


andstæðingur

andstæðingur m (genitive singular andstæðings, nominative plural andstæðingar)

andstæðings (genitive singular)
andstæðingar (nominative plural)
andstæðingur (indefinite nominative singular)
andstæðingurinn (definite nominative singular)
andstæðingar (indefinite nominative plural)
andstæðingarnir (definite nominative plural)
andstæðing (accusative indefinite singular)
andstæðinginn (accusative definite singular)
andstæðinga (accusative indefinite plural)
andstæðingana (accusative definite plural)
andstæðingi (dative indefinite singular)
andstæðingnum (dative definite singular)
andstæðingum (dative indefinite plural)
andstæðingunum (dative definite plural)
andstæðings (genitive indefinite singular)
andstæðingsins (definite genitive singular)
andstæðinga (genitive indefinite plural)
andstæðinganna (definite genitive plural)


tunnu

inflection of tunna:
accusative indefinite singular

inflection of tunna:
dative indefinite singular

inflection of tunna:
genitive indefinite singular


manneskja

manneskja f (genitive singular manneskju, nominative plural manneskjur)

manneskju (genitive singular)
manneskjur (nominative plural)
manneskja (indefinite nominative singular)
manneskjan (definite nominative singular)
manneskjur (indefinite nominative plural)
manneskjurnar (definite nominative plural)
manneskju (accusative indefinite singular)
manneskjuna (accusative definite singular)
manneskjur (accusative indefinite plural)
manneskjurnar (accusative definite plural)
manneskju (dative indefinite singular)
manneskjunni (dative definite singular)
manneskjum (dative indefinite plural)
manneskjunum (dative definite plural)
manneskju (genitive indefinite singular)
manneskjunnar (definite genitive singular)
manneskja (genitive indefinite plural)
manneskjanna (definite genitive plural)

Icelandic Web of Science: Af hverju voru fyrstu manneskjurnar nefndar Adam og Eva? (“Why were the first human beings named Adam and Eva?”)

Why were the first human beings called Adam and Eve?


truflun

truflun f (genitive singular truflunar, nominative plural truflanir)

truflunar (genitive singular)
truflanir (nominative plural)
truflun (indefinite nominative singular)
truflunin (definite nominative singular)
truflanir (indefinite nominative plural)
truflanirnar (definite nominative plural)
truflun (accusative indefinite singular)
truflunina (accusative definite singular)
truflanir (accusative indefinite plural)
truflanirnar (accusative definite plural)
truflun (dative indefinite singular)
trufluninni (dative definite singular)
truflunum (dative indefinite plural)
truflununum (dative definite plural)
truflunar (genitive indefinite singular)
truflunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
truflana (genitive indefinite plural)
truflananna (definite genitive plural)

From trufla (“to interrupt, to disturb”) + -un.

af

Að valda truflun.

a disturbance, a distraction, an interference, an interruption


póstmódernismi

is-noun

póstmódernismi m (genitive singular póstmódernisma, no plural)

póstmódernisma (genitive singular)
póstmódernismi (indefinite nominative singular)
póstmódernisminn (definite nominative singular)
póstmódernisma (accusative indefinite singular)
póstmódernismann (accusative definite singular)
póstmódernisma (dative indefinite singular)
póstmódernismanum (dative definite singular)
póstmódernisma (genitive indefinite singular)
póstmódernismans (definite genitive singular)


farði

farði m (genitive singular farða, no plural)

farða (genitive singular)
farði (indefinite nominative singular)
farðinn (definite nominative singular)
farða (accusative indefinite singular)
farðann (accusative definite singular)
farða (dative indefinite singular)
farðanum (dative definite singular)
farða (genitive indefinite singular)
farðans (definite genitive singular)


blómavasi

blómavasi m (genitive singular blómavasa, nominative plural blómavasar)

blómavasa (genitive singular)
blómavasar (nominative plural)
blómavasi (indefinite nominative singular)
blómavasinn (definite nominative singular)
blómavasar (indefinite nominative plural)
blómavasarnir (definite nominative plural)
blómavasa (accusative indefinite singular)
blómavasann (accusative definite singular)
blómavasa (accusative indefinite plural)
blómavasana (accusative definite plural)
blómavasa (dative indefinite singular)
blómavasanum (dative definite singular)
blómavösum (dative indefinite plural)
blómavösunum (dative definite plural)
blómavasa (genitive indefinite singular)
blómavasans (definite genitive singular)
blómavasa (genitive indefinite plural)
blómavasanna (definite genitive plural)


kjölur

kjölur m (genitive singular kjalar, nominative plural kilir)

kjalar (genitive singular)
kilir (nominative plural)
kjölur (indefinite nominative singular)
kjölurinn (definite nominative singular)
kilir (indefinite nominative plural)
kilirnir (definite nominative plural)
kjöl (accusative indefinite singular)
kjölinn (accusative definite singular)
kili (accusative indefinite plural)
kilina (accusative definite plural)
kili (dative indefinite singular)
kilinum (dative definite singular)
kjölum (dative indefinite plural)
kjölunum (dative definite plural)
kjalar (genitive indefinite singular)
kjalarins (definite genitive singular)
kjala (genitive indefinite plural)
kjalanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kjǫlr (“a keel”), from Proto-Germanic *keluz, cognates with the Faroese kjølur.


skrif

skrif n (genitive singular skrifs, nominative plural skrif)

skrifs (genitive singular)
skrif (nominative plural)
skrif (indefinite nominative singular)
skrifið (definite nominative singular)
skrif (indefinite nominative plural)
skrifin (definite nominative plural)
skrif (accusative indefinite singular)
skrifið (accusative definite singular)
skrif (accusative indefinite plural)
skrifin (accusative definite plural)
skrifi (dative indefinite singular)
skrifinu (dative definite singular)
skrifum (dative indefinite plural)
skrifunum (dative definite plural)
skrifs (genitive indefinite singular)
skrifsins (definite genitive singular)
skrifa (genitive indefinite plural)
skrifanna (definite genitive plural)

a letter, an individual piece of writing


bardagi

bardagi m (genitive singular bardaga, nominative plural bardagar)

bardaga (genitive singular)
bardagar (nominative plural)
bardagi (indefinite nominative singular)
bardaginn (definite nominative singular)
bardagar (indefinite nominative plural)
bardagarnir (definite nominative plural)
bardaga (accusative indefinite singular)
bardagann (accusative definite singular)
bardaga (accusative indefinite plural)
bardagana (accusative definite plural)
bardaga (dative indefinite singular)
bardaganum (dative definite singular)
bardögum (dative indefinite plural)
bardögunum (dative definite plural)
bardaga (genitive indefinite singular)
bardagans (definite genitive singular)
bardaga (genitive indefinite plural)
bardaganna (definite genitive plural)


erta

erta f (genitive singular ertu, nominative plural ertur)

ertu (genitive singular)
ertur (nominative plural)
erta (indefinite nominative singular)
ertan (definite nominative singular)
ertur (indefinite nominative plural)
erturnar (definite nominative plural)
ertu (accusative indefinite singular)
ertuna (accusative definite singular)
ertur (accusative indefinite plural)
erturnar (accusative definite plural)
ertu (dative indefinite singular)
ertunni (dative definite singular)
ertum (dative indefinite plural)
ertunum (dative definite plural)
ertu (genitive indefinite singular)
ertunnar (definite genitive singular)
erta (genitive indefinite plural)
ertna (genitive indefinite plural)
ertanna (definite genitive plural)
ertnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ertr, from Proto-Germanic *arwīts. Cognate with Faroese ertur, Swedish ärt, Danish ært, Old High German arawīz (> German Erbse, Luxembourgish Ierbes).


aðgerð

aðgerð f (genitive singular aðgerðar, nominative plural aðgerðir)

aðgerðar (genitive singular)
aðgerðir (nominative plural)
aðgerð (indefinite nominative singular)
aðgerðin (definite nominative singular)
aðgerðir (indefinite nominative plural)
aðgerðirnar (definite nominative plural)
aðgerð (accusative indefinite singular)
aðgerðina (accusative definite singular)
aðgerðir (accusative indefinite plural)
aðgerðirnar (accusative definite plural)
aðgerð (dative indefinite singular)
aðgerðinni (dative definite singular)
aðgerðum (dative indefinite plural)
aðgerðunum (dative definite plural)
aðgerðar (genitive indefinite singular)
aðgerðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
aðgerða (genitive indefinite plural)
aðgerðanna (definite genitive plural)


funi

funi m (genitive singular funa, nominative plural funar)

funa (genitive singular)
funar (nominative plural)
funi (indefinite nominative singular)
funinn (definite nominative singular)
funar (indefinite nominative plural)
funarnir (definite nominative plural)
funa (accusative indefinite singular)
funann (accusative definite singular)
funa (accusative indefinite plural)
funana (accusative definite plural)
funa (dative indefinite singular)
funanum (dative definite singular)
funum (dative indefinite plural)
fununum (dative definite plural)
funa (genitive indefinite singular)
funans (definite genitive singular)
funa (genitive indefinite plural)
funanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fúrr, fýr, funi, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥.


herðatré

herðatré n (genitive singular herðatrés, nominative plural herðatré)

herðatrés (genitive singular)
herðatré (nominative plural)
herðatré (indefinite nominative singular)
herðatréð (definite nominative singular)
herðatré (indefinite nominative plural)
herðatrén (definite nominative plural)
herðatré (accusative indefinite singular)
herðatréð (accusative definite singular)
herðatré (accusative indefinite plural)
herðatrén (accusative definite plural)
herðatré (dative indefinite singular)
herðatrénu (dative definite singular)
herðatrjám (dative indefinite plural)
herðatrjánum (dative definite plural)
herðatrés (genitive indefinite singular)
herðatrésins (definite genitive singular)
herðatrjáa (genitive indefinite plural)
herðatrjánna (definite genitive plural)

From herðar (“shoulders”) + tré (“tree, wood”), referring to the coat hanger's function as an artificial pair of shoulders to place clothing on.


paskal

is-noun

paskal n (genitive singular paskals, nominative plural pasköl)

paskals (genitive singular)
pasköl (nominative plural)
paskal (indefinite nominative singular)
paskalið (definite nominative singular)
pasköl (indefinite nominative plural)
paskölin (definite nominative plural)
paskal (accusative indefinite singular)
paskalið (accusative definite singular)
pasköl (accusative indefinite plural)
paskölin (accusative definite plural)
paskali (dative indefinite singular)
paskalinu (dative definite singular)
paskölum (dative indefinite plural)
paskölunum (dative definite plural)
paskals (genitive indefinite singular)
paskalsins (definite genitive singular)
paskala (genitive indefinite plural)
paskalanna (definite genitive plural)


endur

indefinite nominative/accusative plural of önd


skrímsli

skrímsli n (genitive singular skrímslis, nominative plural skrímsli)

skrímslis (genitive singular)
skrímsli (nominative plural)
skrímsli (indefinite nominative singular)
skrímslið (definite nominative singular)
skrímsli (indefinite nominative plural)
skrímslin (definite nominative plural)
skrímsli (accusative indefinite singular)
skrímslið (accusative definite singular)
skrímsli (accusative indefinite plural)
skrímslin (accusative definite plural)
skrímsli (dative indefinite singular)
skrímslinu (dative definite singular)
skrímslum (dative indefinite plural)
skrímslunum (dative definite plural)
skrímslis (genitive indefinite singular)
skrímslisins (definite genitive singular)
skrímsla (genitive indefinite plural)
skrímslanna (definite genitive plural)
skrímsl (alternative)


rósakál

rósakál n (genitive singular rósakáls, no plural)

rósakáls (genitive singular)
rósakál (indefinite nominative singular)
rósakálið (definite nominative singular)
rósakál (accusative indefinite singular)
rósakálið (accusative definite singular)
rósakáli (dative indefinite singular)
rósakálinu (dative definite singular)
rósakáls (genitive indefinite singular)
rósakálsins (definite genitive singular)

From rós (“rose”) + kál (“plant of the genus Brassica”).

af

Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera)


áflog

is-noun

áflog n pl (plural only, genitive plural áfloga)

áfloga (genitive plural)
áflog (indefinite nominative plural)
áflogin (definite nominative plural)
áflog (accusative indefinite plural)
áflogin (accusative definite plural)
áflogum (dative indefinite plural)
áflogunum (dative definite plural)
áfloga (genitive indefinite plural)
áfloganna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈauːˌflɔːɣ/


sveppur

sveppur m (genitive singular svepps, nominative plural sveppir or sveppar)

svepps (genitive singular)
sveppir (nominative plural)
sveppar (nominative plural)
sveppur (indefinite nominative singular)
sveppurinn (definite nominative singular)
sveppir (indefinite nominative plural)
sveppar (indefinite nominative plural)
sveppirnir (definite nominative plural)
svepparnir (definite nominative plural)
svepp (accusative indefinite singular)
sveppinn (accusative definite singular)
sveppi (accusative indefinite plural)
sveppa (accusative indefinite plural)
sveppina (accusative definite plural)
sveppana (accusative definite plural)
svepp (dative indefinite singular)
sveppi (dative indefinite singular)
sveppnum (dative definite singular)
sveppinum (dative definite singular)
sveppum (dative indefinite plural)
sveppunum (dative definite plural)
svepps (genitive indefinite singular)
sveppsins (definite genitive singular)
sveppa (genitive indefinite plural)
sveppanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse svǫppr, soppr, from Proto-Germanic *swambaz.


skapahár

skapahár n (genitive singular skapahárs, nominative plural skapahár)

skapahárs (genitive singular)
skapahár (nominative plural)
skapahár (indefinite nominative singular)
skapahárið (definite nominative singular)
skapahár (indefinite nominative plural)
skapahárin (definite nominative plural)
skapahár (accusative indefinite singular)
skapahárið (accusative definite singular)
skapahár (accusative indefinite plural)
skapahárin (accusative definite plural)
skapahári (dative indefinite singular)
skapahárinu (dative definite singular)
skapahárum (dative indefinite plural)
skapahárunum (dative definite plural)
skapahárs (genitive indefinite singular)
skapahársins (definite genitive singular)
skapahára (genitive indefinite plural)
skapaháranna (definite genitive plural)


nauðgari

nauðgari m (genitive singular nauðgara, nominative plural nauðgarar)

nauðgara (genitive singular)
nauðgarar (nominative plural)
nauðgari (indefinite nominative singular)
nauðgarinn (definite nominative singular)
nauðgarar (indefinite nominative plural)
nauðgararnir (definite nominative plural)
nauðgara (accusative indefinite singular)
nauðgarann (accusative definite singular)
nauðgara (accusative indefinite plural)
nauðgarana (accusative definite plural)
nauðgara (dative indefinite singular)
nauðgaranum (dative definite singular)
nauðgurum (dative indefinite plural)
nauðgurunum (dative definite plural)
nauðgara (genitive indefinite singular)
nauðgarans (definite genitive singular)
nauðgara (genitive indefinite plural)
nauðgaranna (definite genitive plural)


karm

indefinite accusative singular of karmur


ummæli

ummæli n pl (plural only, genitive plural ummæla)

ummæla (genitive plural)
ummæli (indefinite nominative plural)
ummælin (definite nominative plural)
ummæli (accusative indefinite plural)
ummælin (accusative definite plural)
ummælum (dative indefinite plural)
ummælunum (dative definite plural)
ummæla (genitive indefinite plural)
ummælanna (definite genitive plural)

Þessi ummæli eru niðrandi.


athugasemd

athugasemd f (genitive singular athugasemdar, nominative plural athugasemdir)

athugasemdar (genitive singular)
athugasemdir (nominative plural)
athugasemd (indefinite nominative singular)
athugasemdin (definite nominative singular)
athugasemdir (indefinite nominative plural)
athugasemdirnar (definite nominative plural)
athugasemd (accusative indefinite singular)
athugasemdina (accusative definite singular)
athugasemdir (accusative indefinite plural)
athugasemdirnar (accusative definite plural)
athugasemd (dative indefinite singular)
athugasemdinni (dative definite singular)
athugasemdum (dative indefinite plural)
athugasemdunum (dative definite plural)
athugasemdar (genitive indefinite singular)
athugasemdarinnar (definite genitive singular)
athugasemda (genitive indefinite plural)
athugasemdanna (definite genitive plural)

(programming) comment (remark in source code which does not affect the behavior of the program)


steindafræði

steindafræði f (genitive singular steindafræði, no plural)

steindafræði (genitive singular)
steindafræði (indefinite nominative singular)
steindafræðin (definite nominative singular)
steindafræði (accusative indefinite singular)
steindafræðina (accusative definite singular)
steindafræði (dative indefinite singular)
steindafræðinni (dative definite singular)
steindafræði (genitive indefinite singular)
steindafræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From steind (“mineral”) + -fræði (“-ology”).


blámaður

blámaður m (genitive singular blámanns, nominative plural blámenn)

blámanns (genitive singular)
blámenn (nominative plural)
blámaður (indefinite nominative singular)
blámaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
blámenn (indefinite nominative plural)
blámennirnir (definite nominative plural)
blámann (accusative indefinite singular)
blámanninn (accusative definite singular)
blámenn (accusative indefinite plural)
blámennina (accusative definite plural)
blámanni (dative indefinite singular)
blámanninum (dative definite singular)
blámönnum (dative indefinite plural)
blámönnunum (dative definite plural)
blámanns (genitive indefinite singular)
blámannsins (definite genitive singular)
blámanna (genitive indefinite plural)
blámannanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse blámaðr, equivalent to blár + maður. Cognate with Norwegian and Norwegian Nynorsk blåmann and Swedish blåman.


svertingi

svertingi m (genitive singular svertingja, nominative plural svertingjar)

svertingja (genitive singular)
svertingjar (nominative plural)
svertingi (indefinite nominative singular)
svertinginn (definite nominative singular)
svertingjar (indefinite nominative plural)
svertingjarnir (definite nominative plural)
svertingja (accusative indefinite singular)
svertingjann (accusative definite singular)
svertingja (accusative indefinite plural)
svertingjana (accusative definite plural)
svertingja (dative indefinite singular)
svertingjanum (dative definite singular)
svertingjum (dative indefinite plural)
svertingjunum (dative definite plural)
svertingja (genitive indefinite singular)
svertingjans (definite genitive singular)
svertingja (genitive indefinite plural)
svertingjanna (definite genitive plural)


sverta

sverta f (genitive singular svertu, nominative plural svertur)

svertu (genitive singular)
svertur (nominative plural)
sverta (indefinite nominative singular)
svertan (definite nominative singular)
svertur (indefinite nominative plural)
sverturnar (definite nominative plural)
svertu (accusative indefinite singular)
svertuna (accusative definite singular)
svertur (accusative indefinite plural)
sverturnar (accusative definite plural)
svertu (dative indefinite singular)
svertunni (dative definite singular)
svertum (dative indefinite plural)
svertunum (dative definite plural)
svertu (genitive indefinite singular)
svertunnar (definite genitive singular)
sverta (genitive indefinite plural)
svertna (genitive indefinite plural)
svertanna (definite genitive plural)
svertnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *swartijǭ (whence also German Schwärze), derived from *swartaz (“black”) (whence Icelandic svartur).

(uncountable) a black colorant, especially shoe polish and ink (in printing)

(uncountable) black smudges, spots, etc.

(uncountable, figuratively) a black spot (on someone’s reputation)

(countable, lichenology) One of several species of lichenized fungi in the genus Verrucaria and related genera within the family Verrucariaceae.


mannorð

mannorð n (genitive singular mannorðs, nominative plural mannorð)

mannorðs (genitive singular)
mannorð (nominative plural)
mannorð (indefinite nominative singular)
mannorðið (definite nominative singular)
mannorð (indefinite nominative plural)
mannorðin (definite nominative plural)
mannorð (accusative indefinite singular)
mannorðið (accusative definite singular)
mannorð (accusative indefinite plural)
mannorðin (accusative definite plural)
mannorði (dative indefinite singular)
mannorðinu (dative definite singular)
mannorðum (dative indefinite plural)
mannorðunum (dative definite plural)
mannorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
mannorðsins (definite genitive singular)
mannorða (genitive indefinite plural)
mannorðanna (definite genitive plural)

From maður (“man, person”) + orð (“word”).

Hún hefur gott mannorð.


orðstír

orðstír m (genitive singular orðstírs, no plural)

orðstírs (genitive singular)
orðstír (indefinite nominative singular)
orðstírinn (definite nominative singular)
orðstír (accusative indefinite singular)
orðstírinn (accusative definite singular)
orðstír (dative indefinite singular)
orðstírnum (dative definite singular)
orðstírs (genitive indefinite singular)
orðstírsins (definite genitive singular)
orðstýr (alternative)


öndun

öndun f (genitive singular öndunar, no plural)

öndunar (genitive singular)
öndun (indefinite nominative singular)
öndunin (definite nominative singular)
öndun (accusative indefinite singular)
öndunina (accusative definite singular)
öndun (dative indefinite singular)
önduninni (dative definite singular)
öndunar (genitive indefinite singular)
öndunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

cellular respiration
cellular respiration


oföndun

oföndun f (genitive singular oföndunar, no plural)

oföndunar (genitive singular)
oföndun (indefinite nominative singular)
oföndunin (definite nominative singular)
oföndun (accusative indefinite singular)
oföndunina (accusative definite singular)
oföndun (dative indefinite singular)
ofönduninni (dative definite singular)
oföndunar (genitive indefinite singular)
oföndunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From of- (“hyper-”) + öndun (“respiration”).


vanöndun

vanöndun f (genitive singular vanöndunar, no plural)

vanöndunar (genitive singular)
vanöndun (indefinite nominative singular)
vanöndunin (definite nominative singular)
vanöndun (accusative indefinite singular)
vanöndunina (accusative definite singular)
vanöndun (dative indefinite singular)
vanönduninni (dative definite singular)
vanöndunar (genitive indefinite singular)
vanöndunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From van- (“hypo-”) + öndun (“respiration”).


vifta

vifta f (genitive singular viftu, nominative plural viftur)

viftu (genitive singular)
viftur (nominative plural)
vifta (indefinite nominative singular)
viftan (definite nominative singular)
viftur (indefinite nominative plural)
vifturnar (definite nominative plural)
viftu (accusative indefinite singular)
viftuna (accusative definite singular)
viftur (accusative indefinite plural)
vifturnar (accusative definite plural)
viftu (dative indefinite singular)
viftunni (dative definite singular)
viftum (dative indefinite plural)
viftunum (dative definite plural)
viftu (genitive indefinite singular)
viftunnar (definite genitive singular)
vifta (genitive indefinite plural)
viftanna (definite genitive plural)


blettatígur

blettatígur m (genitive singular blettatígurs, nominative plural blettatígrar)

blettatígurs (genitive singular)
blettatígrar (nominative plural)
blettatígur (indefinite nominative singular)
blettatígurinn (definite nominative singular)
blettatígrar (indefinite nominative plural)
blettatígrarnir (definite nominative plural)
blettatígur (accusative indefinite singular)
blettatígurinn (accusative definite singular)
blettatígra (accusative indefinite plural)
blettatígrana (accusative definite plural)
blettatígri (dative indefinite singular)
blettatígrinum (dative definite singular)
blettatígrum (dative indefinite plural)
blettatígrunum (dative definite plural)
blettatígurs (genitive indefinite singular)
blettatígursins (definite genitive singular)
blettatígra (genitive indefinite plural)
blettatígranna (definite genitive plural)

From blettur (“spot”) + tígur (“tiger”).


pedall

pedall m (genitive singular pedals, nominative plural pedalar)

pedals (genitive singular)
pedalar (nominative plural)
pedall (indefinite nominative singular)
pedallinn (definite nominative singular)
pedalar (indefinite nominative plural)
pedalarnir (definite nominative plural)
pedal (accusative indefinite singular)
pedalinn (accusative definite singular)
pedala (accusative indefinite plural)
pedalana (accusative definite plural)
pedal (dative indefinite singular)
pedalnum (dative definite singular)
pedölum (dative indefinite plural)
pedölunum (dative definite plural)
pedals (genitive indefinite singular)
pedalsins (definite genitive singular)
pedala (genitive indefinite plural)
pedalanna (definite genitive plural)


sendibréf

sendibréf n (genitive singular sendibréfs, nominative plural sendibréf)

sendibréfs (genitive singular)
sendibréf (nominative plural)
sendibréf (indefinite nominative singular)
sendibréfið (definite nominative singular)
sendibréf (indefinite nominative plural)
sendibréfin (definite nominative plural)
sendibréf (accusative indefinite singular)
sendibréfið (accusative definite singular)
sendibréf (accusative indefinite plural)
sendibréfin (accusative definite plural)
sendibréfi (dative indefinite singular)
sendibréfinu (dative definite singular)
sendibréfum (dative indefinite plural)
sendibréfunum (dative definite plural)
sendibréfs (genitive indefinite singular)
sendibréfsins (definite genitive singular)
sendibréfa (genitive indefinite plural)
sendibréfanna (definite genitive plural)


læknisfræði

læknisfræði f (genitive singular læknisfræði, no plural)

læknisfræði (genitive singular)
læknisfræði (indefinite nominative singular)
læknisfræðin (definite nominative singular)
læknisfræði (accusative indefinite singular)
læknisfræðina (accusative definite singular)
læknisfræði (dative indefinite singular)
læknisfræðinni (dative definite singular)
læknisfræði (genitive indefinite singular)
læknisfræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From læknir (“a doctor”) + -fræði (“-logy”).


fönix

fönix m (genitive singular fönix, nominative plural fönixar)

fönix (genitive singular)
fönixar (nominative plural)
fönix (indefinite nominative singular)
fönixinn (definite nominative singular)
fönixar (indefinite nominative plural)
fönixarnir (definite nominative plural)
fönix (accusative indefinite singular)
fönixinn (accusative definite singular)
fönixa (accusative indefinite plural)
fönixana (accusative definite plural)
fönix (dative indefinite singular)
fönixi (dative indefinite singular)
fönixinum (dative definite singular)
fönixum (dative indefinite plural)
fönixunum (dative definite plural)
fönix (genitive indefinite singular)
fönixins (definite genitive singular)
fönixa (genitive indefinite plural)
fönixanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish føniks, from Latin phoenix, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix).


karakter

karakter m (genitive singular karakters, nominative plural karakterar)

karakters (genitive singular)
karakterar (nominative plural)
karakter (indefinite nominative singular)
karakterinn (definite nominative singular)
karakterar (indefinite nominative plural)
karakterarnir (definite nominative plural)
karakter (accusative indefinite singular)
karakterinn (accusative definite singular)
karaktera (accusative indefinite plural)
karakterana (accusative definite plural)
karakter (dative indefinite singular)
karakternum (dative definite singular)
karakterum (dative indefinite plural)
karakterunum (dative definite plural)
karakters (genitive indefinite singular)
karaktersins (definite genitive singular)
karaktera (genitive indefinite plural)
karakteranna (definite genitive plural)

character (a person’s psychological characteristics)


skil

skil n pl (plural only, genitive plural skila)

skila (genitive plural)
skil (indefinite nominative plural)
skilin (definite nominative plural)
skil (accusative indefinite plural)
skilin (accusative definite plural)
skilum (dative indefinite plural)
skilunum (dative definite plural)
skila (genitive indefinite plural)
skilanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skil, derived from the same root *skel- as skilja (“to separate, to understand”), but without a -j- suffix.

due and proper treatment, that which duty requires

delivery, handing in of something due, e.g. of an assignment, paper, etc., but also payment, e.g. of rent

(weaving) the space between threads through which one weaves

(meteorology) front (transition zone between airmasses)


tékkneska

tékkneska f (genitive singular tékknesku, no plural)

tékknesku (genitive singular)
tékkneska (indefinite nominative singular)
tékkneskan (definite nominative singular)
tékknesku (accusative indefinite singular)
tékkneskuna (accusative definite singular)
tékknesku (dative indefinite singular)
tékkneskunni (dative definite singular)
tékknesku (genitive indefinite singular)
tékkneskunnar (definite genitive singular)


drjóli

drjóli m (genitive singular drjóla, nominative plural drjólar)

drjóla (genitive singular)
drjólar (nominative plural)
drjóli (indefinite nominative singular)
drjólinn (definite nominative singular)
drjólar (indefinite nominative plural)
drjólarnir (definite nominative plural)
drjóla (accusative indefinite singular)
drjólann (accusative definite singular)
drjóla (accusative indefinite plural)
drjólana (accusative definite plural)
drjóla (dative indefinite singular)
drjólanum (dative definite singular)
drjólum (dative indefinite plural)
drjólunum (dative definite plural)
drjóla (genitive indefinite singular)
drjólans (definite genitive singular)
drjóla (genitive indefinite plural)
drjólanna (definite genitive plural)
dréli (alternative)
drjóll (alternative archaic)

hay for stuffing damp skinnsokkur (“tall footwear of animal hide”) with while they dry


göndull

göndull m (genitive singular gönduls, nominative plural göndlar)

gönduls (genitive singular)
göndlar (nominative plural)
göndull (indefinite nominative singular)
göndullinn (definite nominative singular)
göndlar (indefinite nominative plural)
göndlarnir (definite nominative plural)
göndul (accusative indefinite singular)
göndulinn (accusative definite singular)
göndla (accusative indefinite plural)
göndlana (accusative definite plural)
göndli (dative indefinite singular)
göndlinum (dative definite singular)
göndlum (dative indefinite plural)
göndlunum (dative definite plural)
gönduls (genitive indefinite singular)
göndulsins (definite genitive singular)
göndla (genitive indefinite plural)
göndlanna (definite genitive plural)


hland

hland n (genitive singular hlands, no plural)

hlands (genitive singular)
hland (indefinite nominative singular)
hlandið (definite nominative singular)
hland (accusative indefinite singular)
hlandið (accusative definite singular)
hlandi (dative indefinite singular)
hlandinu (dative definite singular)
hlands (genitive indefinite singular)
hlandsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse hland, from Proto-Germanic *hlandą (“urine”), from Proto-Indo-European *klān- (“liquid, wet ground”). Cognate to English lant (“aged urine; to flavor ale with aged urine”) from Middle English land (“urine”) from Old English hland (“urine”), and Norwegian land (“urine”).


þvag

is-noun

þvag n (genitive singular þvags, no plural)

þvags (genitive singular)
þvag (indefinite nominative singular)
þvagið (definite nominative singular)
þvag (accusative indefinite singular)
þvagið (accusative definite singular)
þvagi (dative indefinite singular)
þvaginu (dative definite singular)
þvags (genitive indefinite singular)
þvagsins (definite genitive singular)


þjónustustúlka

þjónustustúlka f (genitive singular þjónustustúlku, nominative plural þjónustustúlkur)

þjónustustúlku (genitive singular)
þjónustustúlkur (nominative plural)
þjónustustúlka (indefinite nominative singular)
þjónustustúlkan (definite nominative singular)
þjónustustúlkur (indefinite nominative plural)
þjónustustúlkurnar (definite nominative plural)
þjónustustúlku (accusative indefinite singular)
þjónustustúlkuna (accusative definite singular)
þjónustustúlkur (accusative indefinite plural)
þjónustustúlkurnar (accusative definite plural)
þjónustustúlku (dative indefinite singular)
þjónustustúlkunni (dative definite singular)
þjónustustúlkum (dative indefinite plural)
þjónustustúlkunum (dative definite plural)
þjónustustúlku (genitive indefinite singular)
þjónustustúlkunnar (definite genitive singular)
þjónustustúlkna (genitive indefinite plural)
þjónustustúlknanna (definite genitive plural)


þumalfingur

þumalfingur f (genitive singular þumalfingurar, nominative plural þumalfingur or (proscribed) þumalfingurar)

þumalfingurar (genitive singular)
þumalfingur (nominative plural)
þumalfingurar (nominative plural proscribed)
þumalfingur (indefinite nominative singular)
þumalfingurin (definite nominative singular)
þumalfingur (indefinite nominative plural)
þumalfingurar (indefinite nominative plural proscribed)
þumalfingurnar (definite nominative plural)
þumalfingurarnar (definite nominative plural proscribed)
þumalfingur (accusative indefinite singular)
þumalfingurina (accusative definite singular)
þumalfingur (accusative indefinite plural)
þumalfingurar (accusative indefinite plural proscribed)
þumalfingurnar (accusative definite plural)
þumalfingurarnar (accusative definite plural proscribed)
þumalfingur (dative indefinite singular)
þumalfingurinni (dative definite singular)
þumalfingurum (dative indefinite plural)
þumalfingurunum (dative definite plural)
þumalfingurar (genitive indefinite singular)
þumalfingurarinnar (definite genitive singular)
þumalfingura (genitive indefinite plural)
þumalfinguranna (definite genitive plural)

From þumall (“thumb”) + fingur (“finger”).


baskneska

baskneska f (genitive singular basknesku, no plural)

basknesku (genitive singular)
baskneska (indefinite nominative singular)
baskneskan (definite nominative singular)
basknesku (accusative indefinite singular)
baskneskuna (accusative definite singular)
basknesku (dative indefinite singular)
baskneskunni (dative definite singular)
basknesku (genitive indefinite singular)
baskneskunnar (definite genitive singular)


arabíska

arabíska f (genitive singular arabísku, no plural)

arabísku (genitive singular)
arabíska (indefinite nominative singular)
arabískan (definite nominative singular)
arabísku (accusative indefinite singular)
arabískuna (accusative definite singular)
arabísku (dative indefinite singular)
arabískunni (dative definite singular)
arabísku (genitive indefinite singular)
arabískunnar (definite genitive singular)


vísindi

vísindi n pl (plural only, genitive plural vísinda)

vísinda (genitive plural)
vísindi (indefinite nominative plural)
vísindin (definite nominative plural)
vísindi (accusative indefinite plural)
vísindin (accusative definite plural)
vísindum (dative indefinite plural)
vísindunum (dative definite plural)
vísinda (genitive indefinite plural)
vísindanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vísendi, from vísa (“point out, indicate”).

science (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method)


málvísindi

málvísindi n pl (plural only, genitive plural málvísinda)

málvísinda (genitive plural)
málvísindi (indefinite nominative plural)
málvísindin (definite nominative plural)
málvísindi (accusative indefinite plural)
málvísindin (accusative definite plural)
málvísindum (dative indefinite plural)
málvísindunum (dative definite plural)
málvísinda (genitive indefinite plural)
málvísindanna (definite genitive plural)

From mál (“language, speech”) + vísindi (“science”).

af

linguistics (scientific study of language)


núliðin tíð

is-noun

núliðin tíð f (genitive singular núliðinrar tíðar, no plural)

núliðinrar tíðar (genitive singular)
núliðin tíð (indefinite nominative singular)
núliðina tíðin (definite nominative singular)
núliðina tíð (accusative indefinite singular)
núliðinu tíðina (accusative definite singular)
núliðinri tíð (dative indefinite singular)
núliðinu tíðinni (dative definite singular)
núliðinrar tíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
núliðinu tíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)


sýr

sýr f (genitive singular sýr, nominative plural sýr)

sýr (genitive singular)
sýr (nominative plural)
sýr (indefinite nominative singular)
sýrin (definite nominative singular)
sýr (indefinite nominative plural)
sýrnar (definite nominative plural)
sú (accusative indefinite singular)
súna (accusative definite singular)
sýr (accusative indefinite plural)
sýrnar (accusative definite plural)
sú (dative indefinite singular)
súnni (dative definite singular)
súm (dative indefinite plural)
súnum (dative definite plural)
sýr (genitive indefinite singular)
sýrinnar (definite genitive singular)
súa (genitive indefinite plural)
súnna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse sýr, from Proto-Germanic *sūz, from Proto-Indo-European *sū-.


sýr

sýr m (genitive singular sýrs, no plural)

sýrs (genitive singular)
sýr (indefinite nominative singular)
sýrinn (definite nominative singular)
sýr (accusative indefinite singular)
sýrinn (accusative definite singular)
sýr (dative indefinite singular)
sýrnum (dative definite singular)
sýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
sýrsins (definite genitive singular)


beyging

beyging f (genitive singular beygingar, nominative plural beygingar)

beygingar (genitive singular)
beygingar (nominative plural)
beyging (indefinite nominative singular)
beygingin (definite nominative singular)
beygingar (indefinite nominative plural)
beygingarnar (definite nominative plural)
beygingu (accusative indefinite singular)
beyginguna (accusative definite singular)
beygingar (accusative indefinite plural)
beygingarnar (accusative definite plural)
beygingu (dative indefinite singular)
beygingunni (dative definite singular)
beygingum (dative indefinite plural)
beygingunum (dative definite plural)
beygingar (genitive indefinite singular)
beygingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
beyginga (genitive indefinite plural)
beyginganna (definite genitive plural)

beygingarlýsing

description or elucidation of inflection

Alternative form: b. (abbreviation)


punkt

indefinite accusative singular of punktur


straujárn

straujárn n (genitive singular straujárns, nominative plural straujárn)

straujárns (genitive singular)
straujárn (nominative plural)
straujárn (indefinite nominative singular)
straujárnið (definite nominative singular)
straujárn (indefinite nominative plural)
straujárnin (definite nominative plural)
straujárn (accusative indefinite singular)
straujárnið (accusative definite singular)
straujárn (accusative indefinite plural)
straujárnin (accusative definite plural)
straujárni (dative indefinite singular)
straujárninu (dative definite singular)
straujárnum (dative indefinite plural)
straujárnunum (dative definite plural)
straujárns (genitive indefinite singular)
straujárnsins (definite genitive singular)
straujárna (genitive indefinite plural)
straujárnanna (definite genitive plural)

From strauja (“to iron”) + járn (“iron”), literally “ironing iron”.

af

an iron for pressing clothes, a smoothing iron


getnaðarlimur

is-noun

getnaðarlimur m (genitive singular getnaðarlims or (archaic/obsolete) getnaðarlimar, nominative plural getnaðarlimir)

getnaðarlims (genitive singular)
getnaðarlimar (genitive singular)
getnaðarlimir (nominative plural)
getnaðarlimur (indefinite nominative singular)
getnaðarlimurinn (definite nominative singular)
getnaðarlimir (indefinite nominative plural)
getnaðarlimirnir (definite nominative plural)
getnaðarlim (accusative indefinite singular)
getnaðarliminn (accusative definite singular)
getnaðarlimi (accusative indefinite plural)
getnaðarlimu (accusative archaic indefinite literary plural)
getnaðarlimina (accusative definite plural)
getnaðarlim (dative indefinite singular)
getnaðarlimnum (dative definite singular)
getnaðarlimum (dative indefinite plural)
getnaðarlimunum (dative definite plural)
getnaðarlims (genitive indefinite singular)
getnaðarlimar (genitive indefinite singular)
getnaðarlimsins (definite genitive singular)
getnaðarlimarins (definite genitive singular)
getnaðarlima (genitive indefinite plural)
getnaðarlimanna (definite genitive plural)

From getnaður (“conception”) + limur (“limb”).


fálki

is-noun

fálki m (genitive singular fálka, nominative plural fálkar)

fálka (genitive singular)
fálkar (nominative plural)
fálki (indefinite nominative singular)
fálkinn (definite nominative singular)
fálkar (indefinite nominative plural)
fálkarnir (definite nominative plural)
fálka (accusative indefinite singular)
fálkann (accusative definite singular)
fálka (accusative indefinite plural)
fálkana (accusative definite plural)
fálka (dative indefinite singular)
fálkanum (dative definite singular)
fálkum (dative indefinite plural)
fálkunum (dative definite plural)
fálka (genitive indefinite singular)
fálkans (definite genitive singular)
fálka (genitive indefinite plural)
fálkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse falki, from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”).


sölt

indefinite nominative/accusative plural of salt


palladín

palladín n (genitive singular palladíns, no plural)

palladíns (genitive singular)
palladín (indefinite nominative singular)
palladínið (definite nominative singular)
palladín (accusative indefinite singular)
palladínið (accusative definite singular)
palladíni (dative indefinite singular)
palladíninu (dative definite singular)
palladíns (genitive indefinite singular)
palladínsins (definite genitive singular)


apótekari

apótekari m (genitive singular apótekara, nominative plural apótekarar)

apótekara (genitive singular)
apótekarar (nominative plural)
apótekari (indefinite nominative singular)
apótekarinn (definite nominative singular)
apótekarar (indefinite nominative plural)
apótekararnir (definite nominative plural)
apótekara (accusative indefinite singular)
apótekarann (accusative definite singular)
apótekara (accusative indefinite plural)
apótekarana (accusative definite plural)
apótekara (dative indefinite singular)
apótekaranum (dative definite singular)
apótekurum (dative indefinite plural)
apótekurunum (dative definite plural)
apótekara (genitive indefinite singular)
apótekarans (definite genitive singular)
apótekara (genitive indefinite plural)
apótekaranna (definite genitive plural)


mergur

mergur m (genitive singular mergjar, no plural)

mergjar (genitive singular)
mergur (indefinite nominative singular)
mergurinn (definite nominative singular)
merg (accusative indefinite singular)
merginn (accusative definite singular)
merg (dative indefinite singular)
mergnum (dative definite singular)
mergjar (genitive indefinite singular)
mergjarins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic *mazgaz < *mazgą, from Proto-Indo-European *mozgos, *mosgʰos. Compare Norwegian merg, marg, Swedish märg, Danish marv, Dutch merg, German Mark, English marrow.

(biology) matrix (material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded)


bavíani

bavíani m (genitive singular bavíana, nominative plural bavíanar)

bavíana (genitive singular)
bavíanar (nominative plural)
bavíani (indefinite nominative singular)
bavíaninn (definite nominative singular)
bavíanar (indefinite nominative plural)
bavíanarnir (definite nominative plural)
bavíana (accusative indefinite singular)
bavíanann (accusative definite singular)
bavíana (accusative indefinite plural)
bavíanana (accusative definite plural)
bavíana (dative indefinite singular)
bavíananum (dative definite singular)
bavíönum (dative indefinite plural)
bavíönunum (dative definite plural)
bavíana (genitive indefinite singular)
bavíanans (definite genitive singular)
bavíana (genitive indefinite plural)
bavíananna (definite genitive plural)
bavían (alternative)


sjúkrabifreið

sjúkrabifreið f (genitive singular sjúkrabifreiðar, nominative plural sjúkrabifreiðar or sjúkrabifreiðir)

sjúkrabifreiðar (genitive singular)
sjúkrabifreiðar (nominative plural)
sjúkrabifreiðir (nominative plural)
sjúkrabifreið (indefinite nominative singular)
sjúkrabifreiðin (definite nominative singular)
sjúkrabifreiðar (indefinite nominative plural)
sjúkrabifreiðir (indefinite nominative plural)
sjúkrabifreiðarnar (definite nominative plural)
sjúkrabifreiðirnar (definite nominative plural)
sjúkrabifreið (accusative indefinite singular)
sjúkrabifreiðina (accusative definite singular)
sjúkrabifreiðar (accusative indefinite plural)
sjúkrabifreiðir (accusative indefinite plural)
sjúkrabifreiðarnar (accusative definite plural)
sjúkrabifreiðirnar (accusative definite plural)
sjúkrabifreið (dative indefinite singular)
sjúkrabifreiðinni (dative definite singular)
sjúkrabifreiðum (dative indefinite plural)
sjúkrabifreiðunum (dative definite plural)
sjúkrabifreiðar (genitive indefinite singular)
sjúkrabifreiðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sjúkrabifreiða (genitive indefinite plural)
sjúkrabifreiðanna (definite genitive plural)


villisvín

villisvín n (genitive singular villisvíns, nominative plural villisvín)

villisvíns (genitive singular)
villisvín (nominative plural)
villisvín (indefinite nominative singular)
villisvínið (definite nominative singular)
villisvín (indefinite nominative plural)
villisvínin (definite nominative plural)
villisvín (accusative indefinite singular)
villisvínið (accusative definite singular)
villisvín (accusative indefinite plural)
villisvínin (accusative definite plural)
villisvíni (dative indefinite singular)
villisvíninu (dative definite singular)
villisvínum (dative indefinite plural)
villisvínunum (dative definite plural)
villisvíns (genitive indefinite singular)
villisvínsins (definite genitive singular)
villisvína (genitive indefinite plural)
villisvínanna (definite genitive plural)


villigöltur

villigöltur m (genitive singular villigaltar, nominative plural villigeltir)

villigaltar (genitive singular)
villigeltir (nominative plural)
villigöltur (indefinite nominative singular)
villigölturinn (definite nominative singular)
villigeltir (indefinite nominative plural)
villigeltirnir (definite nominative plural)
villigölt (accusative indefinite singular)
villigöltinn (accusative definite singular)
villigelti (accusative indefinite plural)
villigeltina (accusative definite plural)
villigelti (dative indefinite singular)
villigeltinum (dative definite singular)
villigöltum (dative indefinite plural)
villigöltunum (dative definite plural)
villigaltar (genitive indefinite singular)
villigaltarins (definite genitive singular)
villigalta (genitive indefinite plural)
villigaltanna (definite genitive plural)


göltur

göltur m (genitive singular galtar, nominative plural geltir)

galtar (genitive singular)
geltir (nominative plural)
göltur (indefinite nominative singular)
gölturinn (definite nominative singular)
geltir (indefinite nominative plural)
geltirnir (definite nominative plural)
gölt (accusative indefinite singular)
göltinn (accusative definite singular)
gelti (accusative indefinite plural)
geltina (accusative definite plural)
gelti (dative indefinite singular)
geltinum (dative definite singular)
göltum (dative indefinite plural)
göltunum (dative definite plural)
galtar (genitive indefinite singular)
galtarins (definite genitive singular)
galta (genitive indefinite plural)
galtanna (definite genitive plural)


sítar

sítar m (genitive singular sítars, nominative plural sítarar)

sítars (genitive singular)
sítarar (nominative plural)
sítar (indefinite nominative singular)
sítarinn (definite nominative singular)
sítarar (indefinite nominative plural)
sítararnir (definite nominative plural)
sítar (accusative indefinite singular)
sítarinn (accusative definite singular)
sítara (accusative indefinite plural)
sítarana (accusative definite plural)
sítar (dative indefinite singular)
sítarnum (dative definite singular)
sítörum (dative indefinite plural)
sítörunum (dative definite plural)
sítars (genitive indefinite singular)
sítarsins (definite genitive singular)
sítara (genitive indefinite plural)
sítaranna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed, through another European language, from Latin cithara.


þvertala

þvertala f (genitive singular þvertölu, nominative plural þvertölur)

þvertölu (genitive singular)
þvertölur (nominative plural)
þvertala (indefinite nominative singular)
þvertalan (definite nominative singular)
þvertölur (indefinite nominative plural)
þvertölurnar (definite nominative plural)
þvertölu (accusative indefinite singular)
þvertöluna (accusative definite singular)
þvertölur (accusative indefinite plural)
þvertölurnar (accusative definite plural)
þvertölu (dative indefinite singular)
þvertölunni (dative definite singular)
þvertölum (dative indefinite plural)
þvertölunum (dative definite plural)
þvertölu (genitive indefinite singular)
þvertölunnar (definite genitive singular)
þvertalna (genitive indefinite plural)
þvertalnanna (definite genitive plural)

imaginary number (number of the form ai)


samkoma

samkoma f (genitive singular samkomu, nominative plural samkomur)

samkomu (genitive singular)
samkomur (nominative plural)
samkoma (indefinite nominative singular)
samkoman (definite nominative singular)
samkomur (indefinite nominative plural)
samkomurnar (definite nominative plural)
samkomu (accusative indefinite singular)
samkomuna (accusative definite singular)
samkomur (accusative indefinite plural)
samkomurnar (accusative definite plural)
samkomu (dative indefinite singular)
samkomunni (dative definite singular)
samkomum (dative indefinite plural)
samkomunum (dative definite plural)
samkomu (genitive indefinite singular)
samkomunnar (definite genitive singular)
samkoma (genitive indefinite plural)
samkomna (genitive indefinite plural)
samkomanna (definite genitive plural)
samkomnanna (definite genitive plural)

conjugation, a coming together of things


andlag

andlag n (genitive singular andlags, nominative plural andlög)

andlags (genitive singular)
andlög (nominative plural)
andlag (indefinite nominative singular)
andlagið (definite nominative singular)
andlög (indefinite nominative plural)
andlögin (definite nominative plural)
andlag (accusative indefinite singular)
andlagið (accusative definite singular)
andlög (accusative indefinite plural)
andlögin (accusative definite plural)
andlagi (dative indefinite singular)
andlaginu (dative definite singular)
andlögum (dative indefinite plural)
andlögunum (dative definite plural)
andlags (genitive indefinite singular)
andlagsins (definite genitive singular)
andlaga (genitive indefinite plural)
andlaganna (definite genitive plural)
andl. (alternative abbreviation)


froskdýr

froskdýr n (genitive singular froskdýrs, nominative plural froskdýr)

froskdýrs (genitive singular)
froskdýr (nominative plural)
froskdýr (indefinite nominative singular)
froskdýrið (definite nominative singular)
froskdýr (indefinite nominative plural)
froskdýrin (definite nominative plural)
froskdýr (accusative indefinite singular)
froskdýrið (accusative definite singular)
froskdýr (accusative indefinite plural)
froskdýrin (accusative definite plural)
froskdýri (dative indefinite singular)
froskdýrinu (dative definite singular)
froskdýrum (dative indefinite plural)
froskdýrunum (dative definite plural)
froskdýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
froskdýrsins (definite genitive singular)
froskdýra (genitive indefinite plural)
froskdýranna (definite genitive plural)


uppvakningur

uppvakningur m (genitive singular uppvaknings, nominative plural uppvakningar)

uppvaknings (genitive singular)
uppvakningar (nominative plural)
uppvakningur (indefinite nominative singular)
uppvakningurinn (definite nominative singular)
uppvakningar (indefinite nominative plural)
uppvakningarnir (definite nominative plural)
uppvakning (accusative indefinite singular)
uppvakninginn (accusative definite singular)
uppvakninga (accusative indefinite plural)
uppvakningana (accusative definite plural)
uppvakningi (dative indefinite singular)
uppvakningnum (dative definite singular)
uppvakningum (dative indefinite plural)
uppvakningunum (dative definite plural)
uppvaknings (genitive indefinite singular)
uppvakningsins (definite genitive singular)
uppvakninga (genitive indefinite plural)
uppvakninganna (definite genitive plural)

From upp (“up”) + vakna (“to wake”) + -ingur (“-er”), literally “upwaker”. Compare rísa upp frá dauðum (“to rise from the dead”).

af

zombie (a deceased person who becomes reanimate to attack the living)


skjöldur

is-noun

skjöldur m (genitive singular skjaldar, nominative plural skildir)

skjaldar (genitive singular)
skildir (nominative plural)
skjöldur (indefinite nominative singular)
skjöldurinn (definite nominative singular)
skildir (indefinite nominative plural)
skildirnir (definite nominative plural)
skjöld (accusative indefinite singular)
skjöldinn (accusative definite singular)
skildi (accusative indefinite plural)
skjöldu (accusative indefinite plural)
skildina (accusative definite plural)
skildi (dative indefinite singular)
skildinum (dative definite singular)
skjöldum (dative indefinite plural)
skjöldunum (dative definite plural)
skjaldar (genitive indefinite singular)
skjaldarins (definite genitive singular)
skjalda (genitive indefinite plural)
skjaldanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

m,ar,ir.unumut.imut.accpli:u􂀿archaic, literary or in set phrases􂁀

From Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Compare Faroese skjøldur, Danish and Norwegian skjold, Swedish sköld.

koma í opna skjöldu

to catch someone off guard, to take by surprise

leika tveimur sköldum

to trim one's sails to the wind, to swim with the tide

shield (anything which protects or defends)


reiknirit

is-noun

reiknirit n (genitive singular reiknirits, nominative plural reiknirit)

reiknirits (genitive singular)
reiknirit (nominative plural)
reiknirit (indefinite nominative singular)
reikniritið (definite nominative singular)
reiknirit (indefinite nominative plural)
reikniritin (definite nominative plural)
reiknirit (accusative indefinite singular)
reikniritið (accusative definite singular)
reiknirit (accusative indefinite plural)
reikniritin (accusative definite plural)
reikniriti (dative indefinite singular)
reikniritinu (dative definite singular)
reikniritum (dative indefinite plural)
reikniritunum (dative definite plural)
reiknirits (genitive indefinite singular)
reikniritsins (definite genitive singular)
reiknirita (genitive indefinite plural)
reikniritanna (definite genitive plural)

From reikni- (“algorithmic, arithmetic, computational”) + rit (“a writ; a written work”).

prefix

reiknirit Evklíðs

Euclidean algorithm, algorithm of Euclid


mengjafræði

is-noun

mengjafræði f (genitive singular mengjafræði, no plural)

mengjafræði (genitive singular)
mengjafræði (indefinite nominative singular)
mengjafræðin (definite nominative singular)
mengjafræði (accusative indefinite singular)
mengjafræðina (accusative definite singular)
mengjafræði (dative indefinite singular)
mengjafræðinni (dative definite singular)
mengjafræði (genitive indefinite singular)
mengjafræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From mengi (“a set”) + -fræði (“-logy”).

(mathematics) set theory, the mathematical theory of sets


heimsvaldastefna

heimsvaldastefna f (genitive singular heimsvaldastefnu, no plural)

heimsvaldastefnu (genitive singular)
heimsvaldastefna (indefinite nominative singular)
heimsvaldastefnan (definite nominative singular)
heimsvaldastefnu (accusative indefinite singular)
heimsvaldastefnuna (accusative definite singular)
heimsvaldastefnu (dative indefinite singular)
heimsvaldastefnunni (dative definite singular)
heimsvaldastefnu (genitive indefinite singular)
heimsvaldastefnunnar (definite genitive singular)

From heimur (“world”) + vald (“power”) + stefna (“policy, strategy”).

affix

imperialism (the policy of extending power, by force)


geislabaugur

is-noun

geislabaugur m (genitive singular geislabaugs, nominative plural geislabaugar)

geislabaugs (genitive singular)
geislabaugar (nominative plural)
geislabaugur (indefinite nominative singular)
geislabaugurinn (definite nominative singular)
geislabaugar (indefinite nominative plural)
geislabaugarnir (definite nominative plural)
geislabaug (accusative indefinite singular)
geislabauginn (accusative definite singular)
geislabauga (accusative indefinite plural)
geislabaugana (accusative definite plural)
geislabaugi (dative indefinite singular)
geislabaug (dative indefinite singular)
geislabaugnum (dative definite singular)
geislabauginum (dative definite singular)
geislabaugum (dative indefinite plural)
geislabaugunum (dative definite plural)
geislabaugs (genitive indefinite singular)
geislabaugsins (definite genitive singular)
geislabauga (genitive indefinite plural)
geislabauganna (definite genitive plural)

From geisli (“ray, beam”) + baugur (“ring”).


tannbursti

tannbursti m (genitive singular tannbursta, nominative plural tannburstar)

tannbursta (genitive singular)
tannburstar (nominative plural)
tannbursti (indefinite nominative singular)
tannburstinn (definite nominative singular)
tannburstar (indefinite nominative plural)
tannburstarnir (definite nominative plural)
tannbursta (accusative indefinite singular)
tannburstann (accusative definite singular)
tannbursta (accusative indefinite plural)
tannburstana (accusative definite plural)
tannbursta (dative indefinite singular)
tannburstanum (dative definite singular)
tannburstum (dative indefinite plural)
tannburstunum (dative definite plural)
tannbursta (genitive indefinite singular)
tannburstans (definite genitive singular)
tannbursta (genitive indefinite plural)
tannburstanna (definite genitive plural)

From tann- (“dental”) + bursti (“brush”).


nafni

nafni m (genitive singular nafna, nominative plural nafnar)

nafna (genitive singular)
nafnar (nominative plural)
nafni (indefinite nominative singular)
nafninn (definite nominative singular)
nafnar (indefinite nominative plural)
nafnarnir (definite nominative plural)
nafna (accusative indefinite singular)
nafnann (accusative definite singular)
nafna (accusative indefinite plural)
nafnana (accusative definite plural)
nafna (dative indefinite singular)
nafnanum (dative definite singular)
nöfnum (dative indefinite plural)
nöfnunum (dative definite plural)
nafna (genitive indefinite singular)
nafnans (definite genitive singular)
nafna (genitive indefinite plural)
nafnanna (definite genitive plural)

„Ég fann höfud af hrúti
hrygg og gæruskinn.“
Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,

1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on the Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson Krummi krunkar úti, kallar á nafna sinn

“Krummi croaks outside,
calling his namesake:
‘I found the head of a ram,
backbone and sheepskin.’
Come now and peck with me,
Krummi, my namesake.”

Hvað segirðu gott nafni.

a male that has the same name as another; namesake


brimil

indefinite accusative singular of brimill


garðyrkjufræði

garðyrkjufræði f (genitive singular garðyrkjufræði, no plural)

garðyrkjufræði (genitive singular)
garðyrkjufræði (indefinite nominative singular)
garðyrkjufræðin (definite nominative singular)
garðyrkjufræði (accusative indefinite singular)
garðyrkjufræðina (accusative definite singular)
garðyrkjufræði (dative indefinite singular)
garðyrkjufræðinni (dative definite singular)
garðyrkjufræði (genitive indefinite singular)
garðyrkjufræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From garðyrkja (“gardening”) + -fræði (“-logy”).

suffix

horticulture (the science of caring for gardens)


garðyrkja

is-noun

garðyrkja f (genitive singular garðyrkju, no plural)

garðyrkju (genitive singular)
garðyrkja (indefinite nominative singular)
garðyrkjan (definite nominative singular)
garðyrkju (accusative indefinite singular)
garðyrkjuna (accusative definite singular)
garðyrkju (dative indefinite singular)
garðyrkjunni (dative definite singular)
garðyrkju (genitive indefinite singular)
garðyrkjunnar (definite genitive singular)

From garður (“garden”) + yrkja (“cultivation”).


krummi

is-noun

krummi m (genitive singular krumma, nominative plural krummar)

krumma (genitive singular)
krummar (nominative plural)
krummi (indefinite nominative singular)
krumminn (definite nominative singular)
krummar (indefinite nominative plural)
krummarnir (definite nominative plural)
krumma (accusative indefinite singular)
krummann (accusative definite singular)
krumma (accusative indefinite plural)
krummana (accusative definite plural)
krumma (dative indefinite singular)
krummanum (dative definite singular)
krummum (dative indefinite plural)
krummunum (dative definite plural)
krumma (genitive indefinite singular)
krummans (definite genitive singular)
krumma (genitive indefinite plural)
krummanna (definite genitive plural)

„Ég fann höfuð af hrúti
hrygg og gæruskinn.“
Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,


samheiti

samheiti n (genitive singular samheitis, nominative plural samheiti)

samheitis (genitive singular)
samheiti (nominative plural)
samheiti (indefinite nominative singular)
samheitið (definite nominative singular)
samheiti (indefinite nominative plural)
samheitin (definite nominative plural)
samheiti (accusative indefinite singular)
samheitið (accusative definite singular)
samheiti (accusative indefinite plural)
samheitin (accusative definite plural)
samheiti (dative indefinite singular)
samheitinu (dative definite singular)
samheitum (dative indefinite plural)
samheitunum (dative definite plural)
samheitis (genitive indefinite singular)
samheitisins (definite genitive singular)
samheita (genitive indefinite plural)
samheitanna (definite genitive plural)

From sam- (“fellow, collective”) + heiti (“name”).

prefix

a synonym, a word with same meaning as another (abbreviations samh. and sh.)


fjórðungur

is-noun

fjórðungur m (genitive singular fjórðungs, nominative plural fjórðungar)

fjórðungs (genitive singular)
fjórðungar (nominative plural)
fjórðungur (indefinite nominative singular)
fjórðungurinn (definite nominative singular)
fjórðungar (indefinite nominative plural)
fjórðungarnir (definite nominative plural)
fjórðung (accusative indefinite singular)
fjórðunginn (accusative definite singular)
fjórðunga (accusative indefinite plural)
fjórðungana (accusative definite plural)
fjórðungi (dative indefinite singular)
fjórðungnum (dative definite singular)
fjórðungum (dative indefinite plural)
fjórðungunum (dative definite plural)
fjórðungs (genitive indefinite singular)
fjórðungsins (definite genitive singular)
fjórðunga (genitive indefinite plural)
fjórðunganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fjórðungr, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz, related to Icelandic fjórði (“fourth”).


evra

evra f (genitive singular evru, nominative plural evrur)

evru (genitive singular)
evrur (nominative plural)
evra (indefinite nominative singular)
evran (definite nominative singular)
evrur (indefinite nominative plural)
evrurnar (definite nominative plural)
evru (accusative indefinite singular)
evruna (accusative definite singular)
evrur (accusative indefinite plural)
evrurnar (accusative definite plural)
evru (dative indefinite singular)
evrunni (dative definite singular)
evrum (dative indefinite plural)
evrunum (dative definite plural)
evru (genitive indefinite singular)
evrunnar (definite genitive singular)
evra (genitive indefinite plural)
evranna (definite genitive plural)

Hvað er þetta mikið í evrum?

Þetta kostar 150 evrur.

European Monetary Union
European Monetary Union

the euro, the currency unit of the European Monetary Union denoted with the symbol €


aldin

aldin n (genitive singular aldins, nominative plural aldin)

aldins (genitive singular)
aldin (nominative plural)
aldin (indefinite nominative singular)
aldinið (definite nominative singular)
aldin (indefinite nominative plural)
aldinin (definite nominative plural)
aldin (accusative indefinite singular)
aldinið (accusative definite singular)
aldin (accusative indefinite plural)
aldinin (accusative definite plural)
aldini (dative indefinite singular)
aldininu (dative definite singular)
aldinum (dative indefinite plural)
aldinunum (dative definite plural)
aldins (genitive indefinite singular)
aldinsins (definite genitive singular)
aldina (genitive indefinite plural)
aldinanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse aldin (“fruit of a tree”). Cognate with Swedish ollon (“acorn, beechnut”).


snaga

indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular of snagi

indefinite accusative/genitive plural of snagi


portúgalska

portúgalska f (genitive singular portúgölsku, no plural)

portúgölsku (genitive singular)
portúgalska (indefinite nominative singular)
portúgalskan (definite nominative singular)
portúgölsku (accusative indefinite singular)
portúgölskuna (accusative definite singular)
portúgölsku (dative indefinite singular)
portúgölskunni (dative definite singular)
portúgölsku (genitive indefinite singular)
portúgölskunnar (definite genitive singular)


ríkidæmi

ríkidæmi n (genitive singular ríkidæmis, nominative plural ríkidæmi)

ríkidæmis (genitive singular)
ríkidæmi (nominative plural)
ríkidæmi (indefinite nominative singular)
ríkidæmið (definite nominative singular)
ríkidæmi (indefinite nominative plural)
ríkidæmin (definite nominative plural)
ríkidæmi (accusative indefinite singular)
ríkidæmið (accusative definite singular)
ríkidæmi (accusative indefinite plural)
ríkidæmin (accusative definite plural)
ríkidæmi (dative indefinite singular)
ríkidæminu (dative definite singular)
ríkidæmum (dative indefinite plural)
ríkidæmunum (dative definite plural)
ríkidæmis (genitive indefinite singular)
ríkidæmisins (definite genitive singular)
ríkidæma (genitive indefinite plural)
ríkidæmanna (definite genitive plural)


adressa

adressa f (genitive singular adressu, nominative plural adressur)

adressu (genitive singular)
adressur (nominative plural)
adressa (indefinite nominative singular)
adressan (definite nominative singular)
adressur (indefinite nominative plural)
adressurnar (definite nominative plural)
adressu (accusative indefinite singular)
adressuna (accusative definite singular)
adressur (accusative indefinite plural)
adressurnar (accusative definite plural)
adressu (dative indefinite singular)
adressunni (dative definite singular)
adressum (dative indefinite plural)
adressunum (dative definite plural)
adressu (genitive indefinite singular)
adressunnar (definite genitive singular)
adressa (genitive indefinite plural)
adressanna (definite genitive plural)


barki

barki m (genitive singular barka, nominative plural barkar)

barka (genitive singular)
barkar (nominative plural)
barki (indefinite nominative singular)
barkinn (definite nominative singular)
barkar (indefinite nominative plural)
barkarnir (definite nominative plural)
barka (accusative indefinite singular)
barkann (accusative definite singular)
barka (accusative indefinite plural)
barkana (accusative definite plural)
barka (dative indefinite singular)
barkanum (dative definite singular)
börkum (dative indefinite plural)
börkunum (dative definite plural)
barka (genitive indefinite singular)
barkans (definite genitive singular)
barka (genitive indefinite plural)
barkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse barki, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to bore, pierce”), akin to Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth”).

der

a hose (flexible pipe) with rings, e.g. a the hose on a vacuum cleaner or a corrugated conduit for electrical wires