gullvagn

is-noun

gullvagn m (genitive singular gullvagns, nominative plural gullvagnar)

gullvagns (genitive singular)
gullvagnar (nominative plural)
gullvagn (indefinite nominative singular)
gullvagninn (definite nominative singular)
gullvagnar (indefinite nominative plural)
gullvagnarnir (definite nominative plural)
gullvagn (accusative indefinite singular)
gullvagninn (accusative definite singular)
gullvagna (accusative indefinite plural)
gullvagnana (accusative definite plural)
gullvagni (dative indefinite singular)
gullvagninum (dative definite singular)
gullvögnum (dative indefinite plural)
gullvögnunum (dative definite plural)
gullvagns (genitive indefinite singular)
gullvagnsins (definite genitive singular)
gullvagna (genitive indefinite plural)
gullvagnanna (definite genitive plural)

Composed of gull + vagn, literally “golden chariot”. A lyrical reference to Björgvin Halldórsson's popular 1993 song "Gullvagninn", a cover of the American song "Swing Down Sweet Chariot".

(lyrical reference) the Lord's (golden) chariot that carries the deceased to heaven (as with the Old Testament prophet Elijah)

Björgvin Halldórsson
Swing Down Sweet Chariot


handrukkari

handrukkari m (genitive singular handrukkara, nominative plural handrukkarar)

handrukkara (genitive singular)
handrukkarar (nominative plural)
handrukkari (indefinite nominative singular)
handrukkarinn (definite nominative singular)
handrukkarar (indefinite nominative plural)
handrukkararnir (definite nominative plural)
handrukkara (accusative indefinite singular)
handrukkarann (accusative definite singular)
handrukkara (accusative indefinite plural)
handrukkarana (accusative definite plural)
handrukkara (dative indefinite singular)
handrukkaranum (dative definite singular)
handrukkurum (dative indefinite plural)
handrukkurunum (dative definite plural)
handrukkara (genitive indefinite singular)
handrukkarans (definite genitive singular)
handrukkara (genitive indefinite plural)
handrukkaranna (definite genitive plural)

From hand + rukkari, approximately "he who collects debt using his hands".

a thug who collects debt (primarily on behalf of organized crime) using violence or threats of violence; a leg-breaker; an enforcer


afbrýðisemi

afbrýðisemi f (genitive singular afbrýðisemi, no plural)

afbrýðisemi (genitive singular)
afbrýðisemi (indefinite nominative singular)
afbrýðisemin (definite nominative singular)
afbrýðisemi (accusative indefinite singular)
afbrýðisemina (accusative definite singular)
afbrýðisemi (dative indefinite singular)
afbrýðiseminni (dative definite singular)
afbrýðisemi (genitive indefinite singular)
afbrýðiseminnar (definite genitive singular)
afbrýðissemi (alternative proscribed sometimes)


nákvæmni

nákvæmni f (genitive singular nákvæmni, no plural)

nákvæmni (genitive singular)
nákvæmni (indefinite nominative singular)
nákvæmnin (definite nominative singular)
nákvæmni (accusative indefinite singular)
nákvæmnina (accusative definite singular)
nákvæmni (dative indefinite singular)
nákvæmninni (dative definite singular)
nákvæmni (genitive indefinite singular)
nákvæmninnar (definite genitive singular)


kavíar

kavíar m (genitive singular kavíars, no plural)

kavíars (genitive singular)
kavíar (indefinite nominative singular)
kavíarinn (definite nominative singular)
kavíar (accusative indefinite singular)
kavíarinn (accusative definite singular)
kavíar (dative indefinite singular)
kavíarnum (dative definite singular)
kavíars (genitive indefinite singular)
kavíarsins (definite genitive singular)


Sunnlendingur

Sunnlendingur m (genitive singular Sunnlendings, nominative plural Sunnlendingar)

Sunnlendings (genitive singular)
Sunnlendingar (nominative plural)
Sunnlendingur (indefinite nominative singular)
Sunnlendingurinn (definite nominative singular)
Sunnlendingar (indefinite nominative plural)
Sunnlendingarnir (definite nominative plural)
Sunnlending (accusative indefinite singular)
Sunnlendinginn (accusative definite singular)
Sunnlendinga (accusative indefinite plural)
Sunnlendingana (accusative definite plural)
Sunnlendingi (dative indefinite singular)
Sunnlendingnum (dative definite singular)
Sunnlendingum (dative indefinite plural)
Sunnlendingunum (dative definite plural)
Sunnlendings (genitive indefinite singular)
Sunnlendingsins (definite genitive singular)
Sunnlendinga (genitive indefinite plural)
Sunnlendinganna (definite genitive plural)

southerner (person from the southern part of a country)


skyggni

skyggni n (genitive singular skyggnis, nominative plural skyggni)

skyggnis (genitive singular)
skyggni (nominative plural)
skyggni (indefinite nominative singular)
skyggnið (definite nominative singular)
skyggni (indefinite nominative plural)
skyggnin (definite nominative plural)
skyggni (accusative indefinite singular)
skyggnið (accusative definite singular)
skyggni (accusative indefinite plural)
skyggnin (accusative definite plural)
skyggni (dative indefinite singular)
skyggninu (dative definite singular)
skyggnum (dative indefinite plural)
skyggnunum (dative definite plural)
skyggnis (genitive indefinite singular)
skyggnisins (definite genitive singular)
skyggna (genitive indefinite plural)
skyggnanna (definite genitive plural)

Það er gott skyggni.

visibility (whether one can see far or not due to rain, snow, or fog)

an item that projects over and provides shelter from the sun or weather


skyggni

skyggni f (genitive singular skyggni, no plural)

skyggni (genitive singular)
skyggni (indefinite nominative singular)
skyggnin (definite nominative singular)
skyggni (accusative indefinite singular)
skyggnina (accusative definite singular)
skyggni (dative indefinite singular)
skyggninni (dative definite singular)
skyggni (genitive indefinite singular)
skyggninnar (definite genitive singular)


skeljungur

skeljungur m (genitive singular skeljungs, nominative plural skeljungar)

skeljungs (genitive singular)
skeljungar (nominative plural)
skeljungur (indefinite nominative singular)
skeljungurinn (definite nominative singular)
skeljungar (indefinite nominative plural)
skeljungarnir (definite nominative plural)
skeljung (accusative indefinite singular)
skeljunginn (accusative definite singular)
skeljunga (accusative indefinite plural)
skeljungana (accusative definite plural)
skeljungi (dative indefinite singular)
skeljungnum (dative definite singular)
skeljungum (dative indefinite plural)
skeljungunum (dative definite plural)
skeljungs (genitive indefinite singular)
skeljungsins (definite genitive singular)
skeljunga (genitive indefinite plural)
skeljunganna (definite genitive plural)

(uncommon) barnacles on wood or on ships

(trademark) Skeljungur, the Icelandic subsidiary of oil company Shell


vönun

vönun f (genitive singular vönunar, nominative plural vananir)

vönunar (genitive singular)
vananir (nominative plural)
vönun (indefinite nominative singular)
vönunin (definite nominative singular)
vananir (indefinite nominative plural)
vananirnar (definite nominative plural)
vönun (accusative indefinite singular)
vönunina (accusative definite singular)
vananir (accusative indefinite plural)
vananirnar (accusative definite plural)
vönun (dative indefinite singular)
vönuninni (dative definite singular)
vönunum (dative indefinite plural)
vönununum (dative definite plural)
vönunar (genitive indefinite singular)
vönunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
vanana (genitive indefinite plural)
vanananna (definite genitive plural)


jólakaka

jólakaka f (genitive singular jólaköku, nominative plural jólakökur)

jólaköku (genitive singular)
jólakökur (nominative plural)
jólakaka (indefinite nominative singular)
jólakakan (definite nominative singular)
jólakökur (indefinite nominative plural)
jólakökurnar (definite nominative plural)
jólaköku (accusative indefinite singular)
jólakökuna (accusative definite singular)
jólakökur (accusative indefinite plural)
jólakökurnar (accusative definite plural)
jólaköku (dative indefinite singular)
jólakökunni (dative definite singular)
jólakökum (dative indefinite plural)
jólakökunum (dative definite plural)
jólaköku (genitive indefinite singular)
jólakökunnar (definite genitive singular)
jólakakna (genitive indefinite plural)
jólakaka (genitive indefinite plural)
jólakaknanna (definite genitive plural)
jólakakanna (definite genitive plural)

Literally, “Christmas cake”, a name which was used to refer to fruitcakes which were once (but not anymore) often served during Christmas in Iceland. The name may have carried over to raisin pound cakes since they look somewhat similar and include raisins.

(obsolete unless when used with the clarifier “ensk jólakaka”) fruit cake

(when describing foreign customs) any cake typically served during Christmas


debetkort

debetkort n (genitive singular debetkorts, nominative plural debetkort)

debetkorts (genitive singular)
debetkort (nominative plural)
debetkort (indefinite nominative singular)
debetkortið (definite nominative singular)
debetkort (indefinite nominative plural)
debetkortin (definite nominative plural)
debetkort (accusative indefinite singular)
debetkortið (accusative definite singular)
debetkort (accusative indefinite plural)
debetkortin (accusative definite plural)
debetkorti (dative indefinite singular)
debetkortinu (dative definite singular)
debetkortum (dative indefinite plural)
debetkortunum (dative definite plural)
debetkorts (genitive indefinite singular)
debetkortsins (definite genitive singular)
debetkorta (genitive indefinite plural)
debetkortanna (definite genitive plural)


fíknó

fíknó n (genitive singular fíknós, no plural)

fíknós (genitive singular)
fíknó (indefinite nominative singular)
fíknóið (definite nominative singular)
fíknó (accusative indefinite singular)
fíknóið (accusative definite singular)
fíknói (dative indefinite singular)
fíknóinu (dative definite singular)
fíknós (genitive indefinite singular)
fíknósins (definite genitive singular)

From fíkniefnadeild lögreglunnar (“the narcotics division of the police”) + -ó.


trúnó

is-noun

trúnó n (genitive singular trúnós, no plural)

trúnós (genitive singular)
trúnó (indefinite nominative singular)
trúnóið (definite nominative singular)
trúnó (accusative indefinite singular)
trúnóið (accusative definite singular)
trúnói (dative indefinite singular)
trúnóinu (dative definite singular)
trúnós (genitive indefinite singular)
trúnósins (definite genitive singular)

fara á trúnó

to go aside to have an intimate and confidential conversation with someone

vera á trúnó

to be having an intimate and confidential conversation with someone

(informal) the act of having an honest, vulnerable, and confidential conversation with someone about one's innermost thought or secrets; the act of opening one's heart to someone in confidence


nammigrís

nammigrís m (genitive singular nammigríss, nominative plural nammigrísir)

nammigríss (genitive singular)
nammigrísir (nominative plural)
nammigrís (indefinite nominative singular)
nammigrísinn (definite nominative singular)
nammigrísir (indefinite nominative plural)
nammigrísirnir (definite nominative plural)
nammigrís (accusative indefinite singular)
nammigrísinn (accusative definite singular)
nammigrísi (accusative indefinite plural)
nammigrísina (accusative definite plural)
nammigrís (dative indefinite singular)
nammigrísnum (dative definite singular)
nammigrísinum (dative definite singular)
nammigrísum (dative indefinite plural)
nammigrísunum (dative definite plural)
nammigríss (genitive indefinite singular)
nammigríssins (definite genitive singular)
nammigrísa (genitive indefinite plural)
nammigrísanna (definite genitive plural)

a sweet tooth; someone with fondness for candy and who eats significant amounts of it


gagnfræðiskóli

gagnfræðiskóli m (genitive singular gagnfræðiskóla, nominative plural gagnfræðiskólar)

gagnfræðiskóla (genitive singular)
gagnfræðiskólar (nominative plural)
gagnfræðiskóli (indefinite nominative singular)
gagnfræðiskólinn (definite nominative singular)
gagnfræðiskólar (indefinite nominative plural)
gagnfræðiskólarnir (definite nominative plural)
gagnfræðiskóla (accusative indefinite singular)
gagnfræðiskólann (accusative definite singular)
gagnfræðiskóla (accusative indefinite plural)
gagnfræðiskólana (accusative definite plural)
gagnfræðiskóla (dative indefinite singular)
gagnfræðiskólanum (dative definite singular)
gagnfræðiskólum (dative indefinite plural)
gagnfræðiskólunum (dative definite plural)
gagnfræðiskóla (genitive indefinite singular)
gagnfræðiskólans (definite genitive singular)
gagnfræðiskóla (genitive indefinite plural)
gagnfræðiskólanna (definite genitive plural)


gagnfræðaskóli

gagnfræðaskóli m (genitive singular gagnfræðaskóla, nominative plural gagnfræðaskólar)

gagnfræðaskóla (genitive singular)
gagnfræðaskólar (nominative plural)
gagnfræðaskóli (indefinite nominative singular)
gagnfræðaskólinn (definite nominative singular)
gagnfræðaskólar (indefinite nominative plural)
gagnfræðaskólarnir (definite nominative plural)
gagnfræðaskóla (accusative indefinite singular)
gagnfræðaskólann (accusative definite singular)
gagnfræðaskóla (accusative indefinite plural)
gagnfræðaskólana (accusative definite plural)
gagnfræðaskóla (dative indefinite singular)
gagnfræðaskólanum (dative definite singular)
gagnfræðaskólum (dative indefinite plural)
gagnfræðaskólunum (dative definite plural)
gagnfræðaskóla (genitive indefinite singular)
gagnfræðaskólans (definite genitive singular)
gagnfræðaskóla (genitive indefinite plural)
gagnfræðaskólanna (definite genitive plural)

From gagn (“useful”) + fræði (“studies”) + skóli (“school”).

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(historical) secondary school, middle school (a school level following barnaskóli consisting of 2–4 years for students aged 13–17)


gaggó

is-noun

gaggó m (genitive singular gaggós, nominative plural gaggóar)

gaggós (genitive singular)
gaggóar (nominative plural)
gaggó (indefinite nominative singular)
gaggóinn (definite nominative singular)
gaggóar (indefinite nominative plural)
gaggóarnir (definite nominative plural)
gaggó (accusative indefinite singular)
gaggóinn (accusative definite singular)
gaggóa (accusative indefinite plural)
gaggóana (accusative definite plural)
gaggó (dative indefinite singular)
gaggónum (dative definite singular)
gaggóum (dative indefinite plural)
gaggóunum (dative definite plural)
gaggós (genitive indefinite singular)
gaggósins (definite genitive singular)
gaggóa (genitive indefinite plural)
gaggóanna (definite genitive plural)

(dated, obsolete, colloquial) Short for gagnfræðaskóli.


lúsablesi

lúsablesi m (genitive singular lúsablesa, nominative plural lúsablesar)

lúsablesa (genitive singular)
lúsablesar (nominative plural)
lúsablesi (indefinite nominative singular)
lúsablesinn (definite nominative singular)
lúsablesar (indefinite nominative plural)
lúsablesarnir (definite nominative plural)
lúsablesa (accusative indefinite singular)
lúsablesann (accusative definite singular)
lúsablesa (accusative indefinite plural)
lúsablesana (accusative definite plural)
lúsablesa (dative indefinite singular)
lúsablesanum (dative definite singular)
lúsablesum (dative indefinite plural)
lúsablesunum (dative definite plural)
lúsablesa (genitive indefinite singular)
lúsablesans (definite genitive singular)
lúsablesa (genitive indefinite plural)
lúsablesanna (definite genitive plural)

From lús (“lice”) + blesi (“good-for-nothing”). Usage has possibly been influenced by the similar-sounding English loser.

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(derogatory, dated) a loser, a worthless person


ágreiningsmál

is-noun

ágreiningsmál n (genitive singular ágreiningsmáls, nominative plural ágreiningsmál)

ágreiningsmáls (genitive singular)
ágreiningsmál (nominative plural)
ágreiningsmál (indefinite nominative singular)
ágreiningsmálið (definite nominative singular)
ágreiningsmál (indefinite nominative plural)
ágreiningsmálin (definite nominative plural)
ágreiningsmál (accusative indefinite singular)
ágreiningsmálið (accusative definite singular)
ágreiningsmál (accusative indefinite plural)
ágreiningsmálin (accusative definite plural)
ágreiningsmáli (dative indefinite singular)
ágreiningsmálinu (dative definite singular)
ágreiningsmálum (dative indefinite plural)
ágreiningsmálunum (dative definite plural)
ágreiningsmáls (genitive indefinite singular)
ágreiningsmálsins (definite genitive singular)
ágreiningsmála (genitive indefinite plural)
ágreiningsmálanna (definite genitive plural)


vælubíll

vælubíll m (genitive singular vælubíls, nominative plural vælubílar)

vælubíls (genitive singular)
vælubílar (nominative plural)
vælubíll (indefinite nominative singular)
vælubíllinn (definite nominative singular)
vælubílar (indefinite nominative plural)
vælubílarnir (definite nominative plural)
vælubíl (accusative indefinite singular)
vælubílinn (accusative definite singular)
vælubíla (accusative indefinite plural)
vælubílana (accusative definite plural)
vælubíl (dative indefinite singular)
vælubílnum (dative definite singular)
vælubílum (dative indefinite plural)
vælubílunum (dative definite plural)
vælubíls (genitive indefinite singular)
vælubílsins (definite genitive singular)
vælubíla (genitive indefinite plural)
vælubílanna (definite genitive plural)

Modeled after sjúkrabíll (“ambulance”), composed of væla (“whine”) + bíll (“car”). First seen on print in 2008, later popularized by a 2010 children's song.

Á ég að hringja á vælubílinn?

Stop crying about it, you're being a baby.

Do you want me to call the whining ambulance?

(sarcastic, derisive) a hypothetical “ambulance” that comes to the aid of someone whining or complaining


stríðsyfirlýsing

stríðsyfirlýsing f (genitive singular stríðsyfirlýsingar, nominative plural stríðsyfirlýsingar)

stríðsyfirlýsingar (genitive singular)
stríðsyfirlýsingar (nominative plural)
stríðsyfirlýsing (indefinite nominative singular)
stríðsyfirlýsingin (definite nominative singular)
stríðsyfirlýsingar (indefinite nominative plural)
stríðsyfirlýsingarnar (definite nominative plural)
stríðsyfirlýsingu (accusative indefinite singular)
stríðsyfirlýsinguna (accusative definite singular)
stríðsyfirlýsingar (accusative indefinite plural)
stríðsyfirlýsingarnar (accusative definite plural)
stríðsyfirlýsingu (dative indefinite singular)
stríðsyfirlýsingunni (dative definite singular)
stríðsyfirlýsingum (dative indefinite plural)
stríðsyfirlýsingunum (dative definite plural)
stríðsyfirlýsingar (genitive indefinite singular)
stríðsyfirlýsingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
stríðsyfirlýsinga (genitive indefinite plural)
stríðsyfirlýsinganna (definite genitive plural)

From stríð (“war”) + yfirlýsing (“declaration”).


kokteilsósa

is-noun

kokteilsósa f (genitive singular kokteilsósu, nominative plural kokteilsósur)

kokteilsósu (genitive singular)
kokteilsósur (nominative plural)
kokteilsósa (indefinite nominative singular)
kokteilsósan (definite nominative singular)
kokteilsósur (indefinite nominative plural)
kokteilsósurnar (definite nominative plural)
kokteilsósu (accusative indefinite singular)
kokteilsósuna (accusative definite singular)
kokteilsósur (accusative indefinite plural)
kokteilsósurnar (accusative definite plural)
kokteilsósu (dative indefinite singular)
kokteilsósunni (dative definite singular)
kokteilsósum (dative indefinite plural)
kokteilsósunum (dative definite plural)
kokteilsósu (genitive indefinite singular)
kokteilsósunnar (definite genitive singular)
kokteilsósa (genitive indefinite plural)
kokteilsósanna (definite genitive plural)
kokkteilsósa (alternative)

Calque of English cocktail sauce. Composed of kokteill + sósa.

fry sauce (US), cocktail sauce (UK) (a mix of mayonnaise and ketchup)


björgunarhringur

björgunarhringur m (genitive singular björgunarhrings, nominative plural björgunarhringir or björgunarhringar)

björgunarhrings (genitive singular)
björgunarhringir (nominative plural)
björgunarhringar (nominative plural)
björgunarhringur (indefinite nominative singular)
björgunarhringurinn (definite nominative singular)
björgunarhringir (indefinite nominative plural)
björgunarhringar (indefinite nominative plural)
björgunarhringirnir (definite nominative plural)
björgunarhringarnir (definite nominative plural)
björgunarhring (accusative indefinite singular)
björgunarhringinn (accusative definite singular)
björgunarhringi (accusative indefinite plural)
björgunarhringa (accusative indefinite plural)
björgunarhringina (accusative definite plural)
björgunarhringana (accusative definite plural)
björgunarhring (dative indefinite singular)
björgunarhringnum (dative definite singular)
björgunarhringjum (dative indefinite plural)
björgunarhringum (dative indefinite plural)
björgunarhringjunum (dative definite plural)
björgunarhringunum (dative definite plural)
björgunarhrings (genitive indefinite singular)
björgunarhringsins (definite genitive singular)
björgunarhringja (genitive indefinite plural)
björgunarhringa (genitive indefinite plural)
björgunarhringjanna (definite genitive plural)
björgunarhringanna (definite genitive plural)

From björgun (“rescue”) + hringur (“ring”).

life preserver (generally ring-shaped), life ring


popúlismi

popúlismi m (genitive singular popúlisma, no plural)

popúlisma (genitive singular)
popúlismi (indefinite nominative singular)
popúlisminn (definite nominative singular)
popúlisma (accusative indefinite singular)
popúlismann (accusative definite singular)
popúlisma (dative indefinite singular)
popúlismanum (dative definite singular)
popúlisma (genitive indefinite singular)
popúlismans (definite genitive singular)


kynleiðrétting

kynleiðrétting f (genitive singular kynleiðréttingar, nominative plural kynleiðréttingar)

kynleiðréttingar (genitive singular)
kynleiðréttingar (nominative plural)
kynleiðrétting (indefinite nominative singular)
kynleiðréttingin (definite nominative singular)
kynleiðréttingar (indefinite nominative plural)
kynleiðréttingarnar (definite nominative plural)
kynleiðréttingu (accusative indefinite singular)
kynleiðréttinguna (accusative definite singular)
kynleiðréttingar (accusative indefinite plural)
kynleiðréttingarnar (accusative definite plural)
kynleiðréttingu (dative indefinite singular)
kynleiðréttingunni (dative definite singular)
kynleiðréttingum (dative indefinite plural)
kynleiðréttingunum (dative definite plural)
kynleiðréttingar (genitive indefinite singular)
kynleiðréttingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
kynleiðréttinga (genitive indefinite plural)
kynleiðréttinganna (definite genitive plural)

sex change (artificial), sex reassignment


höfuðlús

höfuðlús f (genitive singular höfuðlúsar, nominative plural höfuðlýs)

höfuðlúsar (genitive singular)
höfuðlýs (nominative plural)
höfuðlús (indefinite nominative singular)
höfuðlúsin (definite nominative singular)
höfuðlýs (indefinite nominative plural)
höfuðlýsnar (definite nominative plural)
höfuðlús (accusative indefinite singular)
höfuðlúsina (accusative definite singular)
höfuðlýs (accusative indefinite plural)
höfuðlýsnar (accusative definite plural)
höfuðlús (dative indefinite singular)
höfuðlúsinni (dative definite singular)
höfuðlúsum (dative indefinite plural)
höfuðlúsunum (dative definite plural)
höfuðlúsar (genitive indefinite singular)
höfuðlúsarinnar (definite genitive singular)
höfuðlúsa (genitive indefinite plural)
höfuðlúsanna (definite genitive plural)


sálgreining

sálgreining f (genitive singular sálgreiningar, nominative plural sálgreiningar)

sálgreiningar (genitive singular)
sálgreiningar (nominative plural)
sálgreining (indefinite nominative singular)
sálgreiningin (definite nominative singular)
sálgreiningar (indefinite nominative plural)
sálgreiningarnar (definite nominative plural)
sálgreiningu (accusative indefinite singular)
sálgreininguna (accusative definite singular)
sálgreiningar (accusative indefinite plural)
sálgreiningarnar (accusative definite plural)
sálgreiningu (dative indefinite singular)
sálgreiningunni (dative definite singular)
sálgreiningum (dative indefinite plural)
sálgreiningunum (dative definite plural)
sálgreiningar (genitive indefinite singular)
sálgreiningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sálgreininga (genitive indefinite plural)
sálgreininganna (definite genitive plural)


flikk flakk

flikk flakk n (genitive singular flikk flakks, no plural)

flikk flakks (genitive singular)
flikk flakk (indefinite nominative singular)
flikk flakkið (definite nominative singular)
flikk flakk (accusative indefinite singular)
flikk flakkið (accusative definite singular)
flikk flakki (dative indefinite singular)
flikk flakkinu (dative definite singular)
flikk flakks (genitive indefinite singular)
flikk flakksins (definite genitive singular)

Ultimately from French flicflac, imitating the sound of a whip.
Compare English flic flac, Danish flikflak, German Flickflack.


flikk

flikk n (genitive singular flikks, no plural)

flikks (genitive singular)
flikk (indefinite nominative singular)
flikkið (definite nominative singular)
flikk (accusative indefinite singular)
flikkið (accusative definite singular)
flikki (dative indefinite singular)
flikkinu (dative definite singular)
flikks (genitive indefinite singular)
flikksins (definite genitive singular)


maurastríð

maurastríð n (genitive singular maurastríðs, no plural)

maurastríðs (genitive singular)
maurastríð (indefinite nominative singular)
maurastríðið (definite nominative singular)
maurastríð (accusative indefinite singular)
maurastríðið (accusative definite singular)
maurastríði (dative indefinite singular)
maurastríðinu (dative definite singular)
maurastríðs (genitive indefinite singular)
maurastríðsins (definite genitive singular)

Composed of maur + stríð, literally “ant war”, describing the tiny moving dots.
Calque of Danish myrekrig.
Compare Swedish myrornas krig, German Ameisenkrieg.


vibbi

vibbi m (genitive singular vibba, nominative plural vibbar)

vibba (genitive singular)
vibbar (nominative plural)
vibbi (indefinite nominative singular)
vibbinn (definite nominative singular)
vibbar (indefinite nominative plural)
vibbarnir (definite nominative plural)
vibba (accusative indefinite singular)
vibbann (accusative definite singular)
vibba (accusative indefinite plural)
vibbana (accusative definite plural)
vibba (dative indefinite singular)
vibbanum (dative definite singular)
vibbum (dative indefinite plural)
vibbunum (dative definite plural)
vibba (genitive indefinite singular)
vibbans (definite genitive singular)
vibba (genitive indefinite plural)
vibbanna (definite genitive plural)


útúrsnúningur

útúrsnúningur m (genitive singular útúrsnúnings, nominative plural útúrsnúningar)

útúrsnúnings (genitive singular)
útúrsnúningar (nominative plural)
útúrsnúningur (indefinite nominative singular)
útúrsnúningurinn (definite nominative singular)
útúrsnúningar (indefinite nominative plural)
útúrsnúningarnir (definite nominative plural)
útúrsnúning (accusative indefinite singular)
útúrsnúninginn (accusative definite singular)
útúrsnúninga (accusative indefinite plural)
útúrsnúningana (accusative definite plural)
útúrsnúningi (dative indefinite singular)
útúrsnúningnum (dative definite singular)
útúrsnúningum (dative indefinite plural)
útúrsnúningunum (dative definite plural)
útúrsnúnings (genitive indefinite singular)
útúrsnúningsins (definite genitive singular)
útúrsnúninga (genitive indefinite plural)
útúrsnúninganna (definite genitive plural)

From að snúa út úr (“to misconstrue intentionally”).

misrepresentation, deliberate misinterpretation, twisting of someone's words


amínósýra

amínósýra f (genitive singular amínósýru, nominative plural amínósýrur)

amínósýru (genitive singular)
amínósýrur (nominative plural)
amínósýra (indefinite nominative singular)
amínósýran (definite nominative singular)
amínósýrur (indefinite nominative plural)
amínósýrurnar (definite nominative plural)
amínósýru (accusative indefinite singular)
amínósýruna (accusative definite singular)
amínósýrur (accusative indefinite plural)
amínósýrurnar (accusative definite plural)
amínósýru (dative indefinite singular)
amínósýrunni (dative definite singular)
amínósýrum (dative indefinite plural)
amínósýrunum (dative definite plural)
amínósýru (genitive indefinite singular)
amínósýrunnar (definite genitive singular)
amínósýra (genitive indefinite plural)
amínósýranna (definite genitive plural)


hedónismi

hedónismi m (genitive singular hedónisma, no plural)

hedónisma (genitive singular)
hedónismi (indefinite nominative singular)
hedónisminn (definite nominative singular)
hedónisma (accusative indefinite singular)
hedónismann (accusative definite singular)
hedónisma (dative indefinite singular)
hedónismanum (dative definite singular)
hedónisma (genitive indefinite singular)
hedónismans (definite genitive singular)


egóismi

egóismi m (genitive singular egóisma, no plural)

egóisma (genitive singular)
egóismi (indefinite nominative singular)
egóisminn (definite nominative singular)
egóisma (accusative indefinite singular)
egóismann (accusative definite singular)
egóisma (dative indefinite singular)
egóismanum (dative definite singular)
egóisma (genitive indefinite singular)
egóismans (definite genitive singular)


níhilismi

níhilismi m (genitive singular níhilisma, no plural)

níhilisma (genitive singular)
níhilismi (indefinite nominative singular)
níhilisminn (definite nominative singular)
níhilisma (accusative indefinite singular)
níhilismann (accusative definite singular)
níhilisma (dative indefinite singular)
níhilismanum (dative definite singular)
níhilisma (genitive indefinite singular)
níhilismans (definite genitive singular)


húmanismi

húmanismi m (genitive singular húmanisma, no plural)

húmanisma (genitive singular)
húmanismi (indefinite nominative singular)
húmanisminn (definite nominative singular)
húmanisma (accusative indefinite singular)
húmanismann (accusative definite singular)
húmanisma (dative indefinite singular)
húmanismanum (dative definite singular)
húmanisma (genitive indefinite singular)
húmanismans (definite genitive singular)


materíalismi

materíalismi m (genitive singular materíalisma, no plural)

materíalisma (genitive singular)
materíalismi (indefinite nominative singular)
materíalisminn (definite nominative singular)
materíalisma (accusative indefinite singular)
materíalismann (accusative definite singular)
materíalisma (dative indefinite singular)
materíalismanum (dative definite singular)
materíalisma (genitive indefinite singular)
materíalismans (definite genitive singular)


knattleikur

knattleikur m (genitive singular knattleiks, nominative plural knattleikir)

knattleiks (genitive singular)
knattleikir (nominative plural)
knattleikur (indefinite nominative singular)
knattleikurinn (definite nominative singular)
knattleikir (indefinite nominative plural)
knattleikirnir (definite nominative plural)
knattleik (accusative indefinite singular)
knattleikinn (accusative definite singular)
knattleiki (accusative indefinite plural)
knattleikina (accusative definite plural)
knattleik (dative indefinite singular)
knattleiknum (dative definite singular)
knattleikjum (dative indefinite plural)
knattleikjunum (dative definite plural)
knattleiks (genitive indefinite singular)
knattleiksins (definite genitive singular)
knattleikja (genitive indefinite plural)
knattleikjanna (definite genitive plural)


stúdent

stúdent m (genitive singular stúdents, nominative plural stúdentar)

stúdents (genitive singular)
stúdentar (nominative plural)
stúdent (indefinite nominative singular)
stúdentinn (definite nominative singular)
stúdentar (indefinite nominative plural)
stúdentarnir (definite nominative plural)
stúdent (accusative indefinite singular)
stúdentinn (accusative definite singular)
stúdenta (accusative indefinite plural)
stúdentana (accusative definite plural)
stúdent (dative indefinite singular)
stúdentinum (dative definite singular)
stúdentum (dative indefinite plural)
stúdentunum (dative definite plural)
stúdents (genitive indefinite singular)
stúdentsins (definite genitive singular)
stúdenta (genitive indefinite plural)
stúdentanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish student or Middle Low German student, from Latin.

secondary school
secondary school#English

a person who has graduated from a gymnasium (menntaskóli, a secondary school level for 16–19 year olds)


stúdentspróf

stúdentspróf n (genitive singular stúdentsprófs, nominative plural stúdentspróf)

stúdentsprófs (genitive singular)
stúdentspróf (nominative plural)
stúdentspróf (indefinite nominative singular)
stúdentsprófið (definite nominative singular)
stúdentspróf (indefinite nominative plural)
stúdentsprófin (definite nominative plural)
stúdentspróf (accusative indefinite singular)
stúdentsprófið (accusative definite singular)
stúdentspróf (accusative indefinite plural)
stúdentsprófin (accusative definite plural)
stúdentsprófi (dative indefinite singular)
stúdentsprófinu (dative definite singular)
stúdentsprófum (dative indefinite plural)
stúdentsprófunum (dative definite plural)
stúdentsprófs (genitive indefinite singular)
stúdentsprófsins (definite genitive singular)
stúdentsprófa (genitive indefinite plural)
stúdentsprófanna (definite genitive plural)

Umsækjendur þurfa að hafa stúdentspróf.

Applicants must have a gymnasium diploma.

a gymnasium diploma; a gymnasium degree (having graduated from a menntaskóli, a secondary school level for 16–19 year olds)


frekja

frekja f (genitive singular frekju, nominative plural frekjur)

frekju (genitive singular)
frekjur (nominative plural)
frekja (indefinite nominative singular)
frekjan (definite nominative singular)
frekjur (indefinite nominative plural)
frekjurnar (definite nominative plural)
frekju (accusative indefinite singular)
frekjuna (accusative definite singular)
frekjur (accusative indefinite plural)
frekjurnar (accusative definite plural)
frekju (dative indefinite singular)
frekjunni (dative definite singular)
frekjum (dative indefinite plural)
frekjunum (dative definite plural)
frekju (genitive indefinite singular)
frekjunnar (definite genitive singular)
frekja (genitive indefinite plural)
frekjanna (definite genitive plural)

(derogatory) pushiness; the act of demanding too much and becoming upset if one doesn't get one's way

(derogatory) an ill-mannered and importunate person; a person that demands things and who will get upset if he doesn't get his way (often describing a child)


göngustafur

göngustafur m (genitive singular göngustafs, nominative plural göngustafir)

göngustafs (genitive singular)
göngustafir (nominative plural)
göngustafur (indefinite nominative singular)
göngustafurinn (definite nominative singular)
göngustafir (indefinite nominative plural)
göngustafirnir (definite nominative plural)
göngustaf (accusative indefinite singular)
göngustafinn (accusative definite singular)
göngustafi (accusative indefinite plural)
göngustafina (accusative definite plural)
göngustaf (dative indefinite singular)
göngustafnum (dative definite singular)
göngustöfum (dative indefinite plural)
göngustöfunum (dative definite plural)
göngustafs (genitive indefinite singular)
göngustafsins (definite genitive singular)
göngustafa (genitive indefinite plural)
göngustafanna (definite genitive plural)


kollvik

kollvik n pl (plural only, genitive plural kollvika)

kollvika (genitive plural)
kollvik (indefinite nominative plural)
kollvikin (definite nominative plural)
kollvik (accusative indefinite plural)
kollvikin (accusative definite plural)
kollvikum (dative indefinite plural)
kollvikunum (dative definite plural)
kollvika (genitive indefinite plural)
kollvikanna (definite genitive plural)

há kollvik

for the corners of the forehead's hairline to be very far back (usually, but not always, due to male pattern maldness, i.e. a receding hairline)

the triangular area of the corners of the forehead's hairline (where male pattern baldness usually begins)


Mexíkani

Mexíkani m (genitive singular Mexíkana, nominative plural Mexíkanar)

Mexíkana (genitive singular)
Mexíkanar (nominative plural)
Mexíkani (indefinite nominative singular)
Mexíkaninn (definite nominative singular)
Mexíkanar (indefinite nominative plural)
Mexíkanarnir (definite nominative plural)
Mexíkana (accusative indefinite singular)
Mexíkanann (accusative definite singular)
Mexíkana (accusative indefinite plural)
Mexíkanana (accusative definite plural)
Mexíkana (dative indefinite singular)
Mexíkananum (dative definite singular)
Mexíkönum (dative indefinite plural)
Mexíkönunum (dative definite plural)
Mexíkana (genitive indefinite singular)
Mexíkanans (definite genitive singular)
Mexíkana (genitive indefinite plural)
Mexíkananna (definite genitive plural)


helgarpabbi

helgarpabbi m (genitive singular helgarpabba, nominative plural helgarpabbar)

helgarpabba (genitive singular)
helgarpabbar (nominative plural)
helgarpabbi (indefinite nominative singular)
helgarpabbinn (definite nominative singular)
helgarpabbar (indefinite nominative plural)
helgarpabbarnir (definite nominative plural)
helgarpabba (accusative indefinite singular)
helgarpabbann (accusative definite singular)
helgarpabba (accusative indefinite plural)
helgarpabbana (accusative definite plural)
helgarpabba (dative indefinite singular)
helgarpabbanum (dative definite singular)
helgarpöbbum (dative indefinite plural)
helgarpöbbunum (dative definite plural)
helgarpabba (genitive indefinite singular)
helgarpabbans (definite genitive singular)
helgarpabba (genitive indefinite plural)
helgarpabbanna (definite genitive plural)

(informal) a weekend dad (a father who has custody of his children during weekends)


pabbahelgi

pabbahelgi f (genitive singular pabbahelgar, nominative plural pabbahelgar)

pabbahelgar (genitive singular)
pabbahelgar (nominative plural)
pabbahelgi (indefinite nominative singular)
pabbahelgin (definite nominative singular)
pabbahelgar (indefinite nominative plural)
pabbahelgarnar (definite nominative plural)
pabbahelgi (accusative indefinite singular)
pabbahelgina (accusative definite singular)
pabbahelgar (accusative indefinite plural)
pabbahelgarnar (accusative definite plural)
pabbahelgi (dative indefinite singular)
pabbahelginni (dative definite singular)
pabbahelgum (dative indefinite plural)
pabbahelgunum (dative definite plural)
pabbahelgar (genitive indefinite singular)
pabbahelgarinnar (definite genitive singular)
pabbahelga (genitive indefinite plural)
pabbahelganna (definite genitive plural)

(informal) a weekend in which the father (who has partial custody (i.e. a weekend dad)) has custody of the children


kviðmágur

kviðmágur m (genitive singular kviðmágs, nominative plural kviðmágar)

kviðmágs (genitive singular)
kviðmágar (nominative plural)
kviðmágur (indefinite nominative singular)
kviðmágurinn (definite nominative singular)
kviðmágar (indefinite nominative plural)
kviðmágarnir (definite nominative plural)
kviðmág (accusative indefinite singular)
kviðmáginn (accusative definite singular)
kviðmága (accusative indefinite plural)
kviðmágana (accusative definite plural)
kviðmági (dative indefinite singular)
kviðmáginum (dative definite singular)
kviðmágum (dative indefinite plural)
kviðmágunum (dative definite plural)
kviðmágs (genitive indefinite singular)
kviðmágsins (definite genitive singular)
kviðmága (genitive indefinite plural)
kviðmáganna (definite genitive plural)

From kviður + mágur, literally “abdominal brother-in-law”. Compare Danish hulbror, Norwegian Bokmål buksvoger, Swedish buksvåger.

com

a man who has had sexual relations with the same woman as you; an Eskimo brother


appelsínuhúð

is-noun

appelsínuhúð f (genitive singular appelsínuhúðar, no plural)

appelsínuhúðar (genitive singular)
appelsínuhúð (indefinite nominative singular)
appelsínuhúðin (definite nominative singular)
appelsínuhúð (accusative indefinite singular)
appelsínuhúðina (accusative definite singular)
appelsínuhúð (dative indefinite singular)
appelsínuhúðinni (dative definite singular)
appelsínuhúðar (genitive indefinite singular)
appelsínuhúðarinnar (definite genitive singular)

Composed of appelsína + húð, literally “skin like that of an orange”.
Calque of Danish appelsinhud.
Compare Dutch sinaasappelhuid, Catalan pell de taronja, Hungarian narancsbőr.


gyðingahatur

is-noun

gyðingahatur n (genitive singular gyðingahaturs, no plural)

gyðingahaturs (genitive singular)
gyðingahatur (indefinite nominative singular)
gyðingahatrið (definite nominative singular)
gyðingahatur (accusative indefinite singular)
gyðingahatrið (accusative definite singular)
gyðingahatri (dative indefinite singular)
gyðingahatrinu (dative definite singular)
gyðingahaturs (genitive indefinite singular)
gyðingahatursins (definite genitive singular)


þrælahald

þrælahald n (genitive singular þrælahalds, no plural)

þrælahalds (genitive singular)
þrælahald (indefinite nominative singular)
þrælahaldið (definite nominative singular)
þrælahald (accusative indefinite singular)
þrælahaldið (accusative definite singular)
þrælahaldi (dative indefinite singular)
þrælahaldinu (dative definite singular)
þrælahalds (genitive indefinite singular)
þrælahaldsins (definite genitive singular)


varmadæla

varmadæla f (genitive singular varmadælu, nominative plural varmadælur)

varmadælu (genitive singular)
varmadælur (nominative plural)
varmadæla (indefinite nominative singular)
varmadælan (definite nominative singular)
varmadælur (indefinite nominative plural)
varmadælurnar (definite nominative plural)
varmadælu (accusative indefinite singular)
varmadæluna (accusative definite singular)
varmadælur (accusative indefinite plural)
varmadælurnar (accusative definite plural)
varmadælu (dative indefinite singular)
varmadælunni (dative definite singular)
varmadælum (dative indefinite plural)
varmadælunum (dative definite plural)
varmadælu (genitive indefinite singular)
varmadælunnar (definite genitive singular)
varmadælna (genitive indefinite plural)
varmadæla (genitive indefinite plural)
varmadælnanna (definite genitive plural)
varmadælanna (definite genitive plural)


skonsa

skonsa f (genitive singular skonsu, nominative plural skonsur)

skonsu (genitive singular)
skonsur (nominative plural)
skonsa (indefinite nominative singular)
skonsan (definite nominative singular)
skonsur (indefinite nominative plural)
skonsurnar (definite nominative plural)
skonsu (accusative indefinite singular)
skonsuna (accusative definite singular)
skonsur (accusative indefinite plural)
skonsurnar (accusative definite plural)
skonsu (dative indefinite singular)
skonsunni (dative definite singular)
skonsum (dative indefinite plural)
skonsunum (dative definite plural)
skonsu (genitive indefinite singular)
skonsunnar (definite genitive singular)
skonsa (genitive indefinite plural)
skonsanna (definite genitive plural)

an American-style pancake (a thick and fluffy pancake)


skonsa

Likely from Old French esconse (“shelter”).
Compare English sconce.


franskur rennilás

franskur rennilás m (genitive singular fransks renniláss, nominative plural franskir rennilásar)

fransks renniláss (genitive singular)
franskir rennilásar (nominative plural)
franskur rennilás (indefinite nominative singular)
franski rennilásinn (definite nominative singular)
franskir rennilásar (indefinite nominative plural)
frönsku rennilásarnir (definite nominative plural)
franskan rennilás (accusative indefinite singular)
franska rennilásinn (accusative definite singular)
franska rennilása (accusative indefinite plural)
frönsku rennilásana (accusative definite plural)
frönskum rennilás (dative indefinite singular)
frönskum rennilási (dative indefinite singular)
franska rennilásnum (dative definite singular)
frönskum rennilásum (dative indefinite plural)
frönsku rennilásunum (dative definite plural)
fransks renniláss (genitive indefinite singular)
franska rennilássins (definite genitive singular)
franskra rennilása (genitive indefinite plural)
frönsku rennilásanna (definite genitive plural)

hook-and-loop fastener
w:hook-and-loop fastener


Fransmaður

Fransmaður m (genitive singular Fransmanns, nominative plural Fransmenn)

Fransmanns (genitive singular)
Fransmenn (nominative plural)
Fransmaður (indefinite nominative singular)
Fransmaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
Fransmenn (indefinite nominative plural)
Fransmennirnir (definite nominative plural)
Fransmann (accusative indefinite singular)
Fransmanninn (accusative definite singular)
Fransmenn (accusative indefinite plural)
Fransmennina (accusative definite plural)
Fransmanni (dative indefinite singular)
Fransmanninum (dative definite singular)
Fransmönnum (dative indefinite plural)
Fransmönnunum (dative definite plural)
Fransmanns (genitive indefinite singular)
Fransmannsins (definite genitive singular)
Fransmanna (genitive indefinite plural)
Fransmannanna (definite genitive plural)

Partial calque of Danish fransmand (modern Danish franskmand), from German Franzmann.

(informal, dated, today mildly humorous or mildly derogatory) a person from France, Frenchman, a Frenchy


trekantur

a threeway, a threesome (a sexual act involving three people)


einfrumungur

einfrumungur m (genitive singular einfrumungs, nominative plural einfrumungar)

einfrumungs (genitive singular)
einfrumungar (nominative plural)
einfrumungur (indefinite nominative singular)
einfrumungurinn (definite nominative singular)
einfrumungar (indefinite nominative plural)
einfrumungarnir (definite nominative plural)
einfrumung (accusative indefinite singular)
einfrumunginn (accusative definite singular)
einfrumunga (accusative indefinite plural)
einfrumungana (accusative definite plural)
einfrumungi (dative indefinite singular)
einfrumungnum (dative definite singular)
einfrumungum (dative indefinite plural)
einfrumungunum (dative definite plural)
einfrumungs (genitive indefinite singular)
einfrumungsins (definite genitive singular)
einfrumunga (genitive indefinite plural)
einfrumunganna (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: fjölfrumungur


fjölfrumungur

fjölfrumungur m (genitive singular fjölfrumungs, nominative plural fjölfrumungar)

fjölfrumungs (genitive singular)
fjölfrumungar (nominative plural)
fjölfrumungur (indefinite nominative singular)
fjölfrumungurinn (definite nominative singular)
fjölfrumungar (indefinite nominative plural)
fjölfrumungarnir (definite nominative plural)
fjölfrumung (accusative indefinite singular)
fjölfrumunginn (accusative definite singular)
fjölfrumunga (accusative indefinite plural)
fjölfrumungana (accusative definite plural)
fjölfrumungi (dative indefinite singular)
fjölfrumungnum (dative definite singular)
fjölfrumungum (dative indefinite plural)
fjölfrumungunum (dative definite plural)
fjölfrumungs (genitive indefinite singular)
fjölfrumungsins (definite genitive singular)
fjölfrumunga (genitive indefinite plural)
fjölfrumunganna (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: einfrumungur


sjókví

sjókví f (genitive singular sjókvíar, nominative plural sjókvíar)

sjókvíar (genitive singular)
sjókvíar (nominative plural)
sjókví (indefinite nominative singular)
sjókvíin (definite nominative singular)
sjókvíar (indefinite nominative plural)
sjókvíarnar (definite nominative plural)
sjókví (accusative indefinite singular)
sjókvína (accusative definite singular)
sjókvíar (accusative indefinite plural)
sjókvíarnar (accusative definite plural)
sjókví (dative indefinite singular)
sjókvínni (dative definite singular)
sjókvíum (dative indefinite plural)
sjókvíunum (dative definite plural)
sjókvíar (genitive indefinite singular)
sjókvíarinnar (definite genitive singular)
sjókvía (genitive indefinite plural)
sjókvíanna (definite genitive plural)

enclosure in a body of water, usually for fish farming


loftslagsbreyting

loftslagsbreyting f (genitive singular loftslagsbreytingar, nominative plural loftslagsbreytingar)

loftslagsbreytingar (genitive singular)
loftslagsbreytingar (nominative plural)
loftslagsbreyting (indefinite nominative singular)
loftslagsbreytingin (definite nominative singular)
loftslagsbreytingar (indefinite nominative plural)
loftslagsbreytingarnar (definite nominative plural)
loftslagsbreytingu (accusative indefinite singular)
loftslagsbreytinguna (accusative definite singular)
loftslagsbreytingar (accusative indefinite plural)
loftslagsbreytingarnar (accusative definite plural)
loftslagsbreytingu (dative indefinite singular)
loftslagsbreytingunni (dative definite singular)
loftslagsbreytingum (dative indefinite plural)
loftslagsbreytingunum (dative definite plural)
loftslagsbreytingar (genitive indefinite singular)
loftslagsbreytingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
loftslagsbreytinga (genitive indefinite plural)
loftslagsbreytinganna (definite genitive plural)


loftslagsbreytingar

inflection of loftslagsbreyting:
indefinite genitive singular

inflection of loftslagsbreyting:
indefinite nominative/accusative plural


malur

malur m (genitive singular mals, nominative plural malir)

mals (genitive singular)
malir (nominative plural)
malur (indefinite nominative singular)
malurinn (definite nominative singular)
malir (indefinite nominative plural)
malirnir (definite nominative plural)
mal (accusative indefinite singular)
malinn (accusative definite singular)
mali (accusative indefinite plural)
malina (accusative definite plural)
mal (dative indefinite singular)
malnum (dative definite singular)
mölum (dative indefinite plural)
mölunum (dative definite plural)
mals (genitive indefinite singular)
malsins (definite genitive singular)
mala (genitive indefinite plural)
malanna (definite genitive plural)


vinnukonugripin

vinnukonugripin n pl (definite only, plural only, genitive plural vinnukonugripanna)

vinnukonugripanna (genitive plural)
vinnukonugripin (definite nominative plural)
vinnukonugripin (accusative definite plural)
vinnukonugripunum (dative definite plural)
vinnukonugripanna (definite genitive plural)

From vinnukona (“female servant”) + grip (“fingering, (guitar) chord”), literally “the guitar chords that the average female servant knows”.

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Ég kann vinnukonugripin.

(colloquial) the basic guitar chords (sufficient to strum along with most songs)


námslán

is-noun

námslán n (genitive singular námsláns, nominative plural námslán)

námsláns (genitive singular)
námslán (nominative plural)
námslán (indefinite nominative singular)
námslánið (definite nominative singular)
námslán (indefinite nominative plural)
námslánin (definite nominative plural)
námslán (accusative indefinite singular)
námslánið (accusative definite singular)
námslán (accusative indefinite plural)
námslánin (accusative definite plural)
námsláni (dative indefinite singular)
námsláninu (dative definite singular)
námslánum (dative indefinite plural)
námslánunum (dative definite plural)
námsláns (genitive indefinite singular)
námslánsins (definite genitive singular)
námslána (genitive indefinite plural)
námslánanna (definite genitive plural)


ærslabelgur

ærslabelgur m (genitive singular ærslabelgs or ærslabelgjar, nominative plural ærslabelgir)

ærslabelgs (genitive singular)
ærslabelgjar (genitive singular)
ærslabelgir (nominative plural)
ærslabelgur (indefinite nominative singular)
ærslabelgurinn (definite nominative singular)
ærslabelgir (indefinite nominative plural)
ærslabelgirnir (definite nominative plural)
ærslabelg (accusative indefinite singular)
ærslabelginn (accusative definite singular)
ærslabelgi (accusative indefinite plural)
ærslabelgina (accusative definite plural)
ærslabelg (dative indefinite singular)
ærslabelgnum (dative definite singular)
ærslabelgjum (dative indefinite plural)
ærslabelgjunum (dative definite plural)
ærslabelgs (genitive indefinite singular)
ærslabelgjar (genitive indefinite singular)
ærslabelgsins (definite genitive singular)
ærslabelgjarins (definite genitive singular)
ærslabelgja (genitive indefinite plural)
ærslabelgjanna (definite genitive plural)

From ærsl + belgur.
The second sense is a somewhat humorous reinterpretation of the first sense, meaning "a large bag for romping around".

a child who is very playful and full of energy

jumping pillow, bouncy pillow (a large inflatable piece of playground equipment on which children jump)


tjáskipti

tjáskipti n pl (plural only, genitive plural tjáskipta)

tjáskipta (genitive plural)
tjáskipti (indefinite nominative plural)
tjáskiptin (definite nominative plural)
tjáskipti (accusative indefinite plural)
tjáskiptin (accusative definite plural)
tjáskiptum (dative indefinite plural)
tjáskiptunum (dative definite plural)
tjáskipta (genitive indefinite plural)
tjáskiptanna (definite genitive plural)

communication (the act of transmitting ideas or messages to others verbally or through actions)


kvár

kvár n (genitive singular kvárs, nominative plural kvár)

kvárs (genitive singular)
kvár (nominative plural)
kvár (indefinite nominative singular)
kvárið (definite nominative singular)
kvár (indefinite nominative plural)
kvárin (definite nominative plural)
kvár (accusative indefinite singular)
kvárið (accusative definite singular)
kvár (accusative indefinite plural)
kvárin (accusative definite plural)
kvári (dative indefinite singular)
kvárinu (dative definite singular)
kvárum (dative indefinite plural)
kvárunum (dative definite plural)
kvárs (genitive indefinite singular)
kvársins (definite genitive singular)
kvára (genitive indefinite plural)
kváranna (definite genitive plural)

Adopted by a jury of the association Samtökin ’78 in January 2021 after a competition.

Vera, hinsegin félag kvenna og kvára, sem var stofnað sumarið 2019, hefur verið vettvangur fyrir hinsegin konur og kvár til að hittast og skapa samfélag.

Vera, a queer association of women and enbies, founded in the summer of 2019, has been a forum for queer women and enbies to meet and create a community.

Framboðslistinn samanstendur af 11 konum, 10 körlum og einu kvári.

2022, Morgunblaðið, Listi Viðreisnar í Mosfellsbæ samþykktur:

The list of candidates consists of 11 women, 10 men and one enby.

Hann, hún eða kvár sem hlýtur viðurkenningu sem Reykvíkingur ársins rennir fyrstur fyrir lax í Elliðaánum ásamt borgarstjóra í boði Stangaveiðifélags Reykjavíkur sem hefur árnar á leigu.

2022, City of Reykjavík, Þekkir þú Reykvíking ársins?:

He, she or the enby who receives recognition as the Reykjavík resident of the year, will be the first to chase for salmon in the Elliðaár together with the mayor at the invitation of Reykjavík Rod Fishing Association, which rents the rivers.


koltvísýringur

koltvísýringur m (genitive singular koltvísýrings, nominative plural koltvísýringar)

koltvísýrings (genitive singular)
koltvísýringar (nominative plural)
koltvísýringur (indefinite nominative singular)
koltvísýringurinn (definite nominative singular)
koltvísýringar (indefinite nominative plural)
koltvísýringarnir (definite nominative plural)
koltvísýring (accusative indefinite singular)
koltvísýringinn (accusative definite singular)
koltvísýringa (accusative indefinite plural)
koltvísýringana (accusative definite plural)
koltvísýringi (dative indefinite singular)
koltvísýringnum (dative definite singular)
koltvísýringum (dative indefinite plural)
koltvísýringunum (dative definite plural)
koltvísýrings (genitive indefinite singular)
koltvísýringsins (definite genitive singular)
koltvísýringa (genitive indefinite plural)
koltvísýringanna (definite genitive plural)


koltvíildi

koltvíildi n (genitive singular koltvíildis, no plural)

koltvíildis (genitive singular)
koltvíildi (indefinite nominative singular)
koltvíildið (definite nominative singular)
koltvíildi (accusative indefinite singular)
koltvíildið (accusative definite singular)
koltvíildi (dative indefinite singular)
koltvíildinu (dative definite singular)
koltvíildis (genitive indefinite singular)
koltvíildisins (definite genitive singular)


koldíoxíð

koldíoxíð n (genitive singular koldíoxíðs, no plural)

koldíoxíðs (genitive singular)
koldíoxíð (indefinite nominative singular)
koldíoxíðið (definite nominative singular)
koldíoxíð (accusative indefinite singular)
koldíoxíðið (accusative definite singular)
koldíoxíði (dative indefinite singular)
koldíoxíðinu (dative definite singular)
koldíoxíðs (genitive indefinite singular)
koldíoxíðsins (definite genitive singular)


koltvíoxíð

koltvíoxíð n (genitive singular koltvíoxíðs, no plural)

koltvíoxíðs (genitive singular)
koltvíoxíð (indefinite nominative singular)
koltvíoxíðið (definite nominative singular)
koltvíoxíð (accusative indefinite singular)
koltvíoxíðið (accusative definite singular)
koltvíoxíði (dative indefinite singular)
koltvíoxíðinu (dative definite singular)
koltvíoxíðs (genitive indefinite singular)
koltvíoxíðsins (definite genitive singular)


kolsýringur

kolsýringur m (genitive singular kolsýrings, nominative plural kolsýringar)

kolsýrings (genitive singular)
kolsýringar (nominative plural)
kolsýringur (indefinite nominative singular)
kolsýringurinn (definite nominative singular)
kolsýringar (indefinite nominative plural)
kolsýringarnir (definite nominative plural)
kolsýring (accusative indefinite singular)
kolsýringinn (accusative definite singular)
kolsýringa (accusative indefinite plural)
kolsýringana (accusative definite plural)
kolsýringi (dative indefinite singular)
kolsýringnum (dative definite singular)
kolsýringum (dative indefinite plural)
kolsýringunum (dative definite plural)
kolsýrings (genitive indefinite singular)
kolsýringsins (definite genitive singular)
kolsýringa (genitive indefinite plural)
kolsýringanna (definite genitive plural)


kolmónoxíð

kolmónoxíð n (genitive singular kolmónoxíðs, no plural)

kolmónoxíðs (genitive singular)
kolmónoxíð (indefinite nominative singular)
kolmónoxíðið (definite nominative singular)
kolmónoxíð (accusative indefinite singular)
kolmónoxíðið (accusative definite singular)
kolmónoxíði (dative indefinite singular)
kolmónoxíðinu (dative definite singular)
kolmónoxíðs (genitive indefinite singular)
kolmónoxíðsins (definite genitive singular)


kolsýrlingur

kolsýrlingur m (genitive singular kolsýrlings, nominative plural kolsýrlingar)

kolsýrlings (genitive singular)
kolsýrlingar (nominative plural)
kolsýrlingur (indefinite nominative singular)
kolsýrlingurinn (definite nominative singular)
kolsýrlingar (indefinite nominative plural)
kolsýrlingarnir (definite nominative plural)
kolsýrling (accusative indefinite singular)
kolsýrlinginn (accusative definite singular)
kolsýrlinga (accusative indefinite plural)
kolsýrlingana (accusative definite plural)
kolsýrlingi (dative indefinite singular)
kolsýrlingnum (dative definite singular)
kolsýrlingum (dative indefinite plural)
kolsýrlingunum (dative definite plural)
kolsýrlings (genitive indefinite singular)
kolsýrlingsins (definite genitive singular)
kolsýrlinga (genitive indefinite plural)
kolsýrlinganna (definite genitive plural)


gróðurhúsalofttegund

gróðurhúsalofttegund f (genitive singular gróðurhúsalofttegundar, nominative plural gróðurhúsalofttegundir)

gróðurhúsalofttegundar (genitive singular)
gróðurhúsalofttegundir (nominative plural)
gróðurhúsalofttegund (indefinite nominative singular)
gróðurhúsalofttegundin (definite nominative singular)
gróðurhúsalofttegundir (indefinite nominative plural)
gróðurhúsalofttegundirnar (definite nominative plural)
gróðurhúsalofttegund (accusative indefinite singular)
gróðurhúsalofttegundina (accusative definite singular)
gróðurhúsalofttegundir (accusative indefinite plural)
gróðurhúsalofttegundirnar (accusative definite plural)
gróðurhúsalofttegund (dative indefinite singular)
gróðurhúsalofttegundinni (dative definite singular)
gróðurhúsalofttegundum (dative indefinite plural)
gróðurhúsalofttegundunum (dative definite plural)
gróðurhúsalofttegundar (genitive indefinite singular)
gróðurhúsalofttegundarinnar (definite genitive singular)
gróðurhúsalofttegunda (genitive indefinite plural)
gróðurhúsalofttegundanna (definite genitive plural)


ammoníak

ammoníak n (genitive singular ammoníaks, no plural)

ammoníaks (genitive singular)
ammoníak (indefinite nominative singular)
ammoníakið (definite nominative singular)
ammoníak (accusative indefinite singular)
ammoníakið (accusative definite singular)
ammoníaki (dative indefinite singular)
ammoníakinu (dative definite singular)
ammoníaks (genitive indefinite singular)
ammoníaksins (definite genitive singular)


vatnsgufa

vatnsgufa f (genitive singular vatnsgufu, nominative plural vatnsgufur)

vatnsgufu (genitive singular)
vatnsgufur (nominative plural)
vatnsgufa (indefinite nominative singular)
vatnsgufan (definite nominative singular)
vatnsgufur (indefinite nominative plural)
vatnsgufurnar (definite nominative plural)
vatnsgufu (accusative indefinite singular)
vatnsgufuna (accusative definite singular)
vatnsgufur (accusative indefinite plural)
vatnsgufurnar (accusative definite plural)
vatnsgufu (dative indefinite singular)
vatnsgufunni (dative definite singular)
vatnsgufum (dative indefinite plural)
vatnsgufunum (dative definite plural)
vatnsgufu (genitive indefinite singular)
vatnsgufunnar (definite genitive singular)
vatnsgufa (genitive indefinite plural)
vatnsgufanna (definite genitive plural)


vítissódi

vítissódi m (genitive singular vítissóda, no plural)

vítissóda (genitive singular)
vítissódi (indefinite nominative singular)
vítissódinn (definite nominative singular)
vítissóda (accusative indefinite singular)
vítissódann (accusative definite singular)
vítissóda (dative indefinite singular)
vítissódanum (dative definite singular)
vítissóda (genitive indefinite singular)
vítissódans (definite genitive singular)


vefnaður

vefnaður m (genitive singular vefnaðar, no plural)

vefnaðar (genitive singular)
vefnaður (indefinite nominative singular)
vefnaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
vefnað (accusative indefinite singular)
vefnaðinn (accusative definite singular)
vefnaði (dative indefinite singular)
vefnaðinum (dative definite singular)
vefnaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
vefnaðarins (definite genitive singular)


textíll

textíll m (genitive singular textíls, nominative plural textílar)

textíls (genitive singular)
textílar (nominative plural)
textíll (indefinite nominative singular)
textíllinn (definite nominative singular)
textílar (indefinite nominative plural)
textílarnir (definite nominative plural)
textíl (accusative indefinite singular)
textílinn (accusative definite singular)
textíla (accusative indefinite plural)
textílana (accusative definite plural)
textíl (dative indefinite singular)
textílnum (dative definite singular)
textílum (dative indefinite plural)
textílunum (dative definite plural)
textíls (genitive indefinite singular)
textílsins (definite genitive singular)
textíla (genitive indefinite plural)
textílanna (definite genitive plural)


geimbúningur

geimbúningur m (genitive singular geimbúnings, nominative plural geimbúningar)

geimbúnings (genitive singular)
geimbúningar (nominative plural)
geimbúningur (indefinite nominative singular)
geimbúningurinn (definite nominative singular)
geimbúningar (indefinite nominative plural)
geimbúningarnir (definite nominative plural)
geimbúning (accusative indefinite singular)
geimbúninginn (accusative definite singular)
geimbúninga (accusative indefinite plural)
geimbúningana (accusative definite plural)
geimbúningi (dative indefinite singular)
geimbúningnum (dative definite singular)
geimbúningum (dative indefinite plural)
geimbúningunum (dative definite plural)
geimbúnings (genitive indefinite singular)
geimbúningsins (definite genitive singular)
geimbúninga (genitive indefinite plural)
geimbúninganna (definite genitive plural)


svanasöngur

svanasöngur m (genitive singular svanasöngs, nominative plural svanasöngvar)

svanasöngs (genitive singular)
svanasöngvar (nominative plural)
svanasöngur (indefinite nominative singular)
svanasöngurinn (definite nominative singular)
svanasöngvar (indefinite nominative plural)
svanasöngvarnir (definite nominative plural)
svanasöng (accusative indefinite singular)
svanasönginn (accusative definite singular)
svanasöngva (accusative indefinite plural)
svanasöngvana (accusative definite plural)
svanasöng (dative indefinite singular)
svanasöngnum (dative definite singular)
svanasöngvum (dative indefinite plural)
svanasöngvunum (dative definite plural)
svanasöngs (genitive indefinite singular)
svanasöngsins (definite genitive singular)
svanasöngva (genitive indefinite plural)
svanasöngvanna (definite genitive plural)


skst.

Abbreviation of skammstöfun (“abbreviation”).


endajaxl

is-noun

endajaxl m (genitive singular endajaxls, nominative plural endajaxlar)

endajaxls (genitive singular)
endajaxlar (nominative plural)
endajaxl (indefinite nominative singular)
endajaxlinn (definite nominative singular)
endajaxlar (indefinite nominative plural)
endajaxlarnir (definite nominative plural)
endajaxl (accusative indefinite singular)
endajaxlinn (accusative definite singular)
endajaxla (accusative indefinite plural)
endajaxlana (accusative definite plural)
endajaxli (dative indefinite singular)
endajaxlinum (dative definite singular)
endajöxlum (dative indefinite plural)
endajöxlunum (dative definite plural)
endajaxls (genitive indefinite singular)
endajaxlsins (definite genitive singular)
endajaxla (genitive indefinite plural)
endajaxlanna (definite genitive plural)


málsvari

málsvari m (genitive singular málsvara, nominative plural málsvarar)

málsvara (genitive singular)
málsvarar (nominative plural)
málsvari (indefinite nominative singular)
málsvarinn (definite nominative singular)
málsvarar (indefinite nominative plural)
málsvararnir (definite nominative plural)
málsvara (accusative indefinite singular)
málsvarann (accusative definite singular)
málsvara (accusative indefinite plural)
málsvarana (accusative definite plural)
málsvara (dative indefinite singular)
málsvaranum (dative definite singular)
málsvörum (dative indefinite plural)
málsvörunum (dative definite plural)
málsvara (genitive indefinite singular)
málsvarans (definite genitive singular)
málsvara (genitive indefinite plural)
málsvaranna (definite genitive plural)


áttund

áttund f (genitive singular áttundar, nominative plural áttundir)

áttundar (genitive singular)
áttundir (nominative plural)
áttund (indefinite nominative singular)
áttundin (definite nominative singular)
áttundir (indefinite nominative plural)
áttundirnar (definite nominative plural)
áttund (accusative indefinite singular)
áttundina (accusative definite singular)
áttundir (accusative indefinite plural)
áttundirnar (accusative definite plural)
áttund (dative indefinite singular)
áttundinni (dative definite singular)
áttundum (dative indefinite plural)
áttundunum (dative definite plural)
áttundar (genitive indefinite singular)
áttundarinnar (definite genitive singular)
áttunda (genitive indefinite plural)
áttundanna (definite genitive plural)


efnatengi

efnatengi n (genitive singular efnatengis, nominative plural efnatengi)

efnatengis (genitive singular)
efnatengi (nominative plural)
efnatengi (indefinite nominative singular)
efnatengið (definite nominative singular)
efnatengi (indefinite nominative plural)
efnatengin (definite nominative plural)
efnatengi (accusative indefinite singular)
efnatengið (accusative definite singular)
efnatengi (accusative indefinite plural)
efnatengin (accusative definite plural)
efnatengi (dative indefinite singular)
efnatenginu (dative definite singular)
efnatengjum (dative indefinite plural)
efnatengjunum (dative definite plural)
efnatengis (genitive indefinite singular)
efnatengisins (definite genitive singular)
efnatengja (genitive indefinite plural)
efnatengjanna (definite genitive plural)


suðumark

suðumark n (genitive singular suðumarks, nominative plural suðumörk)

suðumarks (genitive singular)
suðumörk (nominative plural)
suðumark (indefinite nominative singular)
suðumarkið (definite nominative singular)
suðumörk (indefinite nominative plural)
suðumörkin (definite nominative plural)
suðumark (accusative indefinite singular)
suðumarkið (accusative definite singular)
suðumörk (accusative indefinite plural)
suðumörkin (accusative definite plural)
suðumarki (dative indefinite singular)
suðumarkinu (dative definite singular)
suðumörkum (dative indefinite plural)
suðumörkunum (dative definite plural)
suðumarks (genitive indefinite singular)
suðumarksins (definite genitive singular)
suðumarka (genitive indefinite plural)
suðumarkanna (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: bræðslumark


bræðslumark

bræðslumark n (genitive singular bræðslumarks, nominative plural bræðslumörk)

bræðslumarks (genitive singular)
bræðslumörk (nominative plural)
bræðslumark (indefinite nominative singular)
bræðslumarkið (definite nominative singular)
bræðslumörk (indefinite nominative plural)
bræðslumörkin (definite nominative plural)
bræðslumark (accusative indefinite singular)
bræðslumarkið (accusative definite singular)
bræðslumörk (accusative indefinite plural)
bræðslumörkin (accusative definite plural)
bræðslumarki (dative indefinite singular)
bræðslumarkinu (dative definite singular)
bræðslumörkum (dative indefinite plural)
bræðslumörkunum (dative definite plural)
bræðslumarks (genitive indefinite singular)
bræðslumarksins (definite genitive singular)
bræðslumarka (genitive indefinite plural)
bræðslumarkanna (definite genitive plural)

Coordinate term: suðumark


umferðarkeila

umferðarkeila f (genitive singular umferðarkeilu, nominative plural umferðarkeilur)

umferðarkeilu (genitive singular)
umferðarkeilur (nominative plural)
umferðarkeila (indefinite nominative singular)
umferðarkeilan (definite nominative singular)
umferðarkeilur (indefinite nominative plural)
umferðarkeilurnar (definite nominative plural)
umferðarkeilu (accusative indefinite singular)
umferðarkeiluna (accusative definite singular)
umferðarkeilur (accusative indefinite plural)
umferðarkeilurnar (accusative definite plural)
umferðarkeilu (dative indefinite singular)
umferðarkeilunni (dative definite singular)
umferðarkeilum (dative indefinite plural)
umferðarkeilunum (dative definite plural)
umferðarkeilu (genitive indefinite singular)
umferðarkeilunnar (definite genitive singular)
umferðarkeilna (genitive indefinite plural)
umferðarkeila (genitive indefinite plural)
umferðarkeilnanna (definite genitive plural)
umferðarkeilanna (definite genitive plural)


mólekúl

mólekúl n (genitive singular mólekúls, nominative plural mólekúl)

mólekúls (genitive singular)
mólekúl (nominative plural)
mólekúl (indefinite nominative singular)
mólekúlið (definite nominative singular)
mólekúl (indefinite nominative plural)
mólekúlin (definite nominative plural)
mólekúl (accusative indefinite singular)
mólekúlið (accusative definite singular)
mólekúl (accusative indefinite plural)
mólekúlin (accusative definite plural)
mólekúli (dative indefinite singular)
mólekúlinu (dative definite singular)
mólekúlum (dative indefinite plural)
mólekúlunum (dative definite plural)
mólekúls (genitive indefinite singular)
mólekúlsins (definite genitive singular)
mólekúla (genitive indefinite plural)
mólekúlanna (definite genitive plural)


vetnissúlfíð

vetnissúlfíð n (genitive singular vetnissúlfíðs, no plural)

vetnissúlfíðs (genitive singular)
vetnissúlfíð (indefinite nominative singular)
vetnissúlfíðið (definite nominative singular)
vetnissúlfíð (accusative indefinite singular)
vetnissúlfíðið (accusative definite singular)
vetnissúlfíði (dative indefinite singular)
vetnissúlfíðinu (dative definite singular)
vetnissúlfíðs (genitive indefinite singular)
vetnissúlfíðsins (definite genitive singular)


brennisteinsvetni

brennisteinsvetni n (genitive singular brennisteinsvetnis, no plural)

brennisteinsvetnis (genitive singular)
brennisteinsvetni (indefinite nominative singular)
brennisteinsvetnið (definite nominative singular)
brennisteinsvetni (accusative indefinite singular)
brennisteinsvetnið (accusative definite singular)
brennisteinsvetni (dative indefinite singular)
brennisteinsvetninu (dative definite singular)
brennisteinsvetnis (genitive indefinite singular)
brennisteinsvetnisins (definite genitive singular)


vímuefni

vímuefni n (genitive singular vímuefnis, nominative plural vímuefni)

vímuefnis (genitive singular)
vímuefni (nominative plural)
vímuefni (indefinite nominative singular)
vímuefnið (definite nominative singular)
vímuefni (indefinite nominative plural)
vímuefnin (definite nominative plural)
vímuefni (accusative indefinite singular)
vímuefnið (accusative definite singular)
vímuefni (accusative indefinite plural)
vímuefnin (accusative definite plural)
vímuefni (dative indefinite singular)
vímuefninu (dative definite singular)
vímuefnum (dative indefinite plural)
vímuefnunum (dative definite plural)
vímuefnis (genitive indefinite singular)
vímuefnisins (definite genitive singular)
vímuefna (genitive indefinite plural)
vímuefnanna (definite genitive plural)


stunu

indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular of stuna


sódavatn

sódavatn n (genitive singular sódavatns, no plural)

sódavatns (genitive singular)
sódavatn (indefinite nominative singular)
sódavatnið (definite nominative singular)
sódavatn (accusative indefinite singular)
sódavatnið (accusative definite singular)
sódavatni (dative indefinite singular)
sódavatninu (dative definite singular)
sódavatns (genitive indefinite singular)
sódavatnsins (definite genitive singular)


hringormur

hringormur m (genitive singular hringorms, nominative plural hringormar)

hringorms (genitive singular)
hringormar (nominative plural)
hringormur (indefinite nominative singular)
hringormurinn (definite nominative singular)
hringormar (indefinite nominative plural)
hringormarnir (definite nominative plural)
hringorm (accusative indefinite singular)
hringorminn (accusative definite singular)
hringorma (accusative indefinite plural)
hringormana (accusative definite plural)
hringormi (dative indefinite singular)
hringorminum (dative definite singular)
hringormum (dative indefinite plural)
hringormunum (dative definite plural)
hringorms (genitive indefinite singular)
hringormsins (definite genitive singular)
hringorma (genitive indefinite plural)
hringormanna (definite genitive plural)

any roundworm that lives inside a fish (e.g. Anisakis simplex and Pseudoterranova spp.)


hjartakveisa

hjartakveisa f (genitive singular hjartakveisu, nominative plural hjartakveisur)

hjartakveisu (genitive singular)
hjartakveisur (nominative plural)
hjartakveisa (indefinite nominative singular)
hjartakveisan (definite nominative singular)
hjartakveisur (indefinite nominative plural)
hjartakveisurnar (definite nominative plural)
hjartakveisu (accusative indefinite singular)
hjartakveisuna (accusative definite singular)
hjartakveisur (accusative indefinite plural)
hjartakveisurnar (accusative definite plural)
hjartakveisu (dative indefinite singular)
hjartakveisunni (dative definite singular)
hjartakveisum (dative indefinite plural)
hjartakveisunum (dative definite plural)
hjartakveisu (genitive indefinite singular)
hjartakveisunnar (definite genitive singular)
hjartakveisa (genitive indefinite plural)
hjartakveisanna (definite genitive plural)


púkk

púkk n (genitive singular púkks, no plural)

púkks (genitive singular)
púkk (indefinite nominative singular)
púkkið (definite nominative singular)
púkk (accusative indefinite singular)
púkkið (accusative definite singular)
púkki (dative indefinite singular)
púkkinu (dative definite singular)
púkks (genitive indefinite singular)
púkksins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Danish puk (card game), German Poch, French poque.


bransi

bransi m (genitive singular bransa, no plural)

bransa (genitive singular)
bransi (indefinite nominative singular)
bransinn (definite nominative singular)
bransa (accusative indefinite singular)
bransann (accusative definite singular)
bransa (dative indefinite singular)
bransanum (dative definite singular)
bransa (genitive indefinite singular)
bransans (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Danish branche, from French branche. Compare German Branche.

(fairly informal) sector, a specific trade or industry, a line of work


augnakonfekt

augnakonfekt n (genitive singular augnakonfekts, no plural)

augnakonfekts (genitive singular)
augnakonfekt (indefinite nominative singular)
augnakonfektið (definite nominative singular)
augnakonfekt (accusative indefinite singular)
augnakonfektið (accusative definite singular)
augnakonfekti (dative indefinite singular)
augnakonfektinu (dative definite singular)
augnakonfekts (genitive indefinite singular)
augnakonfektsins (definite genitive singular)

From augu (“eyes”) + konfekt (“chocolates”).


landhelgi

landhelgi f (genitive singular landhelgi, no plural)

landhelgi (genitive singular)
landhelgi (indefinite nominative singular)
landhelgin (definite nominative singular)
landhelgi (accusative indefinite singular)
landhelgina (accusative definite singular)
landhelgi (dative indefinite singular)
landhelginni (dative definite singular)
landhelgi (genitive indefinite singular)
landhelginnar (definite genitive singular)


efnahagssvæði

efnahagssvæði n (genitive singular efnahagssvæðis, nominative plural efnahagssvæði)

efnahagssvæðis (genitive singular)
efnahagssvæði (nominative plural)
efnahagssvæði (indefinite nominative singular)
efnahagssvæðið (definite nominative singular)
efnahagssvæði (indefinite nominative plural)
efnahagssvæðin (definite nominative plural)
efnahagssvæði (accusative indefinite singular)
efnahagssvæðið (accusative definite singular)
efnahagssvæði (accusative indefinite plural)
efnahagssvæðin (accusative definite plural)
efnahagssvæði (dative indefinite singular)
efnahagssvæðinu (dative definite singular)
efnahagssvæðum (dative indefinite plural)
efnahagssvæðunum (dative definite plural)
efnahagssvæðis (genitive indefinite singular)
efnahagssvæðisins (definite genitive singular)
efnahagssvæða (genitive indefinite plural)
efnahagssvæðanna (definite genitive plural)

Evrópska efnahagssvæðið


viðhengi

viðhengi n (genitive singular viðhengis, nominative plural viðhengi)

viðhengis (genitive singular)
viðhengi (nominative plural)
viðhengi (indefinite nominative singular)
viðhengið (definite nominative singular)
viðhengi (indefinite nominative plural)
viðhengin (definite nominative plural)
viðhengi (accusative indefinite singular)
viðhengið (accusative definite singular)
viðhengi (accusative indefinite plural)
viðhengin (accusative definite plural)
viðhengi (dative indefinite singular)
viðhenginu (dative definite singular)
viðhengjum (dative indefinite plural)
viðhengjunum (dative definite plural)
viðhengis (genitive indefinite singular)
viðhengisins (definite genitive singular)
viðhengja (genitive indefinite plural)
viðhengjanna (definite genitive plural)

(uncommon) something that is attached to or dependent on something (e.g. one's family)

(uncommon) a charm (a small trinket on a bracelet)


vefslóð

vefslóð f (genitive singular vefslóðar, nominative plural vefslóðir)

vefslóðar (genitive singular)
vefslóðir (nominative plural)
vefslóð (indefinite nominative singular)
vefslóðin (definite nominative singular)
vefslóðir (indefinite nominative plural)
vefslóðirnar (definite nominative plural)
vefslóð (accusative indefinite singular)
vefslóðina (accusative definite singular)
vefslóðir (accusative indefinite plural)
vefslóðirnar (accusative definite plural)
vefslóð (dative indefinite singular)
vefslóðinni (dative definite singular)
vefslóðum (dative indefinite plural)
vefslóðunum (dative definite plural)
vefslóðar (genitive indefinite singular)
vefslóðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
vefslóða (genitive indefinite plural)
vefslóðanna (definite genitive plural)


meðmælandi

meðmælandi m (genitive singular meðmælanda, nominative plural meðmælendur)

meðmælanda (genitive singular)
meðmælendur (nominative plural)
meðmælandi (indefinite nominative singular)
meðmælandinn (definite nominative singular)
meðmælendur (indefinite nominative plural)
meðmælendurnir (definite nominative plural)
meðmælanda (accusative indefinite singular)
meðmælandann (accusative definite singular)
meðmælendur (accusative indefinite plural)
meðmælendurna (accusative definite plural)
meðmælanda (dative indefinite singular)
meðmælandanum (dative definite singular)
meðmælendum (dative indefinite plural)
meðmælöndum (dative indefinite plural)
meðmælendunum (dative definite plural)
meðmælöndunum (dative definite plural)
meðmælanda (genitive indefinite singular)
meðmælandans (definite genitive singular)
meðmælenda (genitive indefinite plural)
meðmælanda (genitive indefinite plural)
meðmælendanna (definite genitive plural)
meðmælandanna (definite genitive plural)


snafs

snafs m (genitive singular snafs, nominative plural snafsar)

snafs (genitive singular)
snafsar (nominative plural)
snafs (indefinite nominative singular)
snafsinn (definite nominative singular)
snafsar (indefinite nominative plural)
snafsarnir (definite nominative plural)
snafs (accusative indefinite singular)
snafsinn (accusative definite singular)
snafsa (accusative indefinite plural)
snafsana (accusative definite plural)
snafs (dative indefinite singular)
snafsi (dative indefinite singular)
snafsinum (dative definite singular)
snöfsum (dative indefinite plural)
snöfsunum (dative definite plural)
snafs (genitive indefinite singular)
snafsins (definite genitive singular)
snafsa (genitive indefinite plural)
snafsanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish snaps, from Low German snapps. Cf. German Schnaps.


óheppni

óheppni f (genitive singular óheppni, no plural)

óheppni (genitive singular)
óheppni (indefinite nominative singular)
óheppnin (definite nominative singular)
óheppni (accusative indefinite singular)
óheppnina (accusative definite singular)
óheppni (dative indefinite singular)
óheppninni (dative definite singular)
óheppni (genitive indefinite singular)
óheppninnar (definite genitive singular)


fósturstelling

fósturstelling f (genitive singular fósturstellingar, nominative plural fósturstellingar)

fósturstellingar (genitive singular)
fósturstellingar (nominative plural)
fósturstelling (indefinite nominative singular)
fósturstellingin (definite nominative singular)
fósturstellingar (indefinite nominative plural)
fósturstellingarnar (definite nominative plural)
fósturstellingu (accusative indefinite singular)
fósturstellinguna (accusative definite singular)
fósturstellingar (accusative indefinite plural)
fósturstellingarnar (accusative definite plural)
fósturstellingu (dative indefinite singular)
fósturstellingunni (dative definite singular)
fósturstellingum (dative indefinite plural)
fósturstellingunum (dative definite plural)
fósturstellingar (genitive indefinite singular)
fósturstellingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
fósturstellinga (genitive indefinite plural)
fósturstellinganna (definite genitive plural)


teiknari

teiknari m (genitive singular teiknara, nominative plural teiknarar)

teiknara (genitive singular)
teiknarar (nominative plural)
teiknari (indefinite nominative singular)
teiknarinn (definite nominative singular)
teiknarar (indefinite nominative plural)
teiknararnir (definite nominative plural)
teiknara (accusative indefinite singular)
teiknarann (accusative definite singular)
teiknara (accusative indefinite plural)
teiknarana (accusative definite plural)
teiknara (dative indefinite singular)
teiknaranum (dative definite singular)
teiknurum (dative indefinite plural)
teiknurunum (dative definite plural)
teiknara (genitive indefinite singular)
teiknarans (definite genitive singular)
teiknara (genitive indefinite plural)
teiknaranna (definite genitive plural)


smygl

smygl n (genitive singular smygls, no plural)

smygls (genitive singular)
smygl (indefinite nominative singular)
smyglið (definite nominative singular)
smygl (accusative indefinite singular)
smyglið (accusative definite singular)
smygli (dative indefinite singular)
smyglinu (dative definite singular)
smygls (genitive indefinite singular)
smyglsins (definite genitive singular)


talmeinafræðingur

talmeinafræðingur m (genitive singular talmeinafræðings, nominative plural talmeinafræðingar)

talmeinafræðings (genitive singular)
talmeinafræðingar (nominative plural)
talmeinafræðingur (indefinite nominative singular)
talmeinafræðingurinn (definite nominative singular)
talmeinafræðingar (indefinite nominative plural)
talmeinafræðingarnir (definite nominative plural)
talmeinafræðing (accusative indefinite singular)
talmeinafræðinginn (accusative definite singular)
talmeinafræðinga (accusative indefinite plural)
talmeinafræðingana (accusative definite plural)
talmeinafræðingi (dative indefinite singular)
talmeinafræðingnum (dative definite singular)
talmeinafræðingum (dative indefinite plural)
talmeinafræðingunum (dative definite plural)
talmeinafræðings (genitive indefinite singular)
talmeinafræðingsins (definite genitive singular)
talmeinafræðinga (genitive indefinite plural)
talmeinafræðinganna (definite genitive plural)


áritun

áritun f (genitive singular áritunar, nominative plural áritanir)

áritunar (genitive singular)
áritanir (nominative plural)
áritun (indefinite nominative singular)
áritunin (definite nominative singular)
áritanir (indefinite nominative plural)
áritanirnar (definite nominative plural)
áritun (accusative indefinite singular)
áritunina (accusative definite singular)
áritanir (accusative indefinite plural)
áritanirnar (accusative definite plural)
áritun (dative indefinite singular)
árituninni (dative definite singular)
áritunum (dative indefinite plural)
áritununum (dative definite plural)
áritunar (genitive indefinite singular)
áritunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
áritana (genitive indefinite plural)
áritananna (definite genitive plural)


endurkoma

endurkoma f (genitive singular endurkomu, nominative plural endurkomur)

endurkomu (genitive singular)
endurkomur (nominative plural)
endurkoma (indefinite nominative singular)
endurkoman (definite nominative singular)
endurkomur (indefinite nominative plural)
endurkomurnar (definite nominative plural)
endurkomu (accusative indefinite singular)
endurkomuna (accusative definite singular)
endurkomur (accusative indefinite plural)
endurkomurnar (accusative definite plural)
endurkomu (dative indefinite singular)
endurkomunni (dative definite singular)
endurkomum (dative indefinite plural)
endurkomunum (dative definite plural)
endurkomu (genitive indefinite singular)
endurkomunnar (definite genitive singular)
endurkoma (genitive indefinite plural)
endurkomna (genitive indefinite plural)
endurkomanna (definite genitive plural)
endurkomnanna (definite genitive plural)

a scheduled return for a medical checkup (after an intervention or a test)


loð

loð n (genitive singular loðs, nominative plural loð)

loðs (genitive singular)
loð (nominative plural)
loð (indefinite nominative singular)
loðið (definite nominative singular)
loð (indefinite nominative plural)
loðin (definite nominative plural)
loð (accusative indefinite singular)
loðið (accusative definite singular)
loð (accusative indefinite plural)
loðin (accusative definite plural)
loði (dative indefinite singular)
loðinu (dative definite singular)
loðum (dative indefinite plural)
loðunum (dative definite plural)
loðs (genitive indefinite singular)
loðsins (definite genitive singular)
loða (genitive indefinite plural)
loðanna (definite genitive plural)

(fairly uncommon) fur (as material used for clothing)


pítsa

pítsa f (genitive singular pítsu, nominative plural pítsur)

pítsu (genitive singular)
pítsur (nominative plural)
pítsa (indefinite nominative singular)
pítsan (definite nominative singular)
pítsur (indefinite nominative plural)
pítsurnar (definite nominative plural)
pítsu (accusative indefinite singular)
pítsuna (accusative definite singular)
pítsur (accusative indefinite plural)
pítsurnar (accusative definite plural)
pítsu (dative indefinite singular)
pítsunni (dative definite singular)
pítsum (dative indefinite plural)
pítsunum (dative definite plural)
pítsu (genitive indefinite singular)
pítsunnar (definite genitive singular)
pítsa (genitive indefinite plural)
pítsanna (definite genitive plural)
pizza (alternative proscribed)

(proscribed) Alternative form of pitsa (“pizza”)


skutbíll

skutbíll m (genitive singular skutbíls, nominative plural skutbílar)

skutbíls (genitive singular)
skutbílar (nominative plural)
skutbíll (indefinite nominative singular)
skutbíllinn (definite nominative singular)
skutbílar (indefinite nominative plural)
skutbílarnir (definite nominative plural)
skutbíl (accusative indefinite singular)
skutbílinn (accusative definite singular)
skutbíla (accusative indefinite plural)
skutbílana (accusative definite plural)
skutbíl (dative indefinite singular)
skutbílnum (dative definite singular)
skutbílum (dative indefinite plural)
skutbílunum (dative definite plural)
skutbíls (genitive indefinite singular)
skutbílsins (definite genitive singular)
skutbíla (genitive indefinite plural)
skutbílanna (definite genitive plural)


árgerð

árgerð f (genitive singular árgerðar, nominative plural árgerðir)

árgerðar (genitive singular)
árgerðir (nominative plural)
árgerð (indefinite nominative singular)
árgerðin (definite nominative singular)
árgerðir (indefinite nominative plural)
árgerðirnar (definite nominative plural)
árgerð (accusative indefinite singular)
árgerðina (accusative definite singular)
árgerðir (accusative indefinite plural)
árgerðirnar (accusative definite plural)
árgerð (dative indefinite singular)
árgerðinni (dative definite singular)
árgerðum (dative indefinite plural)
árgerðunum (dative definite plural)
árgerðar (genitive indefinite singular)
árgerðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
árgerða (genitive indefinite plural)
árgerðanna (definite genitive plural)


vöggudauði

vöggudauði m (genitive singular vöggudauða, no plural)

vöggudauða (genitive singular)
vöggudauði (indefinite nominative singular)
vöggudauðinn (definite nominative singular)
vöggudauða (accusative indefinite singular)
vöggudauðann (accusative definite singular)
vöggudauða (dative indefinite singular)
vöggudauðanum (dative definite singular)
vöggudauða (genitive indefinite singular)
vöggudauðans (definite genitive singular)

Calque of English crib death, composed of vagga + dauði.
First seen on print in 1973.

sudden infant death syndrome
sudden infant death syndrome

crib death, sudden infant death syndrome


ankeri

ankeri n (genitive singular ankeris, nominative plural ankeri)

ankeris (genitive singular)
ankeri (nominative plural)
ankeri (indefinite nominative singular)
ankerið (definite nominative singular)
ankeri (indefinite nominative plural)
ankerin (definite nominative plural)
ankeri (accusative indefinite singular)
ankerið (accusative definite singular)
ankeri (accusative indefinite plural)
ankerin (accusative definite plural)
ankeri (dative indefinite singular)
ankerinu (dative definite singular)
ankerum (dative indefinite plural)
ankerunum (dative definite plural)
ankeris (genitive indefinite singular)
ankerisins (definite genitive singular)
ankera (genitive indefinite plural)
ankeranna (definite genitive plural)


sérrí

sérrí n (genitive singular sérrís, no plural)

sérrís (genitive singular)
sérrí (indefinite nominative singular)
sérríið (definite nominative singular)
sérrí (accusative indefinite singular)
sérríið (accusative definite singular)
sérríi (dative indefinite singular)
sérríinu (dative definite singular)
sérrís (genitive indefinite singular)
sérrísins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Danish sherry, from English sherry.


gúmmelaði

gúmmelaði n (genitive singular gúmmelaðis, no plural)

gúmmelaðis (genitive singular)
gúmmelaði (indefinite nominative singular)
gúmmelaðið (definite nominative singular)
gúmmelaði (accusative indefinite singular)
gúmmelaðið (accusative definite singular)
gúmmelaði (dative indefinite singular)
gúmmelaðinu (dative definite singular)
gúmmelaðis (genitive indefinite singular)
gúmmelaðisins (definite genitive singular)

Unclear.
Probably a blend of súkkulaði with some term such as gómsætur (“delicious”).
Interpreted as a Danish term (gummelade) by many speakers despite the term seemingly not existing in Danish.

(informal) yummy sugary baked goods or sweets

(informal, figurative) something very appealing; yummy


tæknimál

tæknimál n (genitive singular tæknimáls, nominative plural tæknimál)

tæknimáls (genitive singular)
tæknimál (nominative plural)
tæknimál (indefinite nominative singular)
tæknimálið (definite nominative singular)
tæknimál (indefinite nominative plural)
tæknimálin (definite nominative plural)
tæknimál (accusative indefinite singular)
tæknimálið (accusative definite singular)
tæknimál (accusative indefinite plural)
tæknimálin (accusative definite plural)
tæknimáli (dative indefinite singular)
tæknimálinu (dative definite singular)
tæknimálum (dative indefinite plural)
tæknimálunum (dative definite plural)
tæknimáls (genitive indefinite singular)
tæknimálsins (definite genitive singular)
tæknimála (genitive indefinite plural)
tæknimálanna (definite genitive plural)


náttúrulaug

náttúrulaug f (genitive singular náttúrulaugar, nominative plural náttúrulaugar)

náttúrulaugar (genitive singular)
náttúrulaugar (nominative plural)
náttúrulaug (indefinite nominative singular)
náttúrulaugin (definite nominative singular)
náttúrulaugar (indefinite nominative plural)
náttúrulaugarnar (definite nominative plural)
náttúrulaug (accusative indefinite singular)
náttúrulaugina (accusative definite singular)
náttúrulaugar (accusative indefinite plural)
náttúrulaugarnar (accusative definite plural)
náttúrulaug (dative indefinite singular)
náttúrulauginni (dative definite singular)
náttúrulaugum (dative indefinite plural)
náttúrulaugunum (dative definite plural)
náttúrulaugar (genitive indefinite singular)
náttúrulaugarinnar (definite genitive singular)
náttúrulauga (genitive indefinite plural)
náttúrulauganna (definite genitive plural)


híena

híena f (genitive singular híenu, nominative plural híenur)

híenu (genitive singular)
híenur (nominative plural)
híena (indefinite nominative singular)
híenan (definite nominative singular)
híenur (indefinite nominative plural)
híenurnar (definite nominative plural)
híenu (accusative indefinite singular)
híenuna (accusative definite singular)
híenur (accusative indefinite plural)
híenurnar (accusative definite plural)
híenu (dative indefinite singular)
híenunni (dative definite singular)
híenum (dative indefinite plural)
híenunum (dative definite plural)
híenu (genitive indefinite singular)
híenunnar (definite genitive singular)
híena (genitive indefinite plural)
híenanna (definite genitive plural)


innlimun

innlimun f (genitive singular innlimunar, no plural)

innlimunar (genitive singular)
innlimun (indefinite nominative singular)
innlimunin (definite nominative singular)
innlimun (accusative indefinite singular)
innlimunina (accusative definite singular)
innlimun (dative indefinite singular)
innlimuninni (dative definite singular)
innlimunar (genitive indefinite singular)
innlimunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


útflytjandi

útflytjandi m (genitive singular útflytjanda, nominative plural útflytjendur)

útflytjanda (genitive singular)
útflytjendur (nominative plural)
útflytjandi (indefinite nominative singular)
útflytjandinn (definite nominative singular)
útflytjendur (indefinite nominative plural)
útflytjendurnir (definite nominative plural)
útflytjanda (accusative indefinite singular)
útflytjandann (accusative definite singular)
útflytjendur (accusative indefinite plural)
útflytjendurna (accusative definite plural)
útflytjanda (dative indefinite singular)
útflytjandanum (dative definite singular)
útflytjendum (dative indefinite plural)
útflytjöndum (dative indefinite plural)
útflytjendunum (dative definite plural)
útflytjöndunum (dative definite plural)
útflytjanda (genitive indefinite singular)
útflytjandans (definite genitive singular)
útflytjenda (genitive indefinite plural)
útflytjanda (genitive indefinite plural)
útflytjendanna (definite genitive plural)
útflytjandanna (definite genitive plural)


búsetuleyfi

búsetuleyfi n (genitive singular búsetuleyfis, nominative plural búsetuleyfi)

búsetuleyfis (genitive singular)
búsetuleyfi (nominative plural)
búsetuleyfi (indefinite nominative singular)
búsetuleyfið (definite nominative singular)
búsetuleyfi (indefinite nominative plural)
búsetuleyfin (definite nominative plural)
búsetuleyfi (accusative indefinite singular)
búsetuleyfið (accusative definite singular)
búsetuleyfi (accusative indefinite plural)
búsetuleyfin (accusative definite plural)
búsetuleyfi (dative indefinite singular)
búsetuleyfinu (dative definite singular)
búsetuleyfum (dative indefinite plural)
búsetuleyfunum (dative definite plural)
búsetuleyfis (genitive indefinite singular)
búsetuleyfisins (definite genitive singular)
búsetuleyfa (genitive indefinite plural)
búsetuleyfanna (definite genitive plural)


dvalarleyfi

dvalarleyfi n (genitive singular dvalarleyfis, nominative plural dvalarleyfi)

dvalarleyfis (genitive singular)
dvalarleyfi (nominative plural)
dvalarleyfi (indefinite nominative singular)
dvalarleyfið (definite nominative singular)
dvalarleyfi (indefinite nominative plural)
dvalarleyfin (definite nominative plural)
dvalarleyfi (accusative indefinite singular)
dvalarleyfið (accusative definite singular)
dvalarleyfi (accusative indefinite plural)
dvalarleyfin (accusative definite plural)
dvalarleyfi (dative indefinite singular)
dvalarleyfinu (dative definite singular)
dvalarleyfum (dative indefinite plural)
dvalarleyfunum (dative definite plural)
dvalarleyfis (genitive indefinite singular)
dvalarleyfisins (definite genitive singular)
dvalarleyfa (genitive indefinite plural)
dvalarleyfanna (definite genitive plural)


vesturfari

vesturfari m (genitive singular vesturfara, nominative plural vesturfarar)

vesturfara (genitive singular)
vesturfarar (nominative plural)
vesturfari (indefinite nominative singular)
vesturfarinn (definite nominative singular)
vesturfarar (indefinite nominative plural)
vesturfararnir (definite nominative plural)
vesturfara (accusative indefinite singular)
vesturfarann (accusative definite singular)
vesturfara (accusative indefinite plural)
vesturfarana (accusative definite plural)
vesturfara (dative indefinite singular)
vesturfaranum (dative definite singular)
vesturförum (dative indefinite plural)
vesturförunum (dative definite plural)
vesturfara (genitive indefinite singular)
vesturfarans (definite genitive singular)
vesturfara (genitive indefinite plural)
vesturfaranna (definite genitive plural)

one who emigrated from Iceland to North America following the 1875 eruption of Askja


förufólk

förufólk n (genitive singular förufólks, no plural)

förufólks (genitive singular)
förufólk (indefinite nominative singular)
förufólkið (definite nominative singular)
förufólk (accusative indefinite singular)
förufólkið (accusative definite singular)
förufólki (dative indefinite singular)
förufólkinu (dative definite singular)
förufólks (genitive indefinite singular)
förufólksins (definite genitive singular)


kjellinn

A distortion of kallinn (“the man”), used in the same context. Compare the initial sound of the related word kelling.
An even further distortion of the term is tjellinn, which is also in common use.

kjéllinn (alternative)
tjellinn (alternative)

Kjellinn bara mættur niður í bæ?

Kjellinn búinn að kaupa sér nýjan bíl.

Guess who just bought himself a new car? This guy.

(slang) a way to refer to oneself or the person being spoken to in a "cool" and detached fashion


tjellinn

(slang) Alternative spelling of kjellinn