fjall

fjall n (genitive singular fjalls, nominative plural fjöll)

fjalls (genitive singular)
fjöll (nominative plural)
fjall (indefinite nominative singular)
fjallið (definite nominative singular)
fjöll (indefinite nominative plural)
fjöllin (definite nominative plural)
fjall (accusative indefinite singular)
fjallið (accusative definite singular)
fjöll (accusative indefinite plural)
fjöllin (accusative definite plural)
fjalli (dative indefinite singular)
fjallinu (dative definite singular)
fjöllum (dative indefinite plural)
fjöllunum (dative definite plural)
fjalls (genitive indefinite singular)
fjallsins (definite genitive singular)
fjalla (genitive indefinite plural)
fjallanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fjall, Proto-Germanic *falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pels-.

Elds er þörf
þeim er inn er kominn
og á kné kalinn.
Matar og voða
er manni þörf,

Fire he needs
who with frozen knees
Has come from the cold without;
Food and clothes
must the farer have,
The man from the mountains come.


vettlingur

is-noun

vettlingur m (genitive singular vettlings, nominative plural vettlingar)

vettlings (genitive singular)
vettlingar (nominative plural)
vettlingur (indefinite nominative singular)
vettlingurinn (definite nominative singular)
vettlingar (indefinite nominative plural)
vettlingarnir (definite nominative plural)
vettling (accusative indefinite singular)
vettlinginn (accusative definite singular)
vettlinga (accusative indefinite plural)
vettlingana (accusative definite plural)
vettlingi (dative indefinite singular)
vettlingnum (dative definite singular)
vettlingum (dative indefinite plural)
vettlingunum (dative definite plural)
vettlings (genitive indefinite singular)
vettlingsins (definite genitive singular)
vettlinga (genitive indefinite plural)
vettlinganna (definite genitive plural)

From vöttur (“a glove, a mitten”) + -lingur (“diminutive suffix”).

suffix

Taktu með þér vettlinga.

glove, mitten (usually knitted or made out of thin material)


vetrarvegur

is-noun

vetrarvegur m (genitive singular vetrarvegar, nominative plural vetrarvegir)

vetrarvegar (genitive singular)
vetrarvegir (nominative plural)
vetrarvegur (indefinite nominative singular)
vetrarvegurinn (definite nominative singular)
vetrarvegir (indefinite nominative plural)
vetrarvegirnir (definite nominative plural)
vetrarveg (accusative indefinite singular)
vetrarveginn (accusative definite singular)
vetrarvegi (accusative indefinite plural)
vetrarvegina (accusative definite plural)
vetrarvegi (dative indefinite singular)
vetrarveginum (dative definite singular)
vetrarvegum (dative indefinite plural)
vetrarvegunum (dative definite plural)
vetrarvegar (genitive indefinite singular)
vetrarvegarins (definite genitive singular)
vetrarvega (genitive indefinite plural)
vetrarveganna (definite genitive plural)


vetur

vetur m (genitive singular vetrar or (proscribed) vetur, nominative plural vetur or (proscribed) vetrar) or
(regional) vetur n (genitive singular (regional) veturs, nominative plural (regional) vetur) or
(proscribed) vetur f pl (plural only, genitive plural (proscribed) vetra)

vetur (canonical masculine)
vetur (canonical neuter)
vetur (canonical feminine plural)
vetrar (genitive singular)
vetur (genitive proscribed singular)
vetur (nominative plural)
vetrar (nominative plural proscribed)
veturs (genitive regional singular)
vetur (nominative plural regional)
vetra (genitive plural proscribed)
vetur (indefinite nominative singular)
veturinn (definite nominative singular)
vetur (indefinite nominative plural)
vetrar (indefinite nominative plural proscribed)
veturnir (definite nominative plural)
vetrarnir (definite nominative plural proscribed)
vetur (accusative indefinite singular)
veturinn (accusative definite singular)
vetrinn (accusative definite proscribed singular)
vetur (accusative indefinite plural)
vetra (accusative indefinite plural proscribed)
veturna (accusative definite plural)
vetrana (accusative definite plural proscribed)
vetri (dative indefinite singular)
vetrinum (dative definite singular)
vetrum (dative indefinite plural)
vetrunum (dative definite plural)
vetrar (genitive indefinite singular)
vetur (genitive indefinite proscribed singular)
vetrarins (definite genitive singular)
vetrins (definite genitive proscribed singular)
veturins (definite genitive proscribed singular)
vetra (genitive indefinite plural)
vetranna (definite genitive plural)
vetur (indefinite nominative regional singular)
vetrið (definite nominative regional singular)
vetur (indefinite nominative plural regional)
vetrin (definite nominative plural regional)
vetur (accusative indefinite regional singular)
vetrið (accusative definite regional singular)
vetur (accusative indefinite plural regional)
vetrin (accusative definite plural regional)
vetri (dative indefinite regional singular)
vetrinu (dative definite regional singular)
vetrum (dative indefinite plural regional)
vetrunum (dative definite plural regional)
veturs (genitive indefinite regional singular)
vetursins (definite genitive regional singular)
vetra (genitive indefinite plural regional)
vetranna (definite genitive plural regional)
vetur (indefinite nominative plural proscribed)
veturnar (definite nominative plural proscribed)
vetur (accusative indefinite plural proscribed)
veturnar (accusative definite plural proscribed)
vetrum (dative indefinite plural proscribed)
vetrunum (dative definite plural proscribed)
vetra (genitive indefinite plural proscribed)
vetranna (definite genitive plural proscribed)

From Old Norse vetr (“winter, year”), from Proto-Germanic *wintruz.

Veturinn er loksins kominn!

Vetur er í nánd

Barnið er fimm vetra gamalt.


vél

vél f (genitive singular vélar, nominative plural vélar)

vélar (genitive singular)
vélar (nominative plural)
vél (indefinite nominative singular)
vélin (definite nominative singular)
vélar (indefinite nominative plural)
vélarnar (definite nominative plural)
vél (accusative indefinite singular)
vélina (accusative definite singular)
vélar (accusative indefinite plural)
vélarnar (accusative definite plural)
vél (dative indefinite singular)
vélinni (dative definite singular)
vélum (dative indefinite plural)
vélunum (dative definite plural)
vélar (genitive indefinite singular)
vélarinnar (definite genitive singular)
véla (genitive indefinite plural)
vélanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vél, from Proto-Germanic *wīlą (“craft, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, bend”); cognate with English wile.


viðkomustaður

is-noun

viðkomustaður m (genitive singular viðkomustaðar, nominative plural viðkomustaðir)

viðkomustaðar (genitive singular)
viðkomustaðir (nominative plural)
viðkomustaður (indefinite nominative singular)
viðkomustaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
viðkomustaðir (indefinite nominative plural)
viðkomustaðirnir (definite nominative plural)
viðkomustað (accusative indefinite singular)
viðkomustaðinn (accusative definite singular)
viðkomustaði (accusative indefinite plural)
viðkomustaðina (accusative definite plural)
viðkomustað (dative indefinite singular)
viðkomustaðnum (dative definite singular)
viðkomustöðum (dative indefinite plural)
viðkomustöðunum (dative definite plural)
viðkomustaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
viðkomustaðarins (definite genitive singular)
viðkomustaða (genitive indefinite plural)
viðkomustaðanna (definite genitive plural)


viðtal

viðtal n (genitive singular viðtals, nominative plural viðtöl)

viðtals (genitive singular)
viðtöl (nominative plural)
viðtal (indefinite nominative singular)
viðtalið (definite nominative singular)
viðtöl (indefinite nominative plural)
viðtölin (definite nominative plural)
viðtal (accusative indefinite singular)
viðtalið (accusative definite singular)
viðtöl (accusative indefinite plural)
viðtölin (accusative definite plural)
viðtali (dative indefinite singular)
viðtalinu (dative definite singular)
viðtölum (dative indefinite plural)
viðtölunum (dative definite plural)
viðtals (genitive indefinite singular)
viðtalsins (definite genitive singular)
viðtala (genitive indefinite plural)
viðtalanna (definite genitive plural)


vika

vika f (genitive singular viku, nominative plural vikur)

viku (genitive singular)
vikur (nominative plural)
vika (indefinite nominative singular)
vikan (definite nominative singular)
vikur (indefinite nominative plural)
vikurnar (definite nominative plural)
viku (accusative indefinite singular)
vikuna (accusative definite singular)
vikur (accusative indefinite plural)
vikurnar (accusative definite plural)
viku (dative indefinite singular)
vikunni (dative definite singular)
vikum (dative indefinite plural)
vikunum (dative definite plural)
viku (genitive indefinite singular)
vikunnar (definite genitive singular)
vikna (genitive indefinite plural)
viknanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).

der

í þessari viku

í næstu viku

í síðustu viku

Ég vildi fara í bókasafnið (í) síðustu viku.

I wanted to go to the library last week.


vinátta

is-noun

vinátta f (genitive singular vináttu, no plural)

vináttu (genitive singular)
vinátta (indefinite nominative singular)
vináttan (definite nominative singular)
vináttu (accusative indefinite singular)
vináttuna (accusative definite singular)
vináttu (dative indefinite singular)
vináttunni (dative definite singular)
vináttu (genitive indefinite singular)
vináttunnar (definite genitive singular)

Sönn vinátta felst í viljanum að gefa af tíma sínum [til annara].

The main part of true friendship is the will to donate one's time [to others].


vinkona

vinkona f (genitive singular vinkonu, nominative plural vinkonur)

vinkonu (genitive singular)
vinkonur (nominative plural)
vinkona (indefinite nominative singular)
vinkonan (definite nominative singular)
vinkonur (indefinite nominative plural)
vinkonurnar (definite nominative plural)
vinkonu (accusative indefinite singular)
vinkonuna (accusative definite singular)
vinkonur (accusative indefinite plural)
vinkonurnar (accusative definite plural)
vinkonu (dative indefinite singular)
vinkonunni (dative definite singular)
vinkonum (dative indefinite plural)
vinkonunum (dative definite plural)
vinkonu (genitive indefinite singular)
vinkonunnar (definite genitive singular)
vinkvenna (genitive indefinite plural)
vinkvennanna (definite genitive plural)

Hún er góð vinkona.


vinna

vinna f (genitive singular vinnu, no plural)

vinnu (genitive singular)
vinna (indefinite nominative singular)
vinnan (definite nominative singular)
vinnu (accusative indefinite singular)
vinnuna (accusative definite singular)
vinnu (dative indefinite singular)
vinnunni (dative definite singular)
vinnu (genitive indefinite singular)
vinnunnar (definite genitive singular)

Að hafa vinnu.


vinur

vinur m (genitive singular vinar, nominative plural vinir)

vinar (genitive singular)
vinir (nominative plural)
vinur (indefinite nominative singular)
vinurinn (definite nominative singular)
vinir (indefinite nominative plural)
vinirnir (definite nominative plural)
vin (accusative indefinite singular)
vininn (accusative definite singular)
vini (accusative indefinite plural)
vinina (accusative definite plural)
vini (dative indefinite singular)
vin (dative indefinite singular)
vininum (dative definite singular)
vinum (dative indefinite plural)
vinunum (dative definite plural)
vinar (genitive indefinite singular)
vinarins (definite genitive singular)
vina (genitive indefinite plural)
vinanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vinr, Proto-Germanic *winiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to seek, desire, love, win”).

der

Þú ert vinur minn.

Þú ert góður vinur.

Jæja vinurinn, ætli maður fari ekki að koma sér af stað.

(colloquial, slang, somewhat old-fashioned, often used with a definite article) mate, lad, an affectionate moniker for a close friend or pal, especially used as a form of address


völlur

is-noun

völlur m (genitive singular vallar, nominative plural vellir)

vallar (genitive singular)
vellir (nominative plural)
völlur (indefinite nominative singular)
völlurinn (definite nominative singular)
vellir (indefinite nominative plural)
vellirnir (definite nominative plural)
völl (accusative indefinite singular)
völlinn (accusative definite singular)
velli (accusative indefinite plural)
vellina (accusative definite plural)
velli (dative indefinite singular)
vellinum (dative definite singular)
völlum (dative indefinite plural)
völlunum (dative definite plural)
vallar (genitive indefinite singular)
vallarins (definite genitive singular)
valla (genitive indefinite plural)
vallanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vǫllr, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz. Cognate with Faroese vøllur, Norwegian voll, Old English weald (English weald, wold) and Old High German wald (German Wald).

Isaiah 40 (Icelandic, English)

A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."

Heyr, einhver segir: "Kalla þú!" Og ég svara: "Hvað skal ég kalla?" "Allt hold er gras og allur yndisleikur þess sem blóm vallarins. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, þegar Drottinn andar á þau. Sannlega, mennirnir eru gras. Grasið visnar, blómin fölna, en orð Guðs vors stendur stöðugt eilíflega."

Ertu kominn út á völl?

Ég fór út á völl til að sækja vin minn frá Frakklandi.

I went to the airport to pick up my friend from France.


yfirmaður

yfirmaður m (genitive singular yfirmanns, nominative plural yfirmenn)

yfirmanns (genitive singular)
yfirmenn (nominative plural)
yfirmaður (indefinite nominative singular)
yfirmaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
yfirmenn (indefinite nominative plural)
yfirmennirnir (definite nominative plural)
yfirmann (accusative indefinite singular)
yfirmanninn (accusative definite singular)
yfirmenn (accusative indefinite plural)
yfirmennina (accusative definite plural)
yfirmanni (dative indefinite singular)
yfirmanninum (dative definite singular)
yfirmönnum (dative indefinite plural)
yfirmönnunum (dative definite plural)
yfirmanns (genitive indefinite singular)
yfirmannsins (definite genitive singular)
yfirmanna (genitive indefinite plural)
yfirmannanna (definite genitive plural)


yfirvöld

inflection of yfirvald:
indefinite nominative plural

inflection of yfirvald:
indefinite accusative plural


þak

þak n (genitive singular þaks, nominative plural þök)

þaks (genitive singular)
þök (nominative plural)
þak (indefinite nominative singular)
þakið (definite nominative singular)
þök (indefinite nominative plural)
þökin (definite nominative plural)
þak (accusative indefinite singular)
þakið (accusative definite singular)
þök (accusative indefinite plural)
þökin (accusative definite plural)
þaki (dative indefinite singular)
þakinu (dative definite singular)
þökum (dative indefinite plural)
þökunum (dative definite plural)
þaks (genitive indefinite singular)
þaksins (definite genitive singular)
þaka (genitive indefinite plural)
þakanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, cognate with English thatch. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.


þá

þá f (genitive singular þár or þáar, nominative plural þár)

þár (genitive singular)
þáar (genitive singular)
þár (nominative plural)
þá (indefinite nominative singular)
þáin (definite nominative singular)
þár (indefinite nominative plural)
þárnar (definite nominative plural)
þá (accusative indefinite singular)
þána (accusative definite singular)
þár (accusative indefinite plural)
þárnar (accusative definite plural)
þá (dative indefinite singular)
þánni (dative definite singular)
þám (dative indefinite plural)
þánum (dative definite plural)
þár (genitive indefinite singular)
þáar (genitive indefinite singular)
þárinnar (definite genitive singular)
þáarinnar (definite genitive singular)
þáa (genitive indefinite plural)
þánna (definite genitive plural)

From Proto-Germanic *þawō. The conclusive -n has fallen away in the Scandinavian dialects already in the oldest texts.


þjóð

þjóð f (genitive singular þjóðar, nominative plural þjóðir)

þjóðar (genitive singular)
þjóðir (nominative plural)
þjóð (indefinite nominative singular)
þjóðin (definite nominative singular)
þjóðir (indefinite nominative plural)
þjóðirnar (definite nominative plural)
þjóð (accusative indefinite singular)
þjóðina (accusative definite singular)
þjóðir (accusative indefinite plural)
þjóðirnar (accusative definite plural)
þjóð (dative indefinite singular)
þjóðinni (dative definite singular)
þjóðum (dative indefinite plural)
þjóðunum (dative definite plural)
þjóðar (genitive indefinite singular)
þjóðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
þjóða (genitive indefinite plural)
þjóðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þjóð (“people, nation”), from Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people”).

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Icelandic, English)

Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations.

Það er mikilsvert að efla vinsamleg samskipti þjóða í milli.


þjóðerni

þjóðerni n (genitive singular þjóðernis, nominative plural þjóðerni)

þjóðernis (genitive singular)
þjóðerni (nominative plural)
þjóðerni (indefinite nominative singular)
þjóðernið (definite nominative singular)
þjóðerni (indefinite nominative plural)
þjóðernin (definite nominative plural)
þjóðerni (accusative indefinite singular)
þjóðernið (accusative definite singular)
þjóðerni (accusative indefinite plural)
þjóðernin (accusative definite plural)
þjóðerni (dative indefinite singular)
þjóðerninu (dative definite singular)
þjóðernum (dative indefinite plural)
þjóðernunum (dative definite plural)
þjóðernis (genitive indefinite singular)
þjóðernisins (definite genitive singular)
þjóðerna (genitive indefinite plural)
þjóðernanna (definite genitive plural)


þjófnaður

þjófnaður m (genitive singular þjófnaðar, nominative plural þjófnaðir)

þjófnaðar (genitive singular)
þjófnaðir (nominative plural)
þjófnaður (indefinite nominative singular)
þjófnaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
þjófnaðir (indefinite nominative plural)
þjófnaðirnir (definite nominative plural)
þjófnað (accusative indefinite singular)
þjófnaðinn (accusative definite singular)
þjófnaði (accusative indefinite plural)
þjófnaðina (accusative definite plural)
þjófnaði (dative indefinite singular)
þjófnaðinum (dative definite singular)
þjófnaðnum (dative definite singular)
þjófnuðum (dative indefinite plural)
þjófnuðunum (dative definite plural)
þjófnaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
þjófnaðarins (definite genitive singular)
þjófnaða (genitive indefinite plural)
þjófnaðanna (definite genitive plural)


Þjóðverji

Þjóðverji m (genitive singular Þjóðverja, nominative plural Þjóðverjar)

Þjóðverja (genitive singular)
Þjóðverjar (nominative plural)
Þjóðverji (indefinite nominative singular)
Þjóðverjinn (definite nominative singular)
Þjóðverjar (indefinite nominative plural)
Þjóðverjarnir (definite nominative plural)
Þjóðverja (accusative indefinite singular)
Þjóðverjann (accusative definite singular)
Þjóðverja (accusative indefinite plural)
Þjóðverjana (accusative definite plural)
Þjóðverja (dative indefinite singular)
Þjóðverjanum (dative definite singular)
Þjóðverjum (dative indefinite plural)
Þjóðverjunum (dative definite plural)
Þjóðverja (genitive indefinite singular)
Þjóðverjans (definite genitive singular)
Þjóðverja (genitive indefinite plural)
Þjóðverjanna (definite genitive plural)


þrumuveður

þrumuveður n (genitive singular þrumuveðurs, nominative plural þrumuveður)

þrumuveðurs (genitive singular)
þrumuveður (nominative plural)
þrumuveður (indefinite nominative singular)
þrumuveðrið (definite nominative singular)
þrumuveður (indefinite nominative plural)
þrumuveðrin (definite nominative plural)
þrumuveður (accusative indefinite singular)
þrumuveðrið (accusative definite singular)
þrumuveður (accusative indefinite plural)
þrumuveðrin (accusative definite plural)
þrumuveðri (dative indefinite singular)
þrumuveðrinu (dative definite singular)
þrumuveðrum (dative indefinite plural)
þrumuveðrunum (dative definite plural)
þrumuveðurs (genitive indefinite singular)
þrumuveðursins (definite genitive singular)
þrumuveðra (genitive indefinite plural)
þrumuveðranna (definite genitive plural)

From þruma (roll of thunder) + veður (weather).


þýða

is-noun

þýða f (genitive singular þýðu, no plural)

þýðu (genitive singular)
þýða (indefinite nominative singular)
þýðan (definite nominative singular)
þýðu (accusative indefinite singular)
þýðuna (accusative definite singular)
þýðu (dative indefinite singular)
þýðunni (dative definite singular)
þýðu (genitive indefinite singular)
þýðunnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse þýða (“kindness; affection”).


þyngd

þyngd f (genitive singular þyngdar, nominative plural þyngdir)

þyngdar (genitive singular)
þyngdir (nominative plural)
þyngd (indefinite nominative singular)
þyngdin (definite nominative singular)
þyngdir (indefinite nominative plural)
þyngdirnar (definite nominative plural)
þyngd (accusative indefinite singular)
þyngdina (accusative definite singular)
þyngdir (accusative indefinite plural)
þyngdirnar (accusative definite plural)
þyngd (dative indefinite singular)
þyngdinni (dative definite singular)
þyngdum (dative indefinite plural)
þyngdunum (dative definite plural)
þyngdar (genitive indefinite singular)
þyngdarinnar (definite genitive singular)
þyngda (genitive indefinite plural)
þyngdanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic *þungiþō.


þýðandi

þýðandi m (genitive singular þýðanda, nominative plural þýðendur)

þýðanda (genitive singular)
þýðendur (nominative plural)
þýðandi (indefinite nominative singular)
þýðandinn (definite nominative singular)
þýðendur (indefinite nominative plural)
þýðendurnir (definite nominative plural)
þýðanda (accusative indefinite singular)
þýðandann (accusative definite singular)
þýðendur (accusative indefinite plural)
þýðendurna (accusative definite plural)
þýðanda (dative indefinite singular)
þýðandanum (dative definite singular)
þýðendum (dative indefinite plural)
þýðöndum (dative indefinite plural)
þýðendunum (dative definite plural)
þýðöndunum (dative definite plural)
þýðanda (genitive indefinite singular)
þýðandans (definite genitive singular)
þýðenda (genitive indefinite plural)
þýðanda (genitive indefinite plural)
þýðendanna (definite genitive plural)
þýðandanna (definite genitive plural)

From þýða (“to translate”) + -andi (deverbal agentive suffix).

af

Hvaða þýðanda notarðu?


ökutæki

is-noun

ökutæki n (genitive singular ökutækis, nominative plural ökutæki)

ökutækis (genitive singular)
ökutæki (nominative plural)
ökutæki (indefinite nominative singular)
ökutækið (definite nominative singular)
ökutæki (indefinite nominative plural)
ökutækin (definite nominative plural)
ökutæki (accusative indefinite singular)
ökutækið (accusative definite singular)
ökutæki (accusative indefinite plural)
ökutækin (accusative definite plural)
ökutæki (dative indefinite singular)
ökutækinu (dative definite singular)
ökutækjum (dative indefinite plural)
ökutækjunum (dative definite plural)
ökutækis (genitive indefinite singular)
ökutækisins (definite genitive singular)
ökutækja (genitive indefinite plural)
ökutækjanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈœːkʏˌtʰaiːcɪ/


öngull

öngull m (genitive singular önguls, nominative plural önglar)

önguls (genitive singular)
önglar (nominative plural)
öngull (indefinite nominative singular)
öngullinn (definite nominative singular)
önglar (indefinite nominative plural)
önglarnir (definite nominative plural)
öngul (accusative indefinite singular)
öngulinn (accusative definite singular)
öngla (accusative indefinite plural)
önglana (accusative definite plural)
öngli (dative indefinite singular)
önglinum (dative definite singular)
önglum (dative indefinite plural)
önglunum (dative definite plural)
önguls (genitive indefinite singular)
öngulsins (definite genitive singular)
öngla (genitive indefinite plural)
önglanna (definite genitive plural)


öryggisbelti

öryggisbelti n (genitive singular öryggisbeltis, nominative plural öryggisbelti)

öryggisbeltis (genitive singular)
öryggisbelti (nominative plural)
öryggisbelti (indefinite nominative singular)
öryggisbeltið (definite nominative singular)
öryggisbelti (indefinite nominative plural)
öryggisbeltin (definite nominative plural)
öryggisbelti (accusative indefinite singular)
öryggisbeltið (accusative definite singular)
öryggisbelti (accusative indefinite plural)
öryggisbeltin (accusative definite plural)
öryggisbelti (dative indefinite singular)
öryggisbeltinu (dative definite singular)
öryggisbeltum (dative indefinite plural)
öryggisbeltunum (dative definite plural)
öryggisbeltis (genitive indefinite singular)
öryggisbeltisins (definite genitive singular)
öryggisbelta (genitive indefinite plural)
öryggisbeltanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈœːrɪcːɪsˌpɛl̥tɪ/

From öryggi (“safety”) + belti (“belt”).


bur

bur m (genitive singular burs, nominative plural burir)

burs (genitive singular)
burir (nominative plural)
bur (indefinite nominative singular)
burinn (definite nominative singular)
burir (indefinite nominative plural)
burirnir (definite nominative plural)
bur (accusative indefinite singular)
burinn (accusative definite singular)
buru (accusative indefinite plural)
buri (accusative indefinite plural)
burina (accusative definite plural)
bur (dative indefinite singular)
burnum (dative definite singular)
burum (dative indefinite plural)
burunum (dative definite plural)
burs (genitive indefinite singular)
bursins (definite genitive singular)
bura (genitive indefinite plural)
buranna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

m,,ir.accplu􂀿set phrases, poetic􂁀:i􂀿technically rare􂁀/i

From Old Norse burr, from Proto-Germanic *buriz. Cognate with Old English byre (“descendant, son”).


úlfur

is-noun

úlfur m (genitive singular úlfs, nominative plural úlfar)

úlfs (genitive singular)
úlfar (nominative plural)
úlfur (indefinite nominative singular)
úlfurinn (definite nominative singular)
úlfar (indefinite nominative plural)
úlfarnir (definite nominative plural)
úlf (accusative indefinite singular)
úlfinn (accusative definite singular)
úlfa (accusative indefinite plural)
úlfana (accusative definite plural)
úlfi (dative indefinite singular)
úlfinum (dative definite singular)
úlfum (dative indefinite plural)
úlfunum (dative definite plural)
úlfs (genitive indefinite singular)
úlfsins (definite genitive singular)
úlfa (genitive indefinite plural)
úlfanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse úlfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.


tía

tía f (genitive singular tíu, nominative plural tíur)

tíu (genitive singular)
tíur (nominative plural)
tía (indefinite nominative singular)
tían (definite nominative singular)
tíur (indefinite nominative plural)
tíurnar (definite nominative plural)
tíu (accusative indefinite singular)
tíuna (accusative definite singular)
tíur (accusative indefinite plural)
tíurnar (accusative definite plural)
tíu (dative indefinite singular)
tíunni (dative definite singular)
tíum (dative indefinite plural)
tíunum (dative definite plural)
tíu (genitive indefinite singular)
tíunnar (definite genitive singular)
tía (genitive indefinite plural)
tíanna (definite genitive plural)

Formed from the numeral tíu, perhaps by directly reanalizing the -u as the weak feminine oblique suffix in environments where tíu is the object in a sentence. Compare nía and átta, also fimma, sexa, sjöa.

ten (playing card, bus, etc., numbered 10)


nyt

nyt f (genitive singular nytjar or nytar, nominative plural nytjar or nytar)

nytjar (genitive singular)
nytar (genitive singular)
nytjar (nominative plural)
nytar (nominative plural)
nyt (indefinite nominative singular)
nytin (definite nominative singular)
nytjar (indefinite nominative plural)
nytar (indefinite nominative plural)
nytjarnar (definite nominative plural)
nytarnar (definite nominative plural)
nyt (accusative indefinite singular)
nytina (accusative definite singular)
nytjar (accusative indefinite plural)
nytar (accusative indefinite plural)
nytjarnar (accusative definite plural)
nytarnar (accusative definite plural)
nyt (dative indefinite singular)
nytinni (dative definite singular)
nytjum (dative indefinite plural)
nytum (dative indefinite plural)
nytjunum (dative definite plural)
nytunum (dative definite plural)
nytjar (genitive indefinite singular)
nytar (genitive indefinite singular)
nytjarinnar (definite genitive singular)
nytarinnar (definite genitive singular)
nytja (genitive indefinite plural)
nyta (genitive indefinite plural)
nytjanna (definite genitive plural)
nytanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse nyt, from Proto-Germanic *nutjō (“profit; yield”).

the amount of milk produced by a sheep or cow; yield


mund

mund f (genitive singular mundar, nominative plural mundir)

mundar (genitive singular)
mundir (nominative plural)
mund (indefinite nominative singular)
mundin (definite nominative singular)
mundir (indefinite nominative plural)
mundirnar (definite nominative plural)
mund (accusative indefinite singular)
mundina (accusative definite singular)
mundir (accusative indefinite plural)
mundirnar (accusative definite plural)
mund (dative indefinite singular)
mundinni (dative definite singular)
mundum (dative indefinite plural)
mundunum (dative definite plural)
mundar (genitive indefinite singular)
mundarinnar (definite genitive singular)
munda (genitive indefinite plural)
mundanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse mund, from Proto-Germanic *mundō.


mund

mund f (genitive singular mundar, nominative plural mundir) or
mund n (genitive singular munds, no plural)

mund (canonical feminine)
mund (canonical neuter)
mundar (genitive singular)
mundir (nominative plural)
munds (genitive singular)
mund (indefinite nominative singular)
mundin (definite nominative singular)
mundir (indefinite nominative plural)
mundirnar (definite nominative plural)
mund (accusative indefinite singular)
mundina (accusative definite singular)
mundir (accusative indefinite plural)
mundirnar (accusative definite plural)
mund (dative indefinite singular)
mundinni (dative definite singular)
mundum (dative indefinite plural)
mundunum (dative definite plural)
mundar (genitive indefinite singular)
mundarinnar (definite genitive singular)
munda (genitive indefinite plural)
mundanna (definite genitive plural)
mund (indefinite nominative singular)
mundið (definite nominative singular)
mund (accusative indefinite singular)
mundið (accusative definite singular)
mundi (dative indefinite singular)
mundinu (dative definite singular)
munds (genitive indefinite singular)
mundsins (definite genitive singular)

Related to Old Norse munda (“to aim, to strive”), Old High German muntar (“keen, eager”), from Proto-Germanic *mundraz (“alert”).


postuli

postuli m (genitive singular postula, nominative plural postular)

postula (genitive singular)
postular (nominative plural)
postuli (indefinite nominative singular)
postulinn (definite nominative singular)
postular (indefinite nominative plural)
postularnir (definite nominative plural)
postula (accusative indefinite singular)
postulann (accusative definite singular)
postula (accusative indefinite plural)
postulana (accusative definite plural)
postula (dative indefinite singular)
postulanum (dative definite singular)
postulum (dative indefinite plural)
postulunum (dative definite plural)
postula (genitive indefinite singular)
postulans (definite genitive singular)
postula (genitive indefinite plural)
postulanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse postuli, postoli, from Old English apostol, postol, from Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).


festi

festi f (genitive singular festar, nominative plural festar)

festar (genitive singular)
festar (nominative plural)
festi (indefinite nominative singular)
festin (definite nominative singular)
festar (indefinite nominative plural)
festarnar (definite nominative plural)
festi (accusative indefinite singular)
festina (accusative definite singular)
festar (accusative indefinite plural)
festarnar (accusative definite plural)
festi (dative indefinite singular)
festinni (dative definite singular)
festum (dative indefinite plural)
festunum (dative definite plural)
festar (genitive indefinite singular)
festarinnar (definite genitive singular)
festa (genitive indefinite plural)
festanna (definite genitive plural)


þegn

þegn m (genitive singular þegns, nominative plural þegnar)

þegns (genitive singular)
þegnar (nominative plural)
þegn (indefinite nominative singular)
þegninn (definite nominative singular)
þegnar (indefinite nominative plural)
þegnarnir (definite nominative plural)
þegn (accusative indefinite singular)
þegninn (accusative definite singular)
þegna (accusative indefinite plural)
þegnana (accusative definite plural)
þegni (dative indefinite singular)
þegninum (dative definite singular)
þegnum (dative indefinite plural)
þegnunum (dative definite plural)
þegns (genitive indefinite singular)
þegnsins (definite genitive singular)
þegna (genitive indefinite plural)
þegnanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz. Cognate with English thane, German Degen.


nauðsyn

nauðsyn f (genitive singular nauðsynjar, nominative plural nauðsynjar)

nauðsynjar (genitive singular)
nauðsynjar (nominative plural)
nauðsyn (indefinite nominative singular)
nauðsynin (definite nominative singular)
nauðsynjar (indefinite nominative plural)
nauðsynjarnar (definite nominative plural)
nauðsyn (accusative indefinite singular)
nauðsynina (accusative definite singular)
nauðsynjar (accusative indefinite plural)
nauðsynjarnar (accusative definite plural)
nauðsyn (dative indefinite singular)
nauðsyninni (dative definite singular)
nauðsynjum (dative indefinite plural)
nauðsynjunum (dative definite plural)
nauðsynjar (genitive indefinite singular)
nauðsynjarinnar (definite genitive singular)
nauðsynja (genitive indefinite plural)
nauðsynjanna (definite genitive plural)


bending

bending f (genitive singular bendingar, nominative plural bendingar)

bendingar (genitive singular)
bendingar (nominative plural)
bending (indefinite nominative singular)
bendingin (definite nominative singular)
bendingar (indefinite nominative plural)
bendingarnar (definite nominative plural)
bendingu (accusative indefinite singular)
bendinguna (accusative definite singular)
bendingar (accusative indefinite plural)
bendingarnar (accusative definite plural)
bendingu (dative indefinite singular)
bendingunni (dative definite singular)
bendingum (dative indefinite plural)
bendingunum (dative definite plural)
bendingar (genitive indefinite singular)
bendingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bendinga (genitive indefinite plural)
bendinganna (definite genitive plural)


þorn

þorn n (genitive singular þorns, nominative plural þorn)

þorns (genitive singular)
þorn (nominative plural)
þorn (indefinite nominative singular)
þornið (definite nominative singular)
þorn (indefinite nominative plural)
þornin (definite nominative plural)
þorn (accusative indefinite singular)
þornið (accusative definite singular)
þorn (accusative indefinite plural)
þornin (accusative definite plural)
þorni (dative indefinite singular)
þorninu (dative definite singular)
þornum (dative indefinite plural)
þornunum (dative definite plural)
þorns (genitive indefinite singular)
þornsins (definite genitive singular)
þorna (genitive indefinite plural)
þornanna (definite genitive plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter Þ/þ.


dé

dé n (genitive singular dés, nominative plural dé)

dés (genitive singular)
dé (nominative plural)
dé (indefinite nominative singular)
déið (definite nominative singular)
dé (indefinite nominative plural)
déin (definite nominative plural)
dé (accusative indefinite singular)
déið (accusative definite singular)
dé (accusative indefinite plural)
déin (accusative definite plural)
déi (dative indefinite singular)
déinu (dative definite singular)
déum (dative indefinite plural)
déunum (dative definite plural)
dés (genitive indefinite singular)
désins (definite genitive singular)
déa (genitive indefinite plural)
déanna (definite genitive plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.


frosk

indefinite accusative singular of froskur


ær

ær f (genitive singular ær, nominative plural ær)

ær (genitive singular)
ær (nominative plural)
ær (indefinite nominative singular)
ærin (definite nominative singular)
ær (indefinite nominative plural)
ærnar (definite nominative plural)
á (accusative indefinite singular)
ána (accusative definite singular)
ær (accusative indefinite plural)
ærnar (accusative definite plural)
á (dative indefinite singular)
ánni (dative definite singular)
ám (dative indefinite plural)
ánum (dative definite plural)
ær (genitive indefinite singular)
ærinnar (definite genitive singular)
áa (genitive indefinite plural)
ánna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse ær, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.


keisari

keisari m (genitive singular keisara, nominative plural keisarar)

keisara (genitive singular)
keisarar (nominative plural)
keisari (indefinite nominative singular)
keisarinn (definite nominative singular)
keisarar (indefinite nominative plural)
keisararnir (definite nominative plural)
keisara (accusative indefinite singular)
keisarann (accusative definite singular)
keisara (accusative indefinite plural)
keisarana (accusative definite plural)
keisara (dative indefinite singular)
keisaranum (dative definite singular)
keisurum (dative indefinite plural)
keisurunum (dative definite plural)
keisara (genitive indefinite singular)
keisarans (definite genitive singular)
keisara (genitive indefinite plural)
keisaranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse keisari, from Middle Low German keiser, keisar keisur originally from the Latin name Caesar.


dós

dós f (genitive singular dósar, nominative plural dósir)

dósar (genitive singular)
dósir (nominative plural)
dós (indefinite nominative singular)
dósin (definite nominative singular)
dósir (indefinite nominative plural)
dósirnar (definite nominative plural)
dós (accusative indefinite singular)
dósina (accusative definite singular)
dósir (accusative indefinite plural)
dósirnar (accusative definite plural)
dós (dative indefinite singular)
dósinni (dative definite singular)
dósum (dative indefinite plural)
dósunum (dative definite plural)
dósar (genitive indefinite singular)
dósarinnar (definite genitive singular)
dósa (genitive indefinite plural)
dósanna (definite genitive plural)


efli

efli n (genitive singular eflis, no plural)

eflis (genitive singular)
efli (indefinite nominative singular)
eflið (definite nominative singular)
efli (accusative indefinite singular)
eflið (accusative definite singular)
efli (dative indefinite singular)
eflinu (dative definite singular)
eflis (genitive indefinite singular)
eflisins (definite genitive singular)


hneta

hneta f (genitive singular hnetu, nominative plural hnetur)

hnetu (genitive singular)
hnetur (nominative plural)
hneta (indefinite nominative singular)
hnetan (definite nominative singular)
hnetur (indefinite nominative plural)
hneturnar (definite nominative plural)
hnetu (accusative indefinite singular)
hnetuna (accusative definite singular)
hnetur (accusative indefinite plural)
hneturnar (accusative definite plural)
hnetu (dative indefinite singular)
hnetunni (dative definite singular)
hnetum (dative indefinite plural)
hnetunum (dative definite plural)
hnetu (genitive indefinite singular)
hnetunnar (definite genitive singular)
hneta (genitive indefinite plural)
hnetanna (definite genitive plural)


hraun

hraun n (genitive singular hrauns, nominative plural hraun)

hrauns (genitive singular)
hraun (nominative plural)
hraun (indefinite nominative singular)
hraunið (definite nominative singular)
hraun (indefinite nominative plural)
hraunin (definite nominative plural)
hraun (accusative indefinite singular)
hraunið (accusative definite singular)
hraun (accusative indefinite plural)
hraunin (accusative definite plural)
hrauni (dative indefinite singular)
hrauninu (dative definite singular)
hraunum (dative indefinite plural)
hraununum (dative definite plural)
hrauns (genitive indefinite singular)
hraunsins (definite genitive singular)
hrauna (genitive indefinite plural)
hraunanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hraun, according to Pokorny, from the same source as Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“haystack, pile”).


hval

indefinite accusative singular of hvalur


mús

is-noun

mús f (genitive singular músar, nominative plural mýs)

músar (genitive singular)
mýs (nominative plural)
mús (indefinite nominative singular)
músin (definite nominative singular)
mýs (indefinite nominative plural)
mýsnar (definite nominative plural)
mús (accusative indefinite singular)
músina (accusative definite singular)
mýs (accusative indefinite plural)
mýsnar (accusative definite plural)
mús (dative indefinite singular)
músinni (dative definite singular)
músum (dative indefinite plural)
músunum (dative definite plural)
músar (genitive indefinite singular)
músarinnar (definite genitive singular)
músa (genitive indefinite plural)
músanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse mús from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múHs.
The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Systir mín sá mús í gær!

Réttu mér músina.


mús

mús f (genitive singular músar, no plural)

músar (genitive singular)
mús (indefinite nominative singular)
músin (definite nominative singular)
mús (accusative indefinite singular)
músina (accusative definite singular)
mús (dative indefinite singular)
músinni (dative definite singular)
músar (genitive indefinite singular)
músarinnar (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Danish mos, from Middle Low German môs, from Old Saxon *mōs, from Proto-West Germanic *mōs.


nes

nes n (genitive singular ness, nominative plural nes)

ness (genitive singular)
nes (nominative plural)
nes (indefinite nominative singular)
nesið (definite nominative singular)
nes (indefinite nominative plural)
nesin (definite nominative plural)
nes (accusative indefinite singular)
nesið (accusative definite singular)
nes (accusative indefinite plural)
nesin (accusative definite plural)
nesi (dative indefinite singular)
nesinu (dative definite singular)
nesjum (dative indefinite plural)
nesjunum (dative definite plural)
ness (genitive indefinite singular)
nessins (definite genitive singular)
nesja (genitive indefinite plural)
nesjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse nes (“headland”), from Proto-Germanic *nasją. Cognate with Old English næs (> English ness and naze); Swedish näs, German Nase. Compare also Latin nasus (“nose”) and Icelandic nös (“nostril”).

a headland, a cape, a ness projecting to the sea or lake, a promontory


langa

langa f (genitive singular löngu, nominative plural löngur)

löngu (genitive singular)
löngur (nominative plural)
langa (indefinite nominative singular)
langan (definite nominative singular)
löngur (indefinite nominative plural)
löngurnar (definite nominative plural)
löngu (accusative indefinite singular)
lönguna (accusative definite singular)
löngur (accusative indefinite plural)
löngurnar (accusative definite plural)
löngu (dative indefinite singular)
löngunni (dative definite singular)
löngum (dative indefinite plural)
löngunum (dative definite plural)
löngu (genitive indefinite singular)
löngunnar (definite genitive singular)
langna (genitive indefinite plural)
langa (genitive indefinite plural)
langnanna (definite genitive plural)
langanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse langa; compare Faroese longa.


langa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

inflection of langur:
accusative indefinite plural

inflection of langur:
genitive indefinite plural


happ

is-noun

happ n (genitive singular happs, nominative plural höpp)

happs (genitive singular)
höpp (nominative plural)
happ (indefinite nominative singular)
happið (definite nominative singular)
höpp (indefinite nominative plural)
höppin (definite nominative plural)
happ (accusative indefinite singular)
happið (accusative definite singular)
höpp (accusative indefinite plural)
höppin (accusative definite plural)
happi (dative indefinite singular)
happinu (dative definite singular)
höppum (dative indefinite plural)
höppunum (dative definite plural)
happs (genitive indefinite singular)
happsins (definite genitive singular)
happa (genitive indefinite plural)
happanna (definite genitive plural)


epli

epli n (genitive singular eplis, nominative plural epli)

eplis (genitive singular)
epli (nominative plural)
epli (indefinite nominative singular)
eplið (definite nominative singular)
epli (indefinite nominative plural)
eplin (definite nominative plural)
epli (accusative indefinite singular)
eplið (accusative definite singular)
epli (accusative indefinite plural)
eplin (accusative definite plural)
epli (dative indefinite singular)
eplinu (dative definite singular)
eplum (dative indefinite plural)
eplunum (dative definite plural)
eplis (genitive indefinite singular)
eplisins (definite genitive singular)
epla (genitive indefinite plural)
eplanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse epli, from Proto-Germanic *apaliją, *apluz (“apple, fruit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.


perla

perla f (genitive singular perlu, nominative plural perlur)

perlu (genitive singular)
perlur (nominative plural)
perla (indefinite nominative singular)
perlan (definite nominative singular)
perlur (indefinite nominative plural)
perlurnar (definite nominative plural)
perlu (accusative indefinite singular)
perluna (accusative definite singular)
perlur (accusative indefinite plural)
perlurnar (accusative definite plural)
perlu (dative indefinite singular)
perlunni (dative definite singular)
perlum (dative indefinite plural)
perlunum (dative definite plural)
perlu (genitive indefinite singular)
perlunnar (definite genitive singular)
perla (genitive indefinite plural)
perlna (genitive indefinite plural)
perlanna (definite genitive plural)
perlnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse perla, a borrowing from Middle Low German perle, from Old Saxon perula, from Medieval Latin perla.


raun

raun f (genitive singular raunar, nominative plural raunir)

raunar (genitive singular)
raunir (nominative plural)
raun (indefinite nominative singular)
raunin (definite nominative singular)
raunir (indefinite nominative plural)
raunirnar (definite nominative plural)
raun (accusative indefinite singular)
raunina (accusative definite singular)
raunir (accusative indefinite plural)
raunirnar (accusative definite plural)
raun (dative indefinite singular)
rauninni (dative definite singular)
raunum (dative indefinite plural)
raununum (dative definite plural)
raunar (genitive indefinite singular)
raunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
rauna (genitive indefinite plural)
raunanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse raun, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₁rou-neh₂-, which could be related to Ancient Greek ἔρομαι (éromai, “to ask”).

komast að raun um

to come to know about, to learn the truth about, to ascertain

rata í raunir

to run into trouble, to suffer misfortune

Icelandic translation of Psalms 34:20

Many are the troubles of a righteous man, but the Lord delivers him from them all.

Margar eru raunir réttláts manns, en Drottinn frelsar hann úr þeim öllum.


aðaláhugamál

aðaláhugamál n (genitive singular aðaláhugamáls, nominative plural aðaláhugamál)

aðaláhugamáls (genitive singular)
aðaláhugamál (nominative plural)
aðaláhugamál (indefinite nominative singular)
aðaláhugamálið (definite nominative singular)
aðaláhugamál (indefinite nominative plural)
aðaláhugamálin (definite nominative plural)
aðaláhugamál (accusative indefinite singular)
aðaláhugamálið (accusative definite singular)
aðaláhugamál (accusative indefinite plural)
aðaláhugamálin (accusative definite plural)
aðaláhugamáli (dative indefinite singular)
aðaláhugamálinu (dative definite singular)
aðaláhugamálum (dative indefinite plural)
aðaláhugamálunum (dative definite plural)
aðaláhugamáls (genitive indefinite singular)
aðaláhugamálsins (definite genitive singular)
aðaláhugamála (genitive indefinite plural)
aðaláhugamálanna (definite genitive plural)

From aðal- (“main”) + áhugamál (“interest, hobby”).


afgreiðslustúlka

is-noun

afgreiðslustúlka f (genitive singular afgreiðslustúlku, nominative plural afgreiðslustúlkur)

afgreiðslustúlku (genitive singular)
afgreiðslustúlkur (nominative plural)
afgreiðslustúlka (indefinite nominative singular)
afgreiðslustúlkan (definite nominative singular)
afgreiðslustúlkur (indefinite nominative plural)
afgreiðslustúlkurnar (definite nominative plural)
afgreiðslustúlku (accusative indefinite singular)
afgreiðslustúlkuna (accusative definite singular)
afgreiðslustúlkur (accusative indefinite plural)
afgreiðslustúlkurnar (accusative definite plural)
afgreiðslustúlku (dative indefinite singular)
afgreiðslustúlkunni (dative definite singular)
afgreiðslustúlkum (dative indefinite plural)
afgreiðslustúlkunum (dative definite plural)
afgreiðslustúlku (genitive indefinite singular)
afgreiðslustúlkunnar (definite genitive singular)
afgreiðslustúlkna (genitive indefinite plural)
afgreiðslustúlknanna (definite genitive plural)

From afgreiðsla (“service”) + stúlka (“girl”).


afmæli

is-noun

afmæli n (genitive singular afmælis, nominative plural afmæli)

afmælis (genitive singular)
afmæli (nominative plural)
afmæli (indefinite nominative singular)
afmælið (definite nominative singular)
afmæli (indefinite nominative plural)
afmælin (definite nominative plural)
afmæli (accusative indefinite singular)
afmælið (accusative definite singular)
afmæli (accusative indefinite plural)
afmælin (accusative definite plural)
afmæli (dative indefinite singular)
afmælinu (dative definite singular)
afmælum (dative indefinite plural)
afmælunum (dative definite plural)
afmælis (genitive indefinite singular)
afmælisins (definite genitive singular)
afmæla (genitive indefinite plural)
afmælanna (definite genitive plural)

Veistu hver átti afmæli í dag?

Do you know whose birthday it was today?

(informal) birthday party, birthday celebration


appelsína

appelsína f (genitive singular appelsínu, nominative plural appelsínur)

appelsínu (genitive singular)
appelsínur (nominative plural)
appelsína (indefinite nominative singular)
appelsínan (definite nominative singular)
appelsínur (indefinite nominative plural)
appelsínurnar (definite nominative plural)
appelsínu (accusative indefinite singular)
appelsínuna (accusative definite singular)
appelsínur (accusative indefinite plural)
appelsínurnar (accusative definite plural)
appelsínu (dative indefinite singular)
appelsínunni (dative definite singular)
appelsínum (dative indefinite plural)
appelsínunum (dative definite plural)
appelsínu (genitive indefinite singular)
appelsínunnar (definite genitive singular)
appelsína (genitive indefinite plural)
appelsínanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish appelsin, possibly derived from Dutch appelsien (“orange”, literally “Chinese apple”), a calque of French pomme de Sine (“apple from China”).


apríl

is-noun

apríl m (genitive singular apríl or (in 19th century texts) apríls, no plural)

apríl (genitive singular)
apríls (genitive singular)
apríl (indefinite nominative singular)
apríl (accusative indefinite singular)
apríl (dative indefinite singular)
apríl (genitive indefinite singular)
apríls (genitive indefinite singular)

is-ndecl

m,-:s􂀿in 19th century texts􂁀.sg.indef.dat-


kost

indefinite accusative singular of kostur


atvinnumaður

is-noun

atvinnumaður m (genitive singular atvinnumanns, nominative plural atvinnumenn)

atvinnumanns (genitive singular)
atvinnumenn (nominative plural)
atvinnumaður (indefinite nominative singular)
atvinnumaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
atvinnumenn (indefinite nominative plural)
atvinnumennirnir (definite nominative plural)
atvinnumann (accusative indefinite singular)
atvinnumanninn (accusative definite singular)
atvinnumenn (accusative indefinite plural)
atvinnumennina (accusative definite plural)
atvinnumanni (dative indefinite singular)
atvinnumanninum (dative definite singular)
atvinnumönnum (dative indefinite plural)
atvinnumönnunum (dative definite plural)
atvinnumanns (genitive indefinite singular)
atvinnumannsins (definite genitive singular)
atvinnumanna (genitive indefinite plural)
atvinnumannanna (definite genitive plural)

From atvinna (“profession”) + maður (“man”).


auglýsing

auglýsing f (genitive singular auglýsingar, nominative plural auglýsingar)

auglýsingar (genitive singular)
auglýsingar (nominative plural)
auglýsing (indefinite nominative singular)
auglýsingin (definite nominative singular)
auglýsingar (indefinite nominative plural)
auglýsingarnar (definite nominative plural)
auglýsingu (accusative indefinite singular)
auglýsinguna (accusative definite singular)
auglýsingar (accusative indefinite plural)
auglýsingarnar (accusative definite plural)
auglýsingu (dative indefinite singular)
auglýsingunni (dative definite singular)
auglýsingum (dative indefinite plural)
auglýsingunum (dative definite plural)
auglýsingar (genitive indefinite singular)
auglýsingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
auglýsinga (genitive indefinite plural)
auglýsinganna (definite genitive plural)


auglýsingadeild

auglýsingadeild f (genitive singular auglýsingadeildar, nominative plural auglýsingadeildir)

auglýsingadeildar (genitive singular)
auglýsingadeildir (nominative plural)
auglýsingadeild (indefinite nominative singular)
auglýsingadeildin (definite nominative singular)
auglýsingadeildir (indefinite nominative plural)
auglýsingadeildirnar (definite nominative plural)
auglýsingadeild (accusative indefinite singular)
auglýsingadeildina (accusative definite singular)
auglýsingadeildir (accusative indefinite plural)
auglýsingadeildirnar (accusative definite plural)
auglýsingadeild (dative indefinite singular)
auglýsingadeildinni (dative definite singular)
auglýsingadeildum (dative indefinite plural)
auglýsingadeildunum (dative definite plural)
auglýsingadeildar (genitive indefinite singular)
auglýsingadeildarinnar (definite genitive singular)
auglýsingadeilda (genitive indefinite plural)
auglýsingadeildanna (definite genitive plural)


auglýsingastofa

auglýsingastofa f (genitive singular auglýsingastofu, nominative plural auglýsingastofur)

auglýsingastofu (genitive singular)
auglýsingastofur (nominative plural)
auglýsingastofa (indefinite nominative singular)
auglýsingastofan (definite nominative singular)
auglýsingastofur (indefinite nominative plural)
auglýsingastofurnar (definite nominative plural)
auglýsingastofu (accusative indefinite singular)
auglýsingastofuna (accusative definite singular)
auglýsingastofur (accusative indefinite plural)
auglýsingastofurnar (accusative definite plural)
auglýsingastofu (dative indefinite singular)
auglýsingastofunni (dative definite singular)
auglýsingastofum (dative indefinite plural)
auglýsingastofunum (dative definite plural)
auglýsingastofu (genitive indefinite singular)
auglýsingastofunnar (definite genitive singular)
auglýsingastofa (genitive indefinite plural)
auglýsingastofanna (definite genitive plural)


augnablik

augnablik n (genitive singular augnabliks, nominative plural augnablik)

augnabliks (genitive singular)
augnablik (nominative plural)
augnablik (indefinite nominative singular)
augnablikið (definite nominative singular)
augnablik (indefinite nominative plural)
augnablikin (definite nominative plural)
augnablik (accusative indefinite singular)
augnablikið (accusative definite singular)
augnablik (accusative indefinite plural)
augnablikin (accusative definite plural)
augnabliki (dative indefinite singular)
augnablikinu (dative definite singular)
augnablikum (dative indefinite plural)
augnablikunum (dative definite plural)
augnabliks (genitive indefinite singular)
augnabliksins (definite genitive singular)
augnablika (genitive indefinite plural)
augnablikanna (definite genitive plural)

From auga (“eye”) + blik (“twinkle”). Compare Danish øjeblik, Swedish ögonblick, Dutch ogenblik, German Augenblick, Yiddish אויגנבליק (oygnblik), and English eyeblink.

Nennirðu að bíða í augnablik? Ég er í símanum.

Could you wait just a moment? I’m on the phone.


ágúst

ágúst m (genitive singular ágúst or (in 19th century texts) ágústs, no plural)

ágúst (genitive singular)
ágústs (genitive singular)
ágúst (indefinite nominative singular)
ágúst (accusative indefinite singular)
ágúst (dative indefinite singular)
ágúst (genitive indefinite singular)
ágústs (genitive indefinite singular)


áhugaleikari

áhugaleikari m (genitive singular áhugaleikara, nominative plural áhugaleikarar)

áhugaleikara (genitive singular)
áhugaleikarar (nominative plural)
áhugaleikari (indefinite nominative singular)
áhugaleikarinn (definite nominative singular)
áhugaleikarar (indefinite nominative plural)
áhugaleikararnir (definite nominative plural)
áhugaleikara (accusative indefinite singular)
áhugaleikarann (accusative definite singular)
áhugaleikara (accusative indefinite plural)
áhugaleikarana (accusative definite plural)
áhugaleikara (dative indefinite singular)
áhugaleikaranum (dative definite singular)
áhugaleikurum (dative indefinite plural)
áhugaleikurunum (dative definite plural)
áhugaleikara (genitive indefinite singular)
áhugaleikarans (definite genitive singular)
áhugaleikara (genitive indefinite plural)
áhugaleikaranna (definite genitive plural)


áhugi

áhugi m (genitive singular áhuga, no plural)

áhuga (genitive singular)
áhugi (indefinite nominative singular)
áhuginn (definite nominative singular)
áhuga (accusative indefinite singular)
áhugann (accusative definite singular)
áhuga (dative indefinite singular)
áhuganum (dative definite singular)
áhuga (genitive indefinite singular)
áhugans (definite genitive singular)

interest (attention, concern) [with fyrir (+ dative) ‘in’]


regnboga

inflection of regnbogi:
indefinite accusative singular

inflection of regnbogi:
indefinite accusative plural

inflection of regnbogi:
indefinite dative singular

inflection of regnbogi:
indefinite genitive singular

inflection of regnbogi:
indefinite genitive plural


hest

indefinite accusative singular of hestur


prins

prins m (genitive singular prins, nominative plural prinsar)

prins (genitive singular)
prinsar (nominative plural)
prins (indefinite nominative singular)
prinsinn (definite nominative singular)
prinsar (indefinite nominative plural)
prinsarnir (definite nominative plural)
prins (accusative indefinite singular)
prinsinn (accusative definite singular)
prinsa (accusative indefinite plural)
prinsana (accusative definite plural)
prinsi (dative indefinite singular)
prins (dative indefinite singular)
prinsinum (dative definite singular)
prinsum (dative indefinite plural)
prinsunum (dative definite plural)
prins (genitive indefinite singular)
prinsins (definite genitive singular)
prinsa (genitive indefinite plural)
prinsanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse prinz, from Middle Low German prinse, from Latin princeps.


skap

skap n (genitive singular skaps, nominative plural sköp)

skaps (genitive singular)
sköp (nominative plural)
skap (indefinite nominative singular)
skapið (definite nominative singular)
sköp (indefinite nominative plural)
sköpin (definite nominative plural)
skap (accusative indefinite singular)
skapið (accusative definite singular)
sköp (accusative indefinite plural)
sköpin (accusative definite plural)
skapi (dative indefinite singular)
skapinu (dative definite singular)
sköpum (dative indefinite plural)
sköpunum (dative definite plural)
skaps (genitive indefinite singular)
skapsins (definite genitive singular)
skapa (genitive indefinite plural)
skapanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse skap, from Proto-Germanic *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”).

inh

Hann er í þungu skapi.


gen

is-noun

gen n (genitive singular gens, nominative plural gen)

gens (genitive singular)
gen (nominative plural)
gen (indefinite nominative singular)
genið (definite nominative singular)
gen (indefinite nominative plural)
genin (definite nominative plural)
gen (accusative indefinite singular)
genið (accusative definite singular)
gen (accusative indefinite plural)
genin (accusative definite plural)
geni (dative indefinite singular)
geninu (dative definite singular)
genum (dative indefinite plural)
genunum (dative definite plural)
gens (genitive indefinite singular)
gensins (definite genitive singular)
gena (genitive indefinite plural)
genanna (definite genitive plural)


jurt

jurt f (genitive singular jurtar, nominative plural jurtir)

jurtar (genitive singular)
jurtir (nominative plural)
jurt (indefinite nominative singular)
jurtin (definite nominative singular)
jurtir (indefinite nominative plural)
jurtirnar (definite nominative plural)
jurt (accusative indefinite singular)
jurtina (accusative definite singular)
jurtir (accusative indefinite plural)
jurtirnar (accusative definite plural)
jurt (dative indefinite singular)
jurtinni (dative definite singular)
jurtum (dative indefinite plural)
jurtunum (dative definite plural)
jurtar (genitive indefinite singular)
jurtarinnar (definite genitive singular)
jurta (genitive indefinite plural)
jurtanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- and possibly also *urtiz; both from Proto-Germanic *wrōts. Cognate with English wort.

plant (living organism, usually not a tree)


teip

teip f (genitive singular teipar, nominative plural teipar)

teipar (genitive singular)
teipar (nominative plural)
teip (indefinite nominative singular)
teipin (definite nominative singular)
teipar (indefinite nominative plural)
teiparnar (definite nominative plural)
teip (accusative indefinite singular)
teipina (accusative definite singular)
teipar (accusative indefinite plural)
teiparnar (accusative definite plural)
teip (dative indefinite singular)
teipinni (dative definite singular)
teipum (dative indefinite plural)
teipunum (dative definite plural)
teipar (genitive indefinite singular)
teiparinnar (definite genitive singular)
teipa (genitive indefinite plural)
teipanna (definite genitive plural)


sokk

indefinite accusative/dative singular of sokkur


spói

spói m (genitive singular spóa, nominative plural spóar)

spóa (genitive singular)
spóar (nominative plural)
spói (indefinite nominative singular)
spóinn (definite nominative singular)
spóar (indefinite nominative plural)
spóarnir (definite nominative plural)
spóa (accusative indefinite singular)
spóann (accusative definite singular)
spóa (accusative indefinite plural)
spóana (accusative definite plural)
spóa (dative indefinite singular)
spóanum (dative definite singular)
spóum (dative indefinite plural)
spóunum (dative definite plural)
spóa (genitive indefinite singular)
spóans (definite genitive singular)
spóa (genitive indefinite plural)
spóanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse spói. Cognate with Faroese spógvi, Norwegian Nynorsk spove.


flói

flói m (genitive singular flóa, nominative plural flóar)

flóa (genitive singular)
flóar (nominative plural)
flói (indefinite nominative singular)
flóinn (definite nominative singular)
flóar (indefinite nominative plural)
flóarnir (definite nominative plural)
flóa (accusative indefinite singular)
flóann (accusative definite singular)
flóa (accusative indefinite plural)
flóana (accusative definite plural)
flóa (dative indefinite singular)
flóanum (dative definite singular)
flóum (dative indefinite plural)
flóunum (dative definite plural)
flóa (genitive indefinite singular)
flóans (definite genitive singular)
flóa (genitive indefinite plural)
flóanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse flói (“marsh, swamp”), from Proto-Germanic *flōô (“expanse of water”), from Proto-Germanic *flōaną (“to flow, flood”).


lóa

is-noun

lóa f (genitive singular lóu, nominative plural lóur)

lóu (genitive singular)
lóur (nominative plural)
lóa (indefinite nominative singular)
lóan (definite nominative singular)
lóur (indefinite nominative plural)
lóurnar (definite nominative plural)
lóu (accusative indefinite singular)
lóuna (accusative definite singular)
lóur (accusative indefinite plural)
lóurnar (accusative definite plural)
lóu (dative indefinite singular)
lóunni (dative definite singular)
lóum (dative indefinite plural)
lóunum (dative definite plural)
lóu (genitive indefinite singular)
lóunnar (definite genitive singular)
lóa (genitive indefinite plural)
lóanna (definite genitive plural)


bað

bað n (genitive singular baðs, nominative plural böð)

baðs (genitive singular)
böð (nominative plural)
bað (indefinite nominative singular)
baðið (definite nominative singular)
böð (indefinite nominative plural)
böðin (definite nominative plural)
bað (accusative indefinite singular)
baðið (accusative definite singular)
böð (accusative indefinite plural)
böðin (accusative definite plural)
baði (dative indefinite singular)
baðinu (dative definite singular)
böðum (dative indefinite plural)
böðunum (dative definite plural)
baðs (genitive indefinite singular)
baðsins (definite genitive singular)
baða (genitive indefinite plural)
baðanna (definite genitive plural)


barnaherbergi

barnaherbergi n (genitive singular barnaherbergis, nominative plural barnaherbergi)

barnaherbergis (genitive singular)
barnaherbergi (nominative plural)
barnaherbergi (indefinite nominative singular)
barnaherbergið (definite nominative singular)
barnaherbergi (indefinite nominative plural)
barnaherbergin (definite nominative plural)
barnaherbergi (accusative indefinite singular)
barnaherbergið (accusative definite singular)
barnaherbergi (accusative indefinite plural)
barnaherbergin (accusative definite plural)
barnaherbergi (dative indefinite singular)
barnaherberginu (dative definite singular)
barnaherbergjum (dative indefinite plural)
barnaherbergjunum (dative definite plural)
barnaherbergis (genitive indefinite singular)
barnaherbergisins (definite genitive singular)
barnaherbergja (genitive indefinite plural)
barnaherbergjanna (definite genitive plural)


bátsferð

bátsferð f (genitive singular bátsferðar, nominative plural bátsferðir)

bátsferðar (genitive singular)
bátsferðir (nominative plural)
bátsferð (indefinite nominative singular)
bátsferðin (definite nominative singular)
bátsferðir (indefinite nominative plural)
bátsferðirnar (definite nominative plural)
bátsferð (accusative indefinite singular)
bátsferðina (accusative definite singular)
bátsferðir (accusative indefinite plural)
bátsferðirnar (accusative definite plural)
bátsferð (dative indefinite singular)
bátsferðinni (dative definite singular)
bátsferðum (dative indefinite plural)
bátsferðunum (dative definite plural)
bátsferðar (genitive indefinite singular)
bátsferðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bátsferða (genitive indefinite plural)
bátsferðanna (definite genitive plural)


bílstjóri

bílstjóri m (genitive singular bílstjóra, nominative plural bílstjórar)

bílstjóra (genitive singular)
bílstjórar (nominative plural)
bílstjóri (indefinite nominative singular)
bílstjórinn (definite nominative singular)
bílstjórar (indefinite nominative plural)
bílstjórarnir (definite nominative plural)
bílstjóra (accusative indefinite singular)
bílstjórann (accusative definite singular)
bílstjóra (accusative indefinite plural)
bílstjórana (accusative definite plural)
bílstjóra (dative indefinite singular)
bílstjóranum (dative definite singular)
bílstjórum (dative indefinite plural)
bílstjórunum (dative definite plural)
bílstjóra (genitive indefinite singular)
bílstjórans (definite genitive singular)
bílstjóra (genitive indefinite plural)
bílstjóranna (definite genitive plural)


bílskúr

bílskúr m (genitive singular bílskúrs, nominative plural bílskúrar)

bílskúrs (genitive singular)
bílskúrar (nominative plural)
bílskúr (indefinite nominative singular)
bílskúrinn (definite nominative singular)
bílskúrar (indefinite nominative plural)
bílskúrarnir (definite nominative plural)
bílskúr (accusative indefinite singular)
bílskúrinn (accusative definite singular)
bílskúra (accusative indefinite plural)
bílskúrana (accusative definite plural)
bílskúr (dative indefinite singular)
bílskúrnum (dative definite singular)
bílskúrum (dative indefinite plural)
bílskúrunum (dative definite plural)
bílskúrs (genitive indefinite singular)
bílskúrsins (definite genitive singular)
bílskúra (genitive indefinite plural)
bílskúranna (definite genitive plural)

(neologism) garage (for storing a car, etc.)


bíó

bíó n (genitive singular bíós, nominative plural bíó)

bíós (genitive singular)
bíó (nominative plural)
bíó (indefinite nominative singular)
bíóið (definite nominative singular)
bíó (indefinite nominative plural)
bíóin (definite nominative plural)
bíó (accusative indefinite singular)
bíóið (accusative definite singular)
bíó (accusative indefinite plural)
bíóin (accusative definite plural)
bíói (dative indefinite singular)
bíóinu (dative definite singular)
bíóum (dative indefinite plural)
bíóunum (dative definite plural)
bíós (genitive indefinite singular)
bíósins (definite genitive singular)
bíóa (genitive indefinite plural)
bíóanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish bio, shortened from biograf.


blaðamaður

blaðamaður m (genitive singular blaðamanns, nominative plural blaðamenn)

blaðamanns (genitive singular)
blaðamenn (nominative plural)
blaðamaður (indefinite nominative singular)
blaðamaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
blaðamenn (indefinite nominative plural)
blaðamennirnir (definite nominative plural)
blaðamann (accusative indefinite singular)
blaðamanninn (accusative definite singular)
blaðamenn (accusative indefinite plural)
blaðamennina (accusative definite plural)
blaðamanni (dative indefinite singular)
blaðamanninum (dative definite singular)
blaðamönnum (dative indefinite plural)
blaðamönnunum (dative definite plural)
blaðamanns (genitive indefinite singular)
blaðamannsins (definite genitive singular)
blaðamanna (genitive indefinite plural)
blaðamannanna (definite genitive plural)

From blað (“newspaper, magazine”) + maður (“man”).


flagg

is-noun

flagg n (genitive singular flaggs, nominative plural flögg)

flaggs (genitive singular)
flögg (nominative plural)
flagg (indefinite nominative singular)
flaggið (definite nominative singular)
flögg (indefinite nominative plural)
flöggin (definite nominative plural)
flagg (accusative indefinite singular)
flaggið (accusative definite singular)
flögg (accusative indefinite plural)
flöggin (accusative definite plural)
flaggi (dative indefinite singular)
flagginu (dative definite singular)
flöggum (dative indefinite plural)
flöggunum (dative definite plural)
flaggs (genitive indefinite singular)
flaggsins (definite genitive singular)
flagga (genitive indefinite plural)
flagganna (definite genitive plural)

Possibly from Old Norse flaka (“to flutter, about”), which is ultimately imitative. Or, related to Old Norse flaga (“stone slab”), referring to the shape.

onomatopoeic

imitative


bæ

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

inflection of bær:
indefinite accusative singular

inflection of bær:
indefinite dative singular


engin

definite nominative/accusative plural of engi (“meadow”)


sófi

is-noun

sófi m (genitive singular sófa, nominative plural sófar)

sófa (genitive singular)
sófar (nominative plural)
sófi (indefinite nominative singular)
sófinn (definite nominative singular)
sófar (indefinite nominative plural)
sófarnir (definite nominative plural)
sófa (accusative indefinite singular)
sófann (accusative definite singular)
sófa (accusative indefinite plural)
sófana (accusative definite plural)
sófa (dative indefinite singular)
sófanum (dative definite singular)
sófum (dative indefinite plural)
sófunum (dative definite plural)
sófa (genitive indefinite singular)
sófans (definite genitive singular)
sófa (genitive indefinite plural)
sófanna (definite genitive plural)


penni

penni m (genitive singular penna, nominative plural pennar)

penna (genitive singular)
pennar (nominative plural)
penni (indefinite nominative singular)
penninn (definite nominative singular)
pennar (indefinite nominative plural)
pennarnir (definite nominative plural)
penna (accusative indefinite singular)
pennann (accusative definite singular)
penna (accusative indefinite plural)
pennana (accusative definite plural)
penna (dative indefinite singular)
pennanum (dative definite singular)
pennum (dative indefinite plural)
pennunum (dative definite plural)
penna (genitive indefinite singular)
pennans (definite genitive singular)
penna (genitive indefinite plural)
pennanna (definite genitive plural)


ostur

ostur m (genitive singular osts, nominative plural ostar)

osts (genitive singular)
ostar (nominative plural)
ostur (indefinite nominative singular)
osturinn (definite nominative singular)
ostar (indefinite nominative plural)
ostarnir (definite nominative plural)
ost (accusative indefinite singular)
ostinn (accusative definite singular)
osta (accusative indefinite plural)
ostana (accusative definite plural)
osti (dative indefinite singular)
ostinum (dative definite singular)
ostum (dative indefinite plural)
ostunum (dative definite plural)
osts (genitive indefinite singular)
ostsins (definite genitive singular)
osta (genitive indefinite plural)
ostanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ostr (whence also the Danish ost, Faroese ostur, Norwegian ost and Swedish ost) from Proto-Germanic *justaz. Akin to Latin ius, Proto-Slavic *juxa. Compare Finnish juusto.


klukka

klukka f (genitive singular klukku, nominative plural klukkur)

klukku (genitive singular)
klukkur (nominative plural)
klukka (indefinite nominative singular)
klukkan (definite nominative singular)
klukkur (indefinite nominative plural)
klukkurnar (definite nominative plural)
klukku (accusative indefinite singular)
klukkuna (accusative definite singular)
klukkur (accusative indefinite plural)
klukkurnar (accusative definite plural)
klukku (dative indefinite singular)
klukkunni (dative definite singular)
klukkum (dative indefinite plural)
klukkunum (dative definite plural)
klukku (genitive indefinite singular)
klukkunnar (definite genitive singular)
klukkna (genitive indefinite plural)
klukknanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse klokka, from Latin clocca.

Þetta er falleg klukka.

Hvað er klukkan?

What's the time? (literally “What's the clock”)


kisa

kisa f (genitive singular kisu, nominative plural kisur)

kisu (genitive singular)
kisur (nominative plural)
kisa (indefinite nominative singular)
kisan (definite nominative singular)
kisur (indefinite nominative plural)
kisurnar (definite nominative plural)
kisu (accusative indefinite singular)
kisuna (accusative definite singular)
kisur (accusative indefinite plural)
kisurnar (accusative definite plural)
kisu (dative indefinite singular)
kisunni (dative definite singular)
kisum (dative indefinite plural)
kisunum (dative definite plural)
kisu (genitive indefinite singular)
kisunnar (definite genitive singular)
kisa (genitive indefinite plural)
kisanna (definite genitive plural)

Possibly from the sound made when people try to get a cat to come to them, "kss-kss". Compare the (probably unrelated) Russian ки́са (kísa, “kitty-cat”) and Finnish kissa (“cat”).

kisi

kitty-cat; often but not necessarily male

(informal) kitty-cat, kitty (often but not necessarily female)

(informal, uncommon) one who cannot easily consume hot food or drink


stelpa

stelpa f (genitive singular stelpu, nominative plural stelpur)

stelpu (genitive singular)
stelpur (nominative plural)
stelpa (indefinite nominative singular)
stelpan (definite nominative singular)
stelpur (indefinite nominative plural)
stelpurnar (definite nominative plural)
stelpu (accusative indefinite singular)
stelpuna (accusative definite singular)
stelpur (accusative indefinite plural)
stelpurnar (accusative definite plural)
stelpu (dative indefinite singular)
stelpunni (dative definite singular)
stelpum (dative indefinite plural)
stelpunum (dative definite plural)
stelpu (genitive indefinite singular)
stelpunnar (definite genitive singular)
stelpna (genitive indefinite plural)
stelpnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stelpa (“girl”), of uncertain further origin. Compare the related Danish verb stolpre (“stumble”) as well as the German stolpern (“stumble”), which may be sound-symbolic. For a similar formation, compare English toddler.


kaffi

kaffi n (genitive singular kaffis, no plural)

kaffis (genitive singular)
kaffi (indefinite nominative singular)
kaffið (definite nominative singular)
kaffi (accusative indefinite singular)
kaffið (accusative definite singular)
kaffi (dative indefinite singular)
kaffinu (dative definite singular)
kaffis (genitive indefinite singular)
kaffisins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”).


hof

hof n (genitive singular hofs, nominative plural hof)

hofs (genitive singular)
hof (nominative plural)
hof (indefinite nominative singular)
hofið (definite nominative singular)
hof (indefinite nominative plural)
hofin (definite nominative plural)
hof (accusative indefinite singular)
hofið (accusative definite singular)
hof (accusative indefinite plural)
hofin (accusative definite plural)
hofi (dative indefinite singular)
hofinu (dative definite singular)
hofum (dative indefinite plural)
hofunum (dative definite plural)
hofs (genitive indefinite singular)
hofsins (definite genitive singular)
hofa (genitive indefinite plural)
hofanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą.

shrine, typically in a home on farm; by extension a temple


mánudagur

mánudagur m (genitive singular mánudags, nominative plural mánudagar)

mánudags (genitive singular)
mánudagar (nominative plural)
mánudagur (indefinite nominative singular)
mánudagurinn (definite nominative singular)
mánudagar (indefinite nominative plural)
mánudagarnir (definite nominative plural)
mánudag (accusative indefinite singular)
mánudaginn (accusative definite singular)
mánudaga (accusative indefinite plural)
mánudagana (accusative definite plural)
mánudegi (dative indefinite singular)
mánudeginum (dative definite singular)
mánudögum (dative indefinite plural)
mánudögunum (dative definite plural)
mánudags (genitive indefinite singular)
mánudagsins (definite genitive singular)
mánudaga (genitive indefinite plural)
mánudaganna (definite genitive plural)
mánadagr (alternative)

From Old Norse mánadagr, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag, a calque of Latin dies lunae. Compare Faroese mánadagur, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål mandag, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk måndag.

mánudagur · þriðjudagur · miðvikudagur · fimmtudagur · föstudagur · laugardagur · sunnudagur [edit]


týsdagur

týsdagur m (genitive singular týsdags, nominative plural týsdagar)

týsdags (genitive singular)
týsdagar (nominative plural)
týsdagur (indefinite nominative singular)
týsdagurinn (definite nominative singular)
týsdagar (indefinite nominative plural)
týsdagarnir (definite nominative plural)
týsdag (accusative indefinite singular)
týsdaginn (accusative definite singular)
týsdaga (accusative indefinite plural)
týsdagana (accusative definite plural)
týsdegi (dative indefinite singular)
týsdeginum (dative definite singular)
týsdögum (dative indefinite plural)
týsdögunum (dative definite plural)
týsdags (genitive indefinite singular)
týsdagsins (definite genitive singular)
týsdaga (genitive indefinite plural)
týsdaganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse týsdagr, from Týr (“Tyr”) and dagr (“day”), from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag, a calque of Latin dies Martis.


regla

regla f (genitive singular reglu, nominative plural reglur)

reglu (genitive singular)
reglur (nominative plural)
regla (indefinite nominative singular)
reglan (definite nominative singular)
reglur (indefinite nominative plural)
reglurnar (definite nominative plural)
reglu (accusative indefinite singular)
regluna (accusative definite singular)
reglur (accusative indefinite plural)
reglurnar (accusative definite plural)
reglu (dative indefinite singular)
reglunni (dative definite singular)
reglum (dative indefinite plural)
reglunum (dative definite plural)
reglu (genitive indefinite singular)
reglunnar (definite genitive singular)
reglna (genitive indefinite plural)
regla (genitive indefinite plural)
reglnanna (definite genitive plural)
reglanna (definite genitive plural)

order (religious or knightly organization, etc.)


kýr

kýr f (genitive singular kýr, nominative plural kýr)

kýr (genitive singular)
kýr (nominative plural)
kýr (indefinite nominative singular)
kýrin (definite nominative singular)
kýr (indefinite nominative plural)
kýrnar (definite nominative plural)
kú (accusative indefinite singular)
kúna (accusative definite singular)
kýr (accusative indefinite plural)
kýrnar (accusative definite plural)
kú (dative indefinite singular)
kúnni (dative definite singular)
kúm (dative indefinite plural)
kúnum (dative definite plural)
kýr (genitive indefinite singular)
kýrinnar (definite genitive singular)
kúa (genitive indefinite plural)
kúnna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kýr, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

Þetta er stór kýr.

Kýrnar mjólka á sumrin.


örn

örn m (genitive singular arnar, nominative plural ernir) or rare and dated
örn f (genitive singular arnar, nominative plural arnir)

örn (canonical masculine)
rare and dated örn (canonical feminine)
arnar (genitive singular)
ernir (nominative plural)
arnir (nominative plural)
örn (indefinite nominative singular)
örninn (definite nominative singular)
ernir (indefinite nominative plural)
ernirnir (definite nominative plural)
örn (accusative indefinite singular)
örninn (accusative definite singular)
erni (accusative indefinite plural)
ernina (accusative definite plural)
erni (dative indefinite singular)
erninum (dative definite singular)
örnum (dative indefinite plural)
örnunum (dative definite plural)
arnar (genitive indefinite singular)
arnarins (definite genitive singular)
arna (genitive indefinite plural)
arnanna (definite genitive plural)
örn (indefinite nominative singular)
örnin (definite nominative singular)
arnir (indefinite nominative plural)
arnirnar (definite nominative plural)
örn (accusative indefinite singular)
örnina (accusative definite singular)
arnir (accusative indefinite plural)
arnirnar (accusative definite plural)
örn (dative indefinite singular)
örninni (dative definite singular)
örnum (dative indefinite plural)
örnunum (dative definite plural)
arnar (genitive indefinite singular)
arnarinnar (definite genitive singular)
arna (genitive indefinite plural)
arnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃or-no- (“eagle”). Cognate with Swedish örn.


ari

ari m (genitive singular ara, nominative plural arar)

ara (genitive singular)
arar (nominative plural)
ari (indefinite nominative singular)
arinn (definite nominative singular)
arar (indefinite nominative plural)
ararnir (definite nominative plural)
ara (accusative indefinite singular)
arann (accusative definite singular)
ara (accusative indefinite plural)
arana (accusative definite plural)
ara (dative indefinite singular)
aranum (dative definite singular)
örum (dative indefinite plural)
örunum (dative definite plural)
ara (genitive indefinite singular)
arans (definite genitive singular)
ara (genitive indefinite plural)
aranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ari, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō. Proto-Germanic preserved a zero-grade -n-suffix. This form is an Old Norse regularization as an an-stem masculine noun. Compare the doublet örn, which was inherited from the same Proto-Germanic word, but regularized as a u-stem similarly to björn.


pels

pels m (genitive singular pels, nominative plural pelsar)

pels (genitive singular)
pelsar (nominative plural)
pels (indefinite nominative singular)
pelsinn (definite nominative singular)
pelsar (indefinite nominative plural)
pelsarnir (definite nominative plural)
pels (accusative indefinite singular)
pelsinn (accusative definite singular)
pelsa (accusative indefinite plural)
pelsana (accusative definite plural)
pelsi (dative indefinite singular)
pelsinum (dative definite singular)
pelsum (dative indefinite plural)
pelsunum (dative definite plural)
pels (genitive indefinite singular)
pelsins (definite genitive singular)
pelsa (genitive indefinite plural)
pelsanna (definite genitive plural)

Ultimately from Latin pellis (“pelt, skin”).


mas

mas n (genitive singular mass, no plural)

mass (genitive singular)
mas (indefinite nominative singular)
masið (definite nominative singular)
mas (accusative indefinite singular)
masið (accusative definite singular)
masi (dative indefinite singular)
masinu (dative definite singular)
mass (genitive indefinite singular)
massins (definite genitive singular)


tónlistarmaður

tónlistarmaður m (genitive singular tónlistarmanns, nominative plural tónlistarmenn)

tónlistarmanns (genitive singular)
tónlistarmenn (nominative plural)
tónlistarmaður (indefinite nominative singular)
tónlistarmaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
tónlistarmenn (indefinite nominative plural)
tónlistarmennirnir (definite nominative plural)
tónlistarmann (accusative indefinite singular)
tónlistarmanninn (accusative definite singular)
tónlistarmenn (accusative indefinite plural)
tónlistarmennina (accusative definite plural)
tónlistarmanni (dative indefinite singular)
tónlistarmanninum (dative definite singular)
tónlistarmönnum (dative indefinite plural)
tónlistarmönnunum (dative definite plural)
tónlistarmanns (genitive indefinite singular)
tónlistarmannsins (definite genitive singular)
tónlistarmanna (genitive indefinite plural)
tónlistarmannanna (definite genitive plural)

Compound of tónlist (“music”) + maður (“man”).


garn

is-noun

garn n (genitive singular garns, no plural)

garns (genitive singular)
garn (indefinite nominative singular)
garnið (definite nominative singular)
garn (accusative indefinite singular)
garnið (accusative definite singular)
garni (dative indefinite singular)
garninu (dative definite singular)
garns (genitive indefinite singular)
garnsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse garn, from Proto-Germanic *garną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, *ǵʰer- (“gut, intestine”).


ger

ger n (genitive singular gers, no plural)

gers (genitive singular)
ger (indefinite nominative singular)
gerið (definite nominative singular)
ger (accusative indefinite singular)
gerið (accusative definite singular)
geri (dative indefinite singular)
gerinu (dative definite singular)
gers (genitive indefinite singular)
gersins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Danish gær, from Old Norse gerð, from Proto-Germanic *garwidō.


ger

Inherited from Old Norse gør, from Proto-Germanic *garwiją or *gerwą.

flock, swarm (of carrion birds, flies, etc.)


ramp

indefinite accusative singular of rampur


snaps

snaps m (genitive singular snaps, nominative plural snapsar)

snaps (genitive singular)
snapsar (nominative plural)
snaps (indefinite nominative singular)
snapsinn (definite nominative singular)
snapsar (indefinite nominative plural)
snapsarnir (definite nominative plural)
snaps (accusative indefinite singular)
snapsinn (accusative definite singular)
snapsa (accusative indefinite plural)
snapsana (accusative definite plural)
snaps (dative indefinite singular)
snapsi (dative indefinite singular)
snapsinum (dative definite singular)
snöpsum (dative indefinite plural)
snöpsunum (dative definite plural)
snaps (genitive indefinite singular)
snapsins (definite genitive singular)
snapsa (genitive indefinite plural)
snapsanna (definite genitive plural)

(proscribed) Alternative spelling of snafs


heimur

heimur m (genitive singular heims, nominative plural heimar)

heims (genitive singular)
heimar (nominative plural)
heimur (indefinite nominative singular)
heimurinn (definite nominative singular)
heimar (indefinite nominative plural)
heimarnir (definite nominative plural)
heim (accusative indefinite singular)
heiminn (accusative definite singular)
heima (accusative indefinite plural)
heimana (accusative definite plural)
heimi (dative indefinite singular)
heiminum (dative definite singular)
heimum (dative indefinite plural)
heimunum (dative definite plural)
heims (genitive indefinite singular)
heimsins (definite genitive singular)
heima (genitive indefinite plural)
heimanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.


rómur

rómur m (genitive singular róms, nominative plural rómar)

róms (genitive singular)
rómar (nominative plural)
rómur (indefinite nominative singular)
rómurinn (definite nominative singular)
rómar (indefinite nominative plural)
rómarnir (definite nominative plural)
róm (accusative indefinite singular)
róminn (accusative definite singular)
róma (accusative indefinite plural)
rómana (accusative definite plural)
rómi (dative indefinite singular)
róm (dative indefinite singular)
rómnum (dative definite singular)
róminum (dative definite singular)
rómum (dative indefinite plural)
rómunum (dative definite plural)
róms (genitive indefinite singular)
rómsins (definite genitive singular)
róma (genitive indefinite plural)
rómanna (definite genitive plural)

Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa,
þurran vill hún blóði væta góm,
eða líka einhver var að hóa
undarlega digrum karlaróm;
útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun
eru kannske að smala fé á laun.
Hush, hush, hush, hush,
a vixen dashed in the hillock,
wanting to quench his thirst with blood.
Or - is it someone calling,
strangely, with a harsh male voice?
Outlawed men, in the vast waste land
are secretly guarding their stolen sheep.


hafur

hafur m (genitive singular hafurs, nominative plural hafrar)

hafurs (genitive singular)
hafrar (nominative plural)
hafur (indefinite nominative singular)
hafurinn (definite nominative singular)
hafrar (indefinite nominative plural)
hafrarnir (definite nominative plural)
hafur (accusative indefinite singular)
hafurinn (accusative definite singular)
hafra (accusative indefinite plural)
hafrana (accusative definite plural)
hafri (dative indefinite singular)
hafrinum (dative definite singular)
höfrum (dative indefinite plural)
höfrunum (dative definite plural)
hafurs (genitive indefinite singular)
hafursins (definite genitive singular)
hafra (genitive indefinite plural)
hafranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hafr, from Proto-Germanic *hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European *kápros.


handleggur

handleggur m (genitive singular handleggjar or handleggs, nominative plural handleggir)

handleggjar (genitive singular)
handleggs (genitive singular)
handleggir (nominative plural)
handleggur (indefinite nominative singular)
handleggurinn (definite nominative singular)
handleggir (indefinite nominative plural)
handleggirnir (definite nominative plural)
handlegg (accusative indefinite singular)
handlegginn (accusative definite singular)
handleggi (accusative indefinite plural)
handleggina (accusative definite plural)
handlegg (dative indefinite singular)
handleggnum (dative definite singular)
handleggjum (dative indefinite plural)
handleggjunum (dative definite plural)
handleggjar (genitive indefinite singular)
handleggs (genitive indefinite singular)
handleggjarins (definite genitive singular)
handleggsins (definite genitive singular)
handleggja (genitive indefinite plural)
handleggjanna (definite genitive plural)

Þú hefur sterka handleggi, stúlka.


tíð

tíð f (genitive singular tíðar, nominative plural tíðir)

tíðar (genitive singular)
tíðir (nominative plural)
tíð (indefinite nominative singular)
tíðin (definite nominative singular)
tíðir (indefinite nominative plural)
tíðirnar (definite nominative plural)
tíð (accusative indefinite singular)
tíðina (accusative definite singular)
tíðir (accusative indefinite plural)
tíðirnar (accusative definite plural)
tíð (dative indefinite singular)
tíðinni (dative definite singular)
tíðum (dative indefinite plural)
tíðunum (dative definite plural)
tíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
tíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tíða (genitive indefinite plural)
tíðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tíð, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dīti- (“time, period”), from *dī- (“time”).

der

(in the plural) a female menstruation, a period


helgi

is-noun

helgi f (genitive singular helgar, nominative plural helgar)

helgar (genitive singular)
helgar (nominative plural)
helgi (indefinite nominative singular)
helgin (definite nominative singular)
helgar (indefinite nominative plural)
helgarnar (definite nominative plural)
helgi (accusative indefinite singular)
helgina (accusative definite singular)
helgar (accusative indefinite plural)
helgarnar (accusative definite plural)
helgi (dative indefinite singular)
helginni (dative definite singular)
helgum (dative indefinite plural)
helgunum (dative definite plural)
helgar (genitive indefinite singular)
helgarinnar (definite genitive singular)
helga (genitive indefinite plural)
helganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse helgr (accusative and dative helgi).

Hvað ertu að gera um helgina?

Er komin helgi?

weekend; more generally, two or more holidays in a row, in conjunction with a Sunday or a major Christian holiday


helgi

helgi f (genitive singular helgi, no plural)

helgi (genitive singular)
helgi (indefinite nominative singular)
helgin (definite nominative singular)
helgi (accusative indefinite singular)
helgina (accusative definite singular)
helgi (dative indefinite singular)
helginni (dative definite singular)
helgi (genitive indefinite singular)
helginnar (definite genitive singular)


svipan

svipan f (genitive singular svipanar, no plural)

svipanar (genitive singular)
svipan (indefinite nominative singular)
svipanin (definite nominative singular)
svipan (accusative indefinite singular)
svipanina (accusative definite singular)
svipan (dative indefinite singular)
svipaninni (dative definite singular)
svipanar (genitive indefinite singular)
svipanarinnar (definite genitive singular)


elding

elding f (genitive singular eldingar, nominative plural eldingar)

eldingar (genitive singular)
eldingar (nominative plural)
elding (indefinite nominative singular)
eldingin (definite nominative singular)
eldingar (indefinite nominative plural)
eldingarnar (definite nominative plural)
eldingu (accusative indefinite singular)
eldinguna (accusative definite singular)
eldingar (accusative indefinite plural)
eldingarnar (accusative definite plural)
eldingu (dative indefinite singular)
eldingunni (dative definite singular)
eldingum (dative indefinite plural)
eldingunum (dative definite plural)
eldingar (genitive indefinite singular)
eldingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
eldinga (genitive indefinite plural)
eldinganna (definite genitive plural)


hyggja

hyggja f (genitive singular hyggju, nominative plural hyggjur)

hyggju (genitive singular)
hyggjur (nominative plural)
hyggja (indefinite nominative singular)
hyggjan (definite nominative singular)
hyggjur (indefinite nominative plural)
hyggjurnar (definite nominative plural)
hyggju (accusative indefinite singular)
hyggjuna (accusative definite singular)
hyggjur (accusative indefinite plural)
hyggjurnar (accusative definite plural)
hyggju (dative indefinite singular)
hyggjunni (dative definite singular)
hyggjum (dative indefinite plural)
hyggjunum (dative definite plural)
hyggju (genitive indefinite singular)
hyggjunnar (definite genitive singular)
hyggna (genitive indefinite plural)
hyggja (genitive indefinite plural)
hyggnanna (definite genitive plural)
hyggjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hyggja, from Proto-Germanic *hugjǭ, related to hyggja (verb), hugur and hugi.

(suffix) -ism, used for creating neologisms for ideologies


hugur

hugur m (genitive singular hugar, nominative plural hugir)

hugar (genitive singular)
hugir (nominative plural)
hugur (indefinite nominative singular)
hugurinn (definite nominative singular)
hugir (indefinite nominative plural)
hugirnir (definite nominative plural)
hug (accusative indefinite singular)
huginn (accusative definite singular)
hugi (accusative indefinite plural)
hugina (accusative definite plural)
hug (dative indefinite singular)
hugum (dative indefinite plural)
hugunum (dative definite plural)
hugar (genitive indefinite singular)
hugarins (definite genitive singular)
huga (genitive indefinite plural)
huganna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

<m,ar,ir.dat-/--􂀿replaced by the weak-noun form <i class="Latn mention" lang="is">huganum</i>, but only in fossilized expressions􂁀>


drengur

is-noun

drengur m (genitive singular drengs, nominative plural drengir)

drengs (genitive singular)
drengir (nominative plural)
drengur (indefinite nominative singular)
drengurinn (definite nominative singular)
drengir (indefinite nominative plural)
drengirnir (definite nominative plural)
dreng (accusative indefinite singular)
drenginn (accusative definite singular)
drengi (accusative indefinite plural)
drengina (accusative definite plural)
dreng (dative indefinite singular)
drengnum (dative definite singular)
drengjum (dative indefinite plural)
drengjunum (dative definite plural)
drengs (genitive indefinite singular)
drengsins (definite genitive singular)
drengja (genitive indefinite plural)
drengjanna (definite genitive plural)


kostur

kostur m (genitive singular kostar or kosts, nominative plural kostir)

kostar (genitive singular)
kosts (genitive singular)
kostir (nominative plural)
kostur (indefinite nominative singular)
kosturinn (definite nominative singular)
kostir (indefinite nominative plural)
kostirnir (definite nominative plural)
kost (accusative indefinite singular)
kostinn (accusative definite singular)
kosti (accusative indefinite plural)
kostina (accusative definite plural)
kosti (dative indefinite singular)
kostinum (dative definite singular)
kostum (dative indefinite plural)
kostunum (dative definite plural)
kostar (genitive indefinite singular)
kosts (genitive indefinite singular)
kostarins (definite genitive singular)
kostsins (definite genitive singular)
kosta (genitive indefinite plural)
kostanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kostr, from Proto-Germanic *kustuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

choice, alternative choice or possibility

a good quality, advantage, virtue, merit