vísa

vísa f (genitive singular vísu, nominative plural vísur)

vísu (genitive singular)
vísur (nominative plural)
vísa (indefinite nominative singular)
vísan (definite nominative singular)
vísur (indefinite nominative plural)
vísurnar (definite nominative plural)
vísu (accusative indefinite singular)
vísuna (accusative definite singular)
vísur (accusative indefinite plural)
vísurnar (accusative definite plural)
vísu (dative indefinite singular)
vísunni (dative definite singular)
vísum (dative indefinite plural)
vísunum (dative definite plural)
vísu (genitive indefinite singular)
vísunnar (definite genitive singular)
vísna (genitive indefinite plural)
vísnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse vísa, cognate with Swedish visa.


yrkja

is-noun

yrkja f (genitive singular yrkju, nominative plural yrkjur)

yrkju (genitive singular)
yrkjur (nominative plural)
yrkja (indefinite nominative singular)
yrkjan (definite nominative singular)
yrkjur (indefinite nominative plural)
yrkjurnar (definite nominative plural)
yrkju (accusative indefinite singular)
yrkjuna (accusative definite singular)
yrkjur (accusative indefinite plural)
yrkjurnar (accusative definite plural)
yrkju (dative indefinite singular)
yrkjunni (dative definite singular)
yrkjum (dative indefinite plural)
yrkjunum (dative definite plural)
yrkju (genitive indefinite singular)
yrkjunnar (definite genitive singular)
yrkja (genitive indefinite plural)
yrkjanna (definite genitive plural)


klemma

klemma f (genitive singular klemmu, nominative plural klemmur)

klemmu (genitive singular)
klemmur (nominative plural)
klemma (indefinite nominative singular)
klemman (definite nominative singular)
klemmur (indefinite nominative plural)
klemmurnar (definite nominative plural)
klemmu (accusative indefinite singular)
klemmuna (accusative definite singular)
klemmur (accusative indefinite plural)
klemmurnar (accusative definite plural)
klemmu (dative indefinite singular)
klemmunni (dative definite singular)
klemmum (dative indefinite plural)
klemmunum (dative definite plural)
klemmu (genitive indefinite singular)
klemmunnar (definite genitive singular)
klemma (genitive indefinite plural)
klemmanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse klemma, from or related to Proto-Germanic *klimbaną (“to clamp, clasp, climb onto”).


leiga

is-noun

leiga f (genitive singular leigu, nominative plural leigur)

leigu (genitive singular)
leigur (nominative plural)
leiga (indefinite nominative singular)
leigan (definite nominative singular)
leigur (indefinite nominative plural)
leigurnar (definite nominative plural)
leigu (accusative indefinite singular)
leiguna (accusative definite singular)
leigur (accusative indefinite plural)
leigurnar (accusative definite plural)
leigu (dative indefinite singular)
leigunni (dative definite singular)
leigum (dative indefinite plural)
leigunum (dative definite plural)
leigu (genitive indefinite singular)
leigunnar (definite genitive singular)
leigna (genitive indefinite plural)
leiga (genitive indefinite plural)
leignanna (definite genitive plural)
leiganna (definite genitive plural)


sleipa

sleipa f (genitive singular sleipu, no plural)

sleipu (genitive singular)
sleipa (indefinite nominative singular)
sleipan (definite nominative singular)
sleipu (accusative indefinite singular)
sleipuna (accusative definite singular)
sleipu (dative indefinite singular)
sleipunni (dative definite singular)
sleipu (genitive indefinite singular)
sleipunnar (definite genitive singular)


takka

inflection of takki:
indefinite accusative/genitive plural


tjaldur

tjaldur m (genitive singular tjalds, nominative plural tjaldar)

tjalds (genitive singular)
tjaldar (nominative plural)
tjaldur (indefinite nominative singular)
tjaldurinn (definite nominative singular)
tjaldar (indefinite nominative plural)
tjaldarnir (definite nominative plural)
tjald (accusative indefinite singular)
tjaldinn (accusative definite singular)
tjalda (accusative indefinite plural)
tjaldana (accusative definite plural)
tjaldi (dative indefinite singular)
tjaldinum (dative definite singular)
tjöldum (dative indefinite plural)
tjöldunum (dative definite plural)
tjalds (genitive indefinite singular)
tjaldsins (definite genitive singular)
tjalda (genitive indefinite plural)
tjaldanna (definite genitive plural)

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æða

æða f (genitive singular æðu, nominative plural æður)

æðu (genitive singular)
æður (nominative plural)
æða (indefinite nominative singular)
æðan (definite nominative singular)
æður (indefinite nominative plural)
æðurnar (definite nominative plural)
æðu (accusative indefinite singular)
æðuna (accusative definite singular)
æður (accusative indefinite plural)
æðurnar (accusative definite plural)
æðu (dative indefinite singular)
æðunni (dative definite singular)
æðum (dative indefinite plural)
æðunum (dative definite plural)
æðu (genitive indefinite singular)
æðunnar (definite genitive singular)
æða (genitive indefinite plural)
æðna (genitive indefinite plural)
æðanna (definite genitive plural)
æðnanna (definite genitive plural)


æða

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


álka

is-noun

álka f (genitive singular álku, nominative plural álkur)

álku (genitive singular)
álkur (nominative plural)
álka (indefinite nominative singular)
álkan (definite nominative singular)
álkur (indefinite nominative plural)
álkurnar (definite nominative plural)
álku (accusative indefinite singular)
álkuna (accusative definite singular)
álkur (accusative indefinite plural)
álkurnar (accusative definite plural)
álku (dative indefinite singular)
álkunni (dative definite singular)
álkum (dative indefinite plural)
álkunum (dative definite plural)
álku (genitive indefinite singular)
álkunnar (definite genitive singular)
álkna (genitive indefinite plural)
álknanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse álka (“auk”), from Proto-Germanic *alkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“a kind of bird”).


súla

is-noun

súla f (genitive singular súlu, nominative plural súlur)

súlu (genitive singular)
súlur (nominative plural)
súla (indefinite nominative singular)
súlan (definite nominative singular)
súlur (indefinite nominative plural)
súlurnar (definite nominative plural)
súlu (accusative indefinite singular)
súluna (accusative definite singular)
súlur (accusative indefinite plural)
súlurnar (accusative definite plural)
súlu (dative indefinite singular)
súlunni (dative definite singular)
súlum (dative indefinite plural)
súlunum (dative definite plural)
súlu (genitive indefinite singular)
súlunnar (definite genitive singular)
súlna (genitive indefinite plural)
súlnanna (definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Old Norse súla, related to svala; both are from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.


súla

Inherited from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic *sūliz.


frændi

frændi m (genitive singular frænda, nominative plural frændur)

frænda (genitive singular)
frændur (nominative plural)
frændi (indefinite nominative singular)
frændinn (definite nominative singular)
frændur (indefinite nominative plural)
frændurnir (definite nominative plural)
frænda (accusative indefinite singular)
frændann (accusative definite singular)
frændur (accusative indefinite plural)
frændurna (accusative definite plural)
frænda (dative indefinite singular)
frændanum (dative definite singular)
frændum (dative indefinite plural)
frændunum (dative definite plural)
frænda (genitive indefinite singular)
frændans (definite genitive singular)
frænda (genitive indefinite plural)
frændanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse frændi, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz.

kinsman, male relative (excluding brothers and direct ancestors or descendants), especially:

Near-synonyms: tvímenningur m (“nephew or niece”), bræðrasynir m pl (“fraternal nephews”), systrasynir m pl (“sororal nephews”)


frænka

frænka f (genitive singular frænku, nominative plural frænkur)

frænku (genitive singular)
frænkur (nominative plural)
frænka (indefinite nominative singular)
frænkan (definite nominative singular)
frænkur (indefinite nominative plural)
frænkurnar (definite nominative plural)
frænku (accusative indefinite singular)
frænkuna (accusative definite singular)
frænkur (accusative indefinite plural)
frænkurnar (accusative definite plural)
frænku (dative indefinite singular)
frænkunni (dative definite singular)
frænkum (dative indefinite plural)
frænkunum (dative definite plural)
frænku (genitive indefinite singular)
frænkunnar (definite genitive singular)
frænka (genitive indefinite plural)
frænkna (genitive indefinite plural)
frænkanna (definite genitive plural)
frænknanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse frænka, cognate with Swedish fränka and Norwegian Nynorsk frenke.

kinswoman, a female relative (excluding sisters and direct ancestors or descendants), especially:

Near-synonyms: tvímenningur m (“nephew or niece”), bræðradætur f pl (“fraternal nieces”), systradætur f pl (“sororal nieces”)


aðalfundur

aðalfundur m (genitive singular aðalfundar, nominative plural aðalfundir)

aðalfundar (genitive singular)
aðalfundir (nominative plural)
aðalfundur (indefinite nominative singular)
aðalfundurinn (definite nominative singular)
aðalfundir (indefinite nominative plural)
aðalfundirnir (definite nominative plural)
aðalfund (accusative indefinite singular)
aðalfundinn (accusative definite singular)
aðalfundi (accusative indefinite plural)
aðalfundina (accusative definite plural)
aðalfundi (dative indefinite singular)
aðalfundinum (dative definite singular)
aðalfundum (dative indefinite plural)
aðalfundunum (dative definite plural)
aðalfundar (genitive indefinite singular)
aðalfundarins (definite genitive singular)
aðalfunda (genitive indefinite plural)
aðalfundanna (definite genitive plural)


áminning

áminning f (genitive singular áminningar, nominative plural áminningar)

áminningar (genitive singular)
áminningar (nominative plural)
áminning (indefinite nominative singular)
áminningin (definite nominative singular)
áminningar (indefinite nominative plural)
áminningarnar (definite nominative plural)
áminningu (accusative indefinite singular)
áminninguna (accusative definite singular)
áminningar (accusative indefinite plural)
áminningarnar (accusative definite plural)
áminningu (dative indefinite singular)
áminningunni (dative definite singular)
áminningum (dative indefinite plural)
áminningunum (dative definite plural)
áminningar (genitive indefinite singular)
áminningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
áminninga (genitive indefinite plural)
áminninganna (definite genitive plural)

From áminna (“to admonish; to exhort; to remind”) + -ing.


bakki

is-noun

bakki m (genitive singular bakka, nominative plural bakkar)

bakka (genitive singular)
bakkar (nominative plural)
bakki (indefinite nominative singular)
bakkinn (definite nominative singular)
bakkar (indefinite nominative plural)
bakkarnir (definite nominative plural)
bakka (accusative indefinite singular)
bakkann (accusative definite singular)
bakka (accusative indefinite plural)
bakkana (accusative definite plural)
bakka (dative indefinite singular)
bakkanum (dative definite singular)
bökkum (dative indefinite plural)
bökkunum (dative definite plural)
bakka (genitive indefinite singular)
bakkans (definite genitive singular)
bakka (genitive indefinite plural)
bakkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic *bankô.

the blunt side of a blade (on a knife, sword, etc.)


víkingur

víkingur m (genitive singular víkings, nominative plural víkingar)

víkings (genitive singular)
víkingar (nominative plural)
víkingur (indefinite nominative singular)
víkingurinn (definite nominative singular)
víkingar (indefinite nominative plural)
víkingarnir (definite nominative plural)
víking (accusative indefinite singular)
víkinginn (accusative definite singular)
víkinga (accusative indefinite plural)
víkingana (accusative definite plural)
víkingi (dative indefinite singular)
víkingnum (dative definite singular)
víkingum (dative indefinite plural)
víkingunum (dative definite plural)
víkings (genitive indefinite singular)
víkingsins (definite genitive singular)
víkinga (genitive indefinite plural)
víkinganna (definite genitive plural)

vera víkingur til vinnu

to be a very hard worker, to be a workhorse


sagnorð

sagnorð n (genitive singular sagnorðs, nominative plural sagnorð)

sagnorðs (genitive singular)
sagnorð (nominative plural)
sagnorð (indefinite nominative singular)
sagnorðið (definite nominative singular)
sagnorð (indefinite nominative plural)
sagnorðin (definite nominative plural)
sagnorð (accusative indefinite singular)
sagnorðið (accusative definite singular)
sagnorð (accusative indefinite plural)
sagnorðin (accusative definite plural)
sagnorði (dative indefinite singular)
sagnorðinu (dative definite singular)
sagnorðum (dative indefinite plural)
sagnorðunum (dative definite plural)
sagnorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
sagnorðsins (definite genitive singular)
sagnorða (genitive indefinite plural)
sagnorðanna (definite genitive plural)

From sögn (“story, tale”) + orð (“word”).


tól

tól n (genitive singular tóls, nominative plural tól)

tóls (genitive singular)
tól (nominative plural)
tól (indefinite nominative singular)
tólið (definite nominative singular)
tól (indefinite nominative plural)
tólin (definite nominative plural)
tól (accusative indefinite singular)
tólið (accusative definite singular)
tól (accusative indefinite plural)
tólin (accusative definite plural)
tóli (dative indefinite singular)
tólinu (dative definite singular)
tólum (dative indefinite plural)
tólunum (dative definite plural)
tóls (genitive indefinite singular)
tólsins (definite genitive singular)
tóla (genitive indefinite plural)
tólanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tól, frim Proto-Germanic *tōlą.


dómari

dómari m (genitive singular dómara, nominative plural dómarar)

dómara (genitive singular)
dómarar (nominative plural)
dómari (indefinite nominative singular)
dómarinn (definite nominative singular)
dómarar (indefinite nominative plural)
dómararnir (definite nominative plural)
dómara (accusative indefinite singular)
dómarann (accusative definite singular)
dómara (accusative indefinite plural)
dómarana (accusative definite plural)
dómara (dative indefinite singular)
dómaranum (dative definite singular)
dómurum (dative indefinite plural)
dómurunum (dative definite plural)
dómara (genitive indefinite singular)
dómarans (definite genitive singular)
dómara (genitive indefinite plural)
dómaranna (definite genitive plural)

Judges 2:19

But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their ancestors, following other gods and serving and worshiping them. They refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

En er dómarinn andaðist, breyttu þeir að nýju verr en feður þeirra, með því að elta aðra guði til þess að þjóna þeim og falla fram fyrir þeim. Þeir létu eigi af gjörðum sínum né þrjóskubreytni sinni.


málari

málari m (genitive singular málara, nominative plural málarar)

málara (genitive singular)
málarar (nominative plural)
málari (indefinite nominative singular)
málarinn (definite nominative singular)
málarar (indefinite nominative plural)
málararnir (definite nominative plural)
málara (accusative indefinite singular)
málarann (accusative definite singular)
málara (accusative indefinite plural)
málarana (accusative definite plural)
málara (dative indefinite singular)
málaranum (dative definite singular)
málurum (dative indefinite plural)
málurunum (dative definite plural)
málara (genitive indefinite singular)
málarans (definite genitive singular)
málara (genitive indefinite plural)
málaranna (definite genitive plural)

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


lækni

indefinite accusative singular of læknir


ungi

is-noun

ungi m (genitive singular unga, nominative plural ungar)

unga (genitive singular)
ungar (nominative plural)
ungi (indefinite nominative singular)
unginn (definite nominative singular)
ungar (indefinite nominative plural)
ungarnir (definite nominative plural)
unga (accusative indefinite singular)
ungann (accusative definite singular)
unga (accusative indefinite plural)
ungana (accusative definite plural)
unga (dative indefinite singular)
unganum (dative definite singular)
ungum (dative indefinite plural)
ungunum (dative definite plural)
unga (genitive indefinite singular)
ungans (definite genitive singular)
unga (genitive indefinite plural)
unganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ungi, from ungr (“young”).


lína

lína f (genitive singular línu, nominative plural línur)

línu (genitive singular)
línur (nominative plural)
lína (indefinite nominative singular)
línan (definite nominative singular)
línur (indefinite nominative plural)
línurnar (definite nominative plural)
línu (accusative indefinite singular)
línuna (accusative definite singular)
línur (accusative indefinite plural)
línurnar (accusative definite plural)
línu (dative indefinite singular)
línunni (dative definite singular)
línum (dative indefinite plural)
línunum (dative definite plural)
línu (genitive indefinite singular)
línunnar (definite genitive singular)
lína (genitive indefinite plural)
línanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse lína, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ.


umboðsmaður

umboðsmaður m (genitive singular umboðsmanns, nominative plural umboðsmenn)

umboðsmanns (genitive singular)
umboðsmenn (nominative plural)
umboðsmaður (indefinite nominative singular)
umboðsmaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
umboðsmenn (indefinite nominative plural)
umboðsmennirnir (definite nominative plural)
umboðsmann (accusative indefinite singular)
umboðsmanninn (accusative definite singular)
umboðsmenn (accusative indefinite plural)
umboðsmennina (accusative definite plural)
umboðsmanni (dative indefinite singular)
umboðsmanninum (dative definite singular)
umboðsmönnum (dative indefinite plural)
umboðsmönnunum (dative definite plural)
umboðsmanns (genitive indefinite singular)
umboðsmannsins (definite genitive singular)
umboðsmanna (genitive indefinite plural)
umboðsmannanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr (“a representative; an ombudsman, an attorney”), equivalent to umboð + maður.

inh

(assisting with the contractual process) an agent

the authorized representative of a company

(in a store) a commission merchant, a consignee


einstaklingur

is-noun

einstaklingur m (genitive singular einstaklings, nominative plural einstaklingar)

einstaklings (genitive singular)
einstaklingar (nominative plural)
einstaklingur (indefinite nominative singular)
einstaklingurinn (definite nominative singular)
einstaklingar (indefinite nominative plural)
einstaklingarnir (definite nominative plural)
einstakling (accusative indefinite singular)
einstaklinginn (accusative definite singular)
einstaklinga (accusative indefinite plural)
einstaklingana (accusative definite plural)
einstaklingi (dative indefinite singular)
einstaklingnum (dative definite singular)
einstaklingum (dative indefinite plural)
einstaklingunum (dative definite plural)
einstaklings (genitive indefinite singular)
einstaklingsins (definite genitive singular)
einstaklinga (genitive indefinite plural)
einstaklinganna (definite genitive plural)


sálmur

sálmur m (genitive singular sálms, nominative plural sálmar)

sálms (genitive singular)
sálmar (nominative plural)
sálmur (indefinite nominative singular)
sálmurinn (definite nominative singular)
sálmar (indefinite nominative plural)
sálmarnir (definite nominative plural)
sálm (accusative indefinite singular)
sálminn (accusative definite singular)
sálma (accusative indefinite plural)
sálmana (accusative definite plural)
sálmi (dative indefinite singular)
sálminum (dative definite singular)
sálmum (dative indefinite plural)
sálmunum (dative definite plural)
sálms (genitive indefinite singular)
sálmsins (definite genitive singular)
sálma (genitive indefinite plural)
sálmanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse salmr, psalmr, from Latin psalmus, from Ancient Greek ψαλμός (psalmós, “the sound emanating from twitching or twanging perhaps with the hands or fingers, mostly of musical strings”).


moska

is-noun

moska f (genitive singular mosku, nominative plural moskur)

mosku (genitive singular)
moskur (nominative plural)
moska (indefinite nominative singular)
moskan (definite nominative singular)
moskur (indefinite nominative plural)
moskurnar (definite nominative plural)
mosku (accusative indefinite singular)
moskuna (accusative definite singular)
moskur (accusative indefinite plural)
moskurnar (accusative definite plural)
mosku (dative indefinite singular)
moskunni (dative definite singular)
moskum (dative indefinite plural)
moskunum (dative definite plural)
mosku (genitive indefinite singular)
moskunnar (definite genitive singular)
moskna (genitive indefinite plural)
mosknanna (definite genitive plural)


aftan

indefinite accusative singular of aftann


yrki

yrki n (genitive singular yrkis, nominative plural yrki)

yrkis (genitive singular)
yrki (nominative plural)
yrki (indefinite nominative singular)
yrkið (definite nominative singular)
yrki (indefinite nominative plural)
yrkin (definite nominative plural)
yrki (accusative indefinite singular)
yrkið (accusative definite singular)
yrki (accusative indefinite plural)
yrkin (accusative definite plural)
yrki (dative indefinite singular)
yrkinu (dative definite singular)
yrkjum (dative indefinite plural)
yrkjunum (dative definite plural)
yrkis (genitive indefinite singular)
yrkisins (definite genitive singular)
yrkja (genitive indefinite plural)
yrkjanna (definite genitive plural)


merki

merki n (genitive singular merkis, nominative plural merki)

merkis (genitive singular)
merki (nominative plural)
merki (indefinite nominative singular)
merkið (definite nominative singular)
merki (indefinite nominative plural)
merkin (definite nominative plural)
merki (accusative indefinite singular)
merkið (accusative definite singular)
merki (accusative indefinite plural)
merkin (accusative definite plural)
merki (dative indefinite singular)
merkinu (dative definite singular)
merkjum (dative indefinite plural)
merkjunum (dative definite plural)
merkis (genitive indefinite singular)
merkisins (definite genitive singular)
merkja (genitive indefinite plural)
merkjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic *markō (“boundary; boundary marker”), from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary, border”).


frímerki

is-noun

frímerki n (genitive singular frímerkis, nominative plural frímerki)

frímerkis (genitive singular)
frímerki (nominative plural)
frímerki (indefinite nominative singular)
frímerkið (definite nominative singular)
frímerki (indefinite nominative plural)
frímerkin (definite nominative plural)
frímerki (accusative indefinite singular)
frímerkið (accusative definite singular)
frímerki (accusative indefinite plural)
frímerkin (accusative definite plural)
frímerki (dative indefinite singular)
frímerkinu (dative definite singular)
frímerkjum (dative indefinite plural)
frímerkjunum (dative definite plural)
frímerkis (genitive indefinite singular)
frímerkisins (definite genitive singular)
frímerkja (genitive indefinite plural)
frímerkjanna (definite genitive plural)


fjárhundur

fjárhundur m (genitive singular fjárhunds, nominative plural fjárhundar)

fjárhunds (genitive singular)
fjárhundar (nominative plural)
fjárhundur (indefinite nominative singular)
fjárhundurinn (definite nominative singular)
fjárhundar (indefinite nominative plural)
fjárhundarnir (definite nominative plural)
fjárhund (accusative indefinite singular)
fjárhundinn (accusative definite singular)
fjárhunda (accusative indefinite plural)
fjárhundana (accusative definite plural)
fjárhundi (dative indefinite singular)
fjárhundinum (dative definite singular)
fjárhundum (dative indefinite plural)
fjárhundunum (dative definite plural)
fjárhunds (genitive indefinite singular)
fjárhundsins (definite genitive singular)
fjárhunda (genitive indefinite plural)
fjárhundanna (definite genitive plural)

From fé (“sheep, livestock”) + hundur (“dog”).


stjóri

is-noun

stjóri m (genitive singular stjóra, nominative plural stjórar)

stjóra (genitive singular)
stjórar (nominative plural)
stjóri (indefinite nominative singular)
stjórinn (definite nominative singular)
stjórar (indefinite nominative plural)
stjórarnir (definite nominative plural)
stjóra (accusative indefinite singular)
stjórann (accusative definite singular)
stjóra (accusative indefinite plural)
stjórana (accusative definite plural)
stjóra (dative indefinite singular)
stjóranum (dative definite singular)
stjórum (dative indefinite plural)
stjórunum (dative definite plural)
stjóra (genitive indefinite singular)
stjórans (definite genitive singular)
stjóra (genitive indefinite plural)
stjóranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stjóri, from Proto-Germanic *steurô, whence also Old English stēora. Related to stýra and stjórn.

the conductor or captain of a vehicle/vessel


pylsa

pylsa f (genitive singular pylsu, nominative plural pylsur)

pylsu (genitive singular)
pylsur (nominative plural)
pylsa (indefinite nominative singular)
pylsan (definite nominative singular)
pylsur (indefinite nominative plural)
pylsurnar (definite nominative plural)
pylsu (accusative indefinite singular)
pylsuna (accusative definite singular)
pylsur (accusative indefinite plural)
pylsurnar (accusative definite plural)
pylsu (dative indefinite singular)
pylsunni (dative definite singular)
pylsum (dative indefinite plural)
pylsunum (dative definite plural)
pylsu (genitive indefinite singular)
pylsunnar (definite genitive singular)
pylsna (genitive indefinite plural)
pylsa (genitive indefinite plural)
pylsnanna (definite genitive plural)
pylsanna (definite genitive plural)
pulsa (alternative)


rækja

rækja f (genitive singular rækju, nominative plural rækjur)

rækju (genitive singular)
rækjur (nominative plural)
rækja (indefinite nominative singular)
rækjan (definite nominative singular)
rækjur (indefinite nominative plural)
rækjurnar (definite nominative plural)
rækju (accusative indefinite singular)
rækjuna (accusative definite singular)
rækjur (accusative indefinite plural)
rækjurnar (accusative definite plural)
rækju (dative indefinite singular)
rækjunni (dative definite singular)
rækjum (dative indefinite plural)
rækjunum (dative definite plural)
rækju (genitive indefinite singular)
rækjunnar (definite genitive singular)
rækna (genitive indefinite plural)
rækja (genitive indefinite plural)
ræknanna (definite genitive plural)
rækjanna (definite genitive plural)

20th century Norwegian borrowing, (two Norwegians in Ísafjörthur began shrimp-fishing in Iceland), the danish form lacking the consonant in the middle


saltfiskur

saltfiskur m (genitive singular saltfisks, nominative plural saltfiskar)

saltfisks (genitive singular)
saltfiskar (nominative plural)
saltfiskur (indefinite nominative singular)
saltfiskurinn (definite nominative singular)
saltfiskar (indefinite nominative plural)
saltfiskarnir (definite nominative plural)
saltfisk (accusative indefinite singular)
saltfiskinn (accusative definite singular)
saltfiska (accusative indefinite plural)
saltfiskana (accusative definite plural)
saltfiski (dative indefinite singular)
saltfiskinum (dative definite singular)
saltfisknum (dative definite singular)
saltfiskum (dative indefinite plural)
saltfiskunum (dative definite plural)
saltfisks (genitive indefinite singular)
saltfisksins (definite genitive singular)
saltfiska (genitive indefinite plural)
saltfiskanna (definite genitive plural)


hæsi

hæsi f (genitive singular hæsi, no plural)

hæsi (genitive singular)
hæsi (indefinite nominative singular)
hæsin (definite nominative singular)
hæsi (accusative indefinite singular)
hæsina (accusative definite singular)
hæsi (dative indefinite singular)
hæsinni (dative definite singular)
hæsi (genitive indefinite singular)
hæsinnar (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse hæsi, from Proto-Germanic *haisį̄. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk hæse.

Hæsi án augljósrar ástæðu, sem lagast ekki á tveim vikum, getur verið einkenni krabbameins í hálsi.

Hoarseness without an obvious reason, which doesn't heal in two weeks, can be a symptom of cancer.


seiður

seiður m (genitive singular seiðs, nominative plural seiðir)

seiðs (genitive singular)
seiðir (nominative plural)
seiður (indefinite nominative singular)
seiðurinn (definite nominative singular)
seiðir (indefinite nominative plural)
seiðirnir (definite nominative plural)
seið (accusative indefinite singular)
seiðinn (accusative definite singular)
seiði (accusative indefinite plural)
seiðina (accusative definite plural)
seið (dative indefinite singular)
seiðnum (dative definite singular)
seiðum (dative indefinite plural)
seiðunum (dative definite plural)
seiðs (genitive indefinite singular)
seiðsins (definite genitive singular)
seiða (genitive indefinite plural)
seiðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse seiðr, from Proto-Germanic *saidaz, from Proto-Indo-European *soytós.


steik

steik f (genitive singular steikar, nominative plural steikur)

steikar (genitive singular)
steikur (nominative plural)
steik (indefinite nominative singular)
steikin (definite nominative singular)
steikur (indefinite nominative plural)
steikurnar (definite nominative plural)
steik (accusative indefinite singular)
steikina (accusative definite singular)
steikur (accusative indefinite plural)
steikurnar (accusative definite plural)
steik (dative indefinite singular)
steikinni (dative definite singular)
steikum (dative indefinite plural)
steikunum (dative definite plural)
steikar (genitive indefinite singular)
steikarinnar (definite genitive singular)
steika (genitive indefinite plural)
steikanna (definite genitive plural)


vík

vík f (genitive singular víkur, nominative plural víkur)

víkur (genitive singular)
víkur (nominative plural)
vík (indefinite nominative singular)
víkin (definite nominative singular)
víkur (indefinite nominative plural)
víkurnar (definite nominative plural)
vík (accusative indefinite singular)
víkina (accusative definite singular)
víkur (accusative indefinite plural)
víkurnar (accusative definite plural)
vík (dative indefinite singular)
víkinni (dative definite singular)
víkum (dative indefinite plural)
víkunum (dative definite plural)
víkur (genitive indefinite singular)
víkurinnar (definite genitive singular)
víka (genitive indefinite plural)
víkna (genitive indefinite plural)
víkanna (definite genitive plural)
víknanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

f,ur,ur.genpla:na􂀿rare, except in compound place names􂁀

From Old Norse vík, from Proto-Germanic *wīks.


nátt

is-noun

nátt f (genitive singular náttar, nominative plural nætur)

náttar (genitive singular)
nætur (nominative plural)
nátt (indefinite nominative singular)
náttin (definite nominative singular)
nætur (indefinite nominative plural)
næturnar (definite nominative plural)
nátt (accusative indefinite singular)
náttina (accusative definite singular)
nætur (accusative indefinite plural)
næturnar (accusative definite plural)
nátt (dative indefinite singular)
náttinni (dative definite singular)
náttum (dative indefinite plural)
náttunum (dative definite plural)
náttar (genitive indefinite singular)
náttarinnar (definite genitive singular)
nátta (genitive indefinite plural)
náttanna (definite genitive plural)
nótt (alternative)

From Old Norse nǫ́tt, nótt, nátt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts, from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts. Cognate with Latin nox.

Hann gat ekki sofið í nátt


mýri

mýri f (genitive singular mýrar, nominative plural mýrar)

mýrar (genitive singular)
mýrar (nominative plural)
mýri (indefinite nominative singular)
mýrin (definite nominative singular)
mýrar (indefinite nominative plural)
mýrarnar (definite nominative plural)
mýri (accusative indefinite singular)
mýrina (accusative definite singular)
mýrar (accusative indefinite plural)
mýrarnar (accusative definite plural)
mýri (dative indefinite singular)
mýrinni (dative definite singular)
mýrum (dative indefinite plural)
mýrunum (dative definite plural)
mýrar (genitive indefinite singular)
mýrarinnar (definite genitive singular)
mýra (genitive indefinite plural)
mýranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic *miuzī, from *meusą.


stakkur

stakkur m (genitive singular stakks, nominative plural stakkar)

stakks (genitive singular)
stakkar (nominative plural)
stakkur (indefinite nominative singular)
stakkurinn (definite nominative singular)
stakkar (indefinite nominative plural)
stakkarnir (definite nominative plural)
stakk (accusative indefinite singular)
stakkinn (accusative definite singular)
stakka (accusative indefinite plural)
stakkana (accusative definite plural)
stakk (dative indefinite singular)
stakki (dative indefinite singular)
stakknum (dative definite singular)
stakkinum (dative definite singular)
stökkum (dative indefinite plural)
stökkunum (dative definite plural)
stakks (genitive indefinite singular)
stakksins (definite genitive singular)
stakka (genitive indefinite plural)
stakkanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse stakkr (“a short garment; doublet”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz (“a short jacket”), from *stakkaz (“short”).

der

sníða sér stakk eftir vexti

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth, to not bite off more than one can chew, to live according to one's means, and not more


stakkur

From Old Norse stakkr (“barn; rick; haystack; heap; pile”), from Proto-Germanic *stakkaz (“barn; rick; haystack”). More at stack.


klakkur

is-noun

klakkur m (genitive singular klakks, nominative plural klakkar)

klakks (genitive singular)
klakkar (nominative plural)
klakkur (indefinite nominative singular)
klakkurinn (definite nominative singular)
klakkar (indefinite nominative plural)
klakkarnir (definite nominative plural)
klakk (accusative indefinite singular)
klakkinn (accusative definite singular)
klakka (accusative indefinite plural)
klakkana (accusative definite plural)
klakk (dative indefinite singular)
klakki (dative indefinite singular)
klakknum (dative definite singular)
klökkum (dative indefinite plural)
klökkunum (dative definite plural)
klakks (genitive indefinite singular)
klakksins (definite genitive singular)
klakka (genitive indefinite plural)
klakkanna (definite genitive plural)


bústaður

bústaður m (genitive singular bústaðar, nominative plural bústaðir)

bústaðar (genitive singular)
bústaðir (nominative plural)
bústaður (indefinite nominative singular)
bústaðurinn (definite nominative singular)
bústaðir (indefinite nominative plural)
bústaðirnir (definite nominative plural)
bústað (accusative indefinite singular)
bústaðinn (accusative definite singular)
bústaði (accusative indefinite plural)
bústaðina (accusative definite plural)
bústað (dative indefinite singular)
bústaðnum (dative definite singular)
bústöðum (dative indefinite plural)
bústöðunum (dative definite plural)
bústaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
bústaðarins (definite genitive singular)
bústaða (genitive indefinite plural)
bústaðanna (definite genitive plural)


róður

róður m (genitive singular róðrar or (less common) róðurs, nominative plural róðrar)

róðrar (genitive singular)
róðurs (genitive singular uncommon)
róðrar (nominative plural)
róður (indefinite nominative singular)
róðurinn (definite nominative singular)
róðrar (indefinite nominative plural)
róðrarnir (definite nominative plural)
róður (accusative indefinite singular)
róðurinn (accusative definite singular)
róðra (accusative indefinite plural)
róðrana (accusative definite plural)
róðri (dative indefinite singular)
róðrinum (dative definite singular)
róðrum (dative indefinite plural)
róðrunum (dative definite plural)
róðrar (genitive indefinite singular)
róðurs (genitive indefinite singular uncommon)
róðrarins (definite genitive singular)
róðursins (definite genitive singular uncommon)
róðra (genitive indefinite plural)
róðranna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse róðr, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą.


kappróður

kappróður m (genitive singular kappróðrar or (less common) kappróðurs, nominative plural kappróðrar)

kappróðrar (genitive singular)
kappróðurs (genitive singular uncommon)
kappróðrar (nominative plural)
kappróður (indefinite nominative singular)
kappróðurinn (definite nominative singular)
kappróðrar (indefinite nominative plural)
kappróðrarnir (definite nominative plural)
kappróður (accusative indefinite singular)
kappróðurinn (accusative definite singular)
kappróðra (accusative indefinite plural)
kappróðrana (accusative definite plural)
kappróðri (dative indefinite singular)
kappróðrinum (dative definite singular)
kappróðrum (dative indefinite plural)
kappróðrunum (dative definite plural)
kappróðrar (genitive indefinite singular)
kappróðurs (genitive indefinite singular uncommon)
kappróðrarins (definite genitive singular)
kappróðursins (definite genitive singular uncommon)
kappróðra (genitive indefinite plural)
kappróðranna (definite genitive plural)


aliönd

aliönd f (genitive singular aliandar, nominative plural aliendur)

aliandar (genitive singular)
aliendur (nominative plural)
aliönd (indefinite nominative singular)
aliöndin (definite nominative singular)
aliendur (indefinite nominative plural)
aliendurnar (definite nominative plural)
aliönd (accusative indefinite singular)
aliöndina (accusative definite singular)
aliendur (accusative indefinite plural)
aliendurnar (accusative definite plural)
aliönd (dative indefinite singular)
aliöndinni (dative definite singular)
aliöndum (dative indefinite plural)
aliöndunum (dative definite plural)
aliandar (genitive indefinite singular)
aliandarinnar (definite genitive singular)
alianda (genitive indefinite plural)
aliandanna (definite genitive plural)


vígvöllur

vígvöllur m (genitive singular vígvallar, nominative plural vígvellir)

vígvallar (genitive singular)
vígvellir (nominative plural)
vígvöllur (indefinite nominative singular)
vígvöllurinn (definite nominative singular)
vígvellir (indefinite nominative plural)
vígvellirnir (definite nominative plural)
vígvöll (accusative indefinite singular)
vígvöllinn (accusative definite singular)
vígvelli (accusative indefinite plural)
vígvellina (accusative definite plural)
vígvelli (dative indefinite singular)
vígvellinum (dative definite singular)
vígvöllum (dative indefinite plural)
vígvöllunum (dative definite plural)
vígvallar (genitive indefinite singular)
vígvallarins (definite genitive singular)
vígvalla (genitive indefinite plural)
vígvallanna (definite genitive plural)


leikvangur

leikvangur m (genitive singular leikvangs, nominative plural leikvangar)

leikvangs (genitive singular)
leikvangar (nominative plural)
leikvangur (indefinite nominative singular)
leikvangurinn (definite nominative singular)
leikvangar (indefinite nominative plural)
leikvangarnir (definite nominative plural)
leikvang (accusative indefinite singular)
leikvanginn (accusative definite singular)
leikvanga (accusative indefinite plural)
leikvangana (accusative definite plural)
leikvang (dative indefinite singular)
leikvangi (dative indefinite singular)
leikvangnum (dative definite singular)
leikvanginum (dative definite singular)
leikvöngum (dative indefinite plural)
leikvöngunum (dative definite plural)
leikvangs (genitive indefinite singular)
leikvangsins (definite genitive singular)
leikvanga (genitive indefinite plural)
leikvanganna (definite genitive plural)


dýragarður

dýragarður m (genitive singular dýragarðs, nominative plural dýragarðar)

dýragarðs (genitive singular)
dýragarðar (nominative plural)
dýragarður (indefinite nominative singular)
dýragarðurinn (definite nominative singular)
dýragarðar (indefinite nominative plural)
dýragarðarnir (definite nominative plural)
dýragarð (accusative indefinite singular)
dýragarðinn (accusative definite singular)
dýragarða (accusative indefinite plural)
dýragarðana (accusative definite plural)
dýragarði (dative indefinite singular)
dýragarðinum (dative definite singular)
dýragörðum (dative indefinite plural)
dýragörðunum (dative definite plural)
dýragarðs (genitive indefinite singular)
dýragarðsins (definite genitive singular)
dýragarða (genitive indefinite plural)
dýragarðanna (definite genitive plural)

From dýr (“animal”) + garður (“garden”).


keng

inflection of kengur:
indefinite accusative singular

inflection of kengur:
indefinite dative singular


patt

patt n (genitive singular patts, no plural)

patts (genitive singular)
patt (indefinite nominative singular)
pattið (definite nominative singular)
patt (accusative indefinite singular)
pattið (accusative definite singular)
patti (dative indefinite singular)
pattinu (dative definite singular)
patts (genitive indefinite singular)
pattsins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Danish pat, from German patt, from Italian patto.


tað

tað n (genitive singular taðs, no plural)

taðs (genitive singular)
tað (indefinite nominative singular)
taðið (definite nominative singular)
tað (accusative indefinite singular)
taðið (accusative definite singular)
taði (dative indefinite singular)
taðinu (dative definite singular)
taðs (genitive indefinite singular)
taðsins (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse tað, from Proto-Germanic *tadą.


bjórvömb

bjórvömb f (genitive singular bjórvambar, nominative plural bjórvambir)

bjórvambar (genitive singular)
bjórvambir (nominative plural)
bjórvömb (indefinite nominative singular)
bjórvömbin (definite nominative singular)
bjórvambir (indefinite nominative plural)
bjórvambirnar (definite nominative plural)
bjórvömb (accusative indefinite singular)
bjórvömbina (accusative definite singular)
bjórvambir (accusative indefinite plural)
bjórvambirnar (accusative definite plural)
bjórvömb (dative indefinite singular)
bjórvömbinni (dative definite singular)
bjórvömbum (dative indefinite plural)
bjórvömbunum (dative definite plural)
bjórvambar (genitive indefinite singular)
bjórvambarinnar (definite genitive singular)
bjórvamba (genitive indefinite plural)
bjórvambanna (definite genitive plural)


skít

indefinite accusative singular of skítur


hraðahindrun

hraðahindrun f (genitive singular hraðahindrunar, nominative plural hraðahindranir)

hraðahindrunar (genitive singular)
hraðahindranir (nominative plural)
hraðahindrun (indefinite nominative singular)
hraðahindrunin (definite nominative singular)
hraðahindranir (indefinite nominative plural)
hraðahindranirnar (definite nominative plural)
hraðahindrun (accusative indefinite singular)
hraðahindrunina (accusative definite singular)
hraðahindranir (accusative indefinite plural)
hraðahindranirnar (accusative definite plural)
hraðahindrun (dative indefinite singular)
hraðahindruninni (dative definite singular)
hraðahindrunum (dative indefinite plural)
hraðahindrununum (dative definite plural)
hraðahindrunar (genitive indefinite singular)
hraðahindrunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hraðahindrana (genitive indefinite plural)
hraðahindrananna (definite genitive plural)

From hraði (“speed”) + hindrun (“hindrance, obstacle”).


blússa

is-noun

blússa f (genitive singular blússu, nominative plural blússur)

blússu (genitive singular)
blússur (nominative plural)
blússa (indefinite nominative singular)
blússan (definite nominative singular)
blússur (indefinite nominative plural)
blússurnar (definite nominative plural)
blússu (accusative indefinite singular)
blússuna (accusative definite singular)
blússur (accusative indefinite plural)
blússurnar (accusative definite plural)
blússu (dative indefinite singular)
blússunni (dative definite singular)
blússum (dative indefinite plural)
blússunum (dative definite plural)
blússu (genitive indefinite singular)
blússunnar (definite genitive singular)
blússa (genitive indefinite plural)
blússna (genitive indefinite plural)
blússanna (definite genitive plural)
blússnanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish bluse, from French blouse.


frakki

frakki m (genitive singular frakka, nominative plural frakkar)

frakka (genitive singular)
frakkar (nominative plural)
frakki (indefinite nominative singular)
frakkinn (definite nominative singular)
frakkar (indefinite nominative plural)
frakkarnir (definite nominative plural)
frakka (accusative indefinite singular)
frakkann (accusative definite singular)
frakka (accusative indefinite plural)
frakkana (accusative definite plural)
frakka (dative indefinite singular)
frakkanum (dative definite singular)
frökkum (dative indefinite plural)
frökkunum (dative definite plural)
frakka (genitive indefinite singular)
frakkans (definite genitive singular)
frakka (genitive indefinite plural)
frakkanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Swedish and German Frack, from English frock.


ætlan

ætlan f (genitive singular ætlanar, nominative plural ætlanir)

ætlanar (genitive singular)
ætlanir (nominative plural)
ætlan (indefinite nominative singular)
ætlanin (definite nominative singular)
ætlanir (indefinite nominative plural)
ætlanirnar (definite nominative plural)
ætlan (accusative indefinite singular)
ætlanina (accusative definite singular)
ætlanir (accusative indefinite plural)
ætlanirnar (accusative definite plural)
ætlan (dative indefinite singular)
ætlaninni (dative definite singular)
ætlunum (dative indefinite plural)
ætlununum (dative definite plural)
ætlanar (genitive indefinite singular)
ætlanarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ætlana (genitive indefinite plural)
ætlananna (definite genitive plural)
ætlun (alternative)


árstíð

árstíð f (genitive singular árstíðar, nominative plural árstíðir)

árstíðar (genitive singular)
árstíðir (nominative plural)
árstíð (indefinite nominative singular)
árstíðin (definite nominative singular)
árstíðir (indefinite nominative plural)
árstíðirnar (definite nominative plural)
árstíð (accusative indefinite singular)
árstíðina (accusative definite singular)
árstíðir (accusative indefinite plural)
árstíðirnar (accusative definite plural)
árstíð (dative indefinite singular)
árstíðinni (dative definite singular)
árstíðum (dative indefinite plural)
árstíðunum (dative definite plural)
árstíðar (genitive indefinite singular)
árstíðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
árstíða (genitive indefinite plural)
árstíðanna (definite genitive plural)


náhvalur

náhvalur m (genitive singular náhvals, nominative plural náhvalir)

náhvals (genitive singular)
náhvalir (nominative plural)
náhvalur (indefinite nominative singular)
náhvalurinn (definite nominative singular)
náhvalir (indefinite nominative plural)
náhvalirnir (definite nominative plural)
náhval (accusative indefinite singular)
náhvalinn (accusative definite singular)
náhvali (accusative indefinite plural)
náhvalina (accusative definite plural)
náhval (dative indefinite singular)
náhvalnum (dative definite singular)
náhvölum (dative indefinite plural)
náhvölunum (dative definite plural)
náhvals (genitive indefinite singular)
náhvalsins (definite genitive singular)
náhvala (genitive indefinite plural)
náhvalanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse náhvalr, probably from nár (“corpse”) + hvalr (“whale”) (whence Icelandic hvalur).

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bakarí

bakarí n (genitive singular bakarís, nominative plural bakarí)

bakarís (genitive singular)
bakarí (nominative plural)
bakarí (indefinite nominative singular)
bakaríið (definite nominative singular)
bakarí (indefinite nominative plural)
bakaríin (definite nominative plural)
bakarí (accusative indefinite singular)
bakaríið (accusative definite singular)
bakarí (accusative indefinite plural)
bakaríin (accusative definite plural)
bakaríi (dative indefinite singular)
bakaríinu (dative definite singular)
bakaríum (dative indefinite plural)
bakaríunum (dative definite plural)
bakarís (genitive indefinite singular)
bakarísins (definite genitive singular)
bakaría (genitive indefinite plural)
bakaríanna (definite genitive plural)

Eigum við að fara í bakarí?


blóma

inflection of blómi:
indefinite accusative

inflection of blómi:
indefinite genitive


blýantur

blýantur m (genitive singular blýants, nominative plural blýantar)

blýants (genitive singular)
blýantar (nominative plural)
blýantur (indefinite nominative singular)
blýanturinn (definite nominative singular)
blýantar (indefinite nominative plural)
blýantarnir (definite nominative plural)
blýant (accusative indefinite singular)
blýantinn (accusative definite singular)
blýanta (accusative indefinite plural)
blýantana (accusative definite plural)
blýanti (dative indefinite singular)
blýantinum (dative definite singular)
blýöntum (dative indefinite plural)
blýöntunum (dative definite plural)
blýants (genitive indefinite singular)
blýantsins (definite genitive singular)
blýanta (genitive indefinite plural)
blýantanna (definite genitive plural)


ímyndunarveiki

ímyndunarveiki f (genitive singular ímyndunarveiki, no plural)

ímyndunarveiki (genitive singular)
ímyndunarveiki (indefinite nominative singular)
ímyndunarveikin (definite nominative singular)
ímyndunarveiki (accusative indefinite singular)
ímyndunarveikina (accusative definite singular)
ímyndunarveiki (dative indefinite singular)
ímyndunarveikinni (dative definite singular)
ímyndunarveiki (genitive indefinite singular)
ímyndunarveikinnar (definite genitive singular)


eftirlit

eftirlit n (genitive singular eftirlits, no plural)

eftirlits (genitive singular)
eftirlit (indefinite nominative singular)
eftirlitið (definite nominative singular)
eftirlit (accusative indefinite singular)
eftirlitið (accusative definite singular)
eftirliti (dative indefinite singular)
eftirlitinu (dative definite singular)
eftirlits (genitive indefinite singular)
eftirlitsins (definite genitive singular)

From líta eftir (“look after, keep an eye on”).

surveillance, control, inspection, check


seðil

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

indefinite accusative singular of seðill


lesandabréf

is-noun

lesandabréf n (genitive singular lesandabréfs, nominative plural lesandabréf)

lesandabréfs (genitive singular)
lesandabréf (nominative plural)
lesandabréf (indefinite nominative singular)
lesandabréfið (definite nominative singular)
lesandabréf (indefinite nominative plural)
lesandabréfin (definite nominative plural)
lesandabréf (accusative indefinite singular)
lesandabréfið (accusative definite singular)
lesandabréf (accusative indefinite plural)
lesandabréfin (accusative definite plural)
lesandabréfi (dative indefinite singular)
lesandabréfinu (dative definite singular)
lesandabréfum (dative indefinite plural)
lesandabréfunum (dative definite plural)
lesandabréfs (genitive indefinite singular)
lesandabréfsins (definite genitive singular)
lesandabréfa (genitive indefinite plural)
lesandabréfanna (definite genitive plural)
lesendabréf (alternative)

From lesandi (“reader”) + bréf (“letter”).

letter to the editor
letter to the editor


tankur

tankur m (genitive singular tanks, nominative plural tankar)

tanks (genitive singular)
tankar (nominative plural)
tankur (indefinite nominative singular)
tankurinn (definite nominative singular)
tankar (indefinite nominative plural)
tankarnir (definite nominative plural)
tank (accusative indefinite singular)
tankinn (accusative definite singular)
tanka (accusative indefinite plural)
tankana (accusative definite plural)
tanki (dative indefinite singular)
tankinum (dative definite singular)
tanknum (dative definite singular)
tönkum (dative indefinite plural)
tönkunum (dative definite plural)
tanks (genitive indefinite singular)
tanksins (definite genitive singular)
tanka (genitive indefinite plural)
tankanna (definite genitive plural)

tank (storage vessel for liquids or gases)


þanki

þanki m (genitive singular þanka, nominative plural þankar)

þanka (genitive singular)
þankar (nominative plural)
þanki (indefinite nominative singular)
þankinn (definite nominative singular)
þankar (indefinite nominative plural)
þankarnir (definite nominative plural)
þanka (accusative indefinite singular)
þankann (accusative definite singular)
þanka (accusative indefinite plural)
þankana (accusative definite plural)
þanka (dative indefinite singular)
þankanum (dative definite singular)
þönkum (dative indefinite plural)
þönkunum (dative definite plural)
þanka (genitive indefinite singular)
þankans (definite genitive singular)
þanka (genitive indefinite plural)
þankanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German danke, probably via Danish tanke, with the initial consonant of the related verb Icelandic þenkja (“think”), Danish tænke. Ultimately related to Old Saxon thenkian. The noun is attested in Icelandic sources since the 16th century.

vera í þungum þönkum

to be in deep thought, to be lost in one's thoughts


fantur

fantur m (genitive singular fants, nominative plural fantar)

fants (genitive singular)
fantar (nominative plural)
fantur (indefinite nominative singular)
fanturinn (definite nominative singular)
fantar (indefinite nominative plural)
fantarnir (definite nominative plural)
fant (accusative indefinite singular)
fantinn (accusative definite singular)
fanta (accusative indefinite plural)
fantana (accusative definite plural)
fanti (dative indefinite singular)
fantinum (dative definite singular)
föntum (dative indefinite plural)
föntunum (dative definite plural)
fants (genitive indefinite singular)
fantsins (definite genitive singular)
fanta (genitive indefinite plural)
fantanna (definite genitive plural)

a crude, unmannered, and often violent person; thug, ruffian


klæði

klæði n (genitive singular klæðis, nominative plural klæði)

klæðis (genitive singular)
klæði (nominative plural)
klæði (indefinite nominative singular)
klæðið (definite nominative singular)
klæði (indefinite nominative plural)
klæðin (definite nominative plural)
klæði (accusative indefinite singular)
klæðið (accusative definite singular)
klæði (accusative indefinite plural)
klæðin (accusative definite plural)
klæði (dative indefinite singular)
klæðinu (dative definite singular)
klæðum (dative indefinite plural)
klæðunum (dative definite plural)
klæðis (genitive indefinite singular)
klæðisins (definite genitive singular)
klæða (genitive indefinite plural)
klæðanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse klæði, borrowed from Old Frisian clāþ.


teskeið

teskeið f (genitive singular teskeiðar, nominative plural teskeiðar)

teskeiðar (genitive singular)
teskeiðar (nominative plural)
teskeið (indefinite nominative singular)
teskeiðin (definite nominative singular)
teskeiðar (indefinite nominative plural)
teskeiðarnar (definite nominative plural)
teskeið (accusative indefinite singular)
teskeiðina (accusative definite singular)
teskeiðar (accusative indefinite plural)
teskeiðarnar (accusative definite plural)
teskeið (dative indefinite singular)
teskeiðinni (dative definite singular)
teskeiðum (dative indefinite plural)
teskeiðunum (dative definite plural)
teskeiðar (genitive indefinite singular)
teskeiðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
teskeiða (genitive indefinite plural)
teskeiðanna (definite genitive plural)


skáp

indefinite accusative singular of skápur


heimild

heimild f (genitive singular heimildar, nominative plural heimildir)

heimildar (genitive singular)
heimildir (nominative plural)
heimild (indefinite nominative singular)
heimildin (definite nominative singular)
heimildir (indefinite nominative plural)
heimildirnar (definite nominative plural)
heimild (accusative indefinite singular)
heimildina (accusative definite singular)
heimildir (accusative indefinite plural)
heimildirnar (accusative definite plural)
heimild (dative indefinite singular)
heimildinni (dative definite singular)
heimildum (dative indefinite plural)
heimildunum (dative definite plural)
heimildar (genitive indefinite singular)
heimildarinnar (definite genitive singular)
heimilda (genitive indefinite plural)
heimildanna (definite genitive plural)


sjókort

sjókort n (genitive singular sjókorts, nominative plural sjókort)

sjókorts (genitive singular)
sjókort (nominative plural)
sjókort (indefinite nominative singular)
sjókortið (definite nominative singular)
sjókort (indefinite nominative plural)
sjókortin (definite nominative plural)
sjókort (accusative indefinite singular)
sjókortið (accusative definite singular)
sjókort (accusative indefinite plural)
sjókortin (accusative definite plural)
sjókorti (dative indefinite singular)
sjókortinu (dative definite singular)
sjókortum (dative indefinite plural)
sjókortunum (dative definite plural)
sjókorts (genitive indefinite singular)
sjókortsins (definite genitive singular)
sjókorta (genitive indefinite plural)
sjókortanna (definite genitive plural)


leikhús

leikhús n (genitive singular leikhúss, nominative plural leikhús)

leikhúss (genitive singular)
leikhús (nominative plural)
leikhús (indefinite nominative singular)
leikhúsið (definite nominative singular)
leikhús (indefinite nominative plural)
leikhúsin (definite nominative plural)
leikhús (accusative indefinite singular)
leikhúsið (accusative definite singular)
leikhús (accusative indefinite plural)
leikhúsin (accusative definite plural)
leikhúsi (dative indefinite singular)
leikhúsinu (dative definite singular)
leikhúsum (dative indefinite plural)
leikhúsunum (dative definite plural)
leikhúss (genitive indefinite singular)
leikhússins (definite genitive singular)
leikhúsa (genitive indefinite plural)
leikhúsanna (definite genitive plural)

From leikur (“game, act, acting”) + hús (“house”).


ljósmynd

is-noun

ljósmynd f (genitive singular ljósmyndar, nominative plural ljósmyndir)

ljósmyndar (genitive singular)
ljósmyndir (nominative plural)
ljósmynd (indefinite nominative singular)
ljósmyndin (definite nominative singular)
ljósmyndir (indefinite nominative plural)
ljósmyndirnar (definite nominative plural)
ljósmynd (accusative indefinite singular)
ljósmyndina (accusative definite singular)
ljósmyndir (accusative indefinite plural)
ljósmyndirnar (accusative definite plural)
ljósmynd (dative indefinite singular)
ljósmyndinni (dative definite singular)
ljósmyndum (dative indefinite plural)
ljósmyndunum (dative definite plural)
ljósmyndar (genitive indefinite singular)
ljósmyndarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ljósmynda (genitive indefinite plural)
ljósmyndanna (definite genitive plural)


lögreglustöð

lögreglustöð f (genitive singular lögreglustöðvar, nominative plural lögreglustöðvar)

lögreglustöðvar (genitive singular)
lögreglustöðvar (nominative plural)
lögreglustöð (indefinite nominative singular)
lögreglustöðin (definite nominative singular)
lögreglustöðvar (indefinite nominative plural)
lögreglustöðvarnar (definite nominative plural)
lögreglustöð (accusative indefinite singular)
lögreglustöðina (accusative definite singular)
lögreglustöðvar (accusative indefinite plural)
lögreglustöðvarnar (accusative definite plural)
lögreglustöð (dative indefinite singular)
lögreglustöðinni (dative definite singular)
lögreglustöðvum (dative indefinite plural)
lögreglustöðvunum (dative definite plural)
lögreglustöðvar (genitive indefinite singular)
lögreglustöðvarinnar (definite genitive singular)
lögreglustöðva (genitive indefinite plural)
lögreglustöðvanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈlœɣ.rɛklʏˌstœːð/

From lögregla (“police”) + stöð (“station”).


lykil

indefinite accusative singular of lykill


guðspjall

guðspjall n (genitive singular guðspjalls, nominative plural guðspjöll)

guðspjalls (genitive singular)
guðspjöll (nominative plural)
guðspjall (indefinite nominative singular)
guðspjallið (definite nominative singular)
guðspjöll (indefinite nominative plural)
guðspjöllin (definite nominative plural)
guðspjall (accusative indefinite singular)
guðspjallið (accusative definite singular)
guðspjöll (accusative indefinite plural)
guðspjöllin (accusative definite plural)
guðspjalli (dative indefinite singular)
guðspjallinu (dative definite singular)
guðspjöllum (dative indefinite plural)
guðspjöllunum (dative definite plural)
guðspjalls (genitive indefinite singular)
guðspjallsins (definite genitive singular)
guðspjalla (genitive indefinite plural)
guðspjallanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse guðspjall, equivalent to góðr (“good”) + spjall (“tidings, events”).
Probably a calque of Old English godspell, from earlier Old English *gōdspell ("good news"), used to translate (as a calque) Ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio, itself a translation of Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium / Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “evangel”), literally "good news".


kristni

is-noun

kristni f (genitive singular kristni, no plural)

kristni (genitive singular)
kristni (indefinite nominative singular)
kristnin (definite nominative singular)
kristni (accusative indefinite singular)
kristnina (accusative definite singular)
kristni (dative indefinite singular)
kristninni (dative definite singular)
kristni (genitive indefinite singular)
kristninnar (definite genitive singular)


kristindómur

kristindómur m (genitive singular kristindóms, no plural)

kristindóms (genitive singular)
kristindómur (indefinite nominative singular)
kristindómurinn (definite nominative singular)
kristindóm (accusative indefinite singular)
kristindóminn (accusative definite singular)
kristindómi (dative indefinite singular)
kristindómnum (dative definite singular)
kristindóminum (dative definite singular)
kristindóms (genitive indefinite singular)
kristindómsins (definite genitive singular)


biblía

biblía f (genitive singular biblíu, nominative plural biblíur)

biblíu (genitive singular)
biblíur (nominative plural)
biblía (indefinite nominative singular)
biblían (definite nominative singular)
biblíur (indefinite nominative plural)
biblíurnar (definite nominative plural)
biblíu (accusative indefinite singular)
biblíuna (accusative definite singular)
biblíur (accusative indefinite plural)
biblíurnar (accusative definite plural)
biblíu (dative indefinite singular)
biblíunni (dative definite singular)
biblíum (dative indefinite plural)
biblíunum (dative definite plural)
biblíu (genitive indefinite singular)
biblíunnar (definite genitive singular)
biblía (genitive indefinite plural)
biblíanna (definite genitive plural)
biflía (alternative archaic nonstandard)

Borrowed from Latin biblia (“collection of books”), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).


hvítasunna

is-noun

hvítasunna f (genitive singular hvítasunnu, nominative plural hvítasunnur)

hvítasunnu (genitive singular)
hvítasunnur (nominative plural)
hvítasunna (indefinite nominative singular)
hvítasunnan (definite nominative singular)
hvítasunnur (indefinite nominative plural)
hvítasunnurnar (definite nominative plural)
hvítasunnu (accusative indefinite singular)
hvítasunnuna (accusative definite singular)
hvítasunnur (accusative indefinite plural)
hvítasunnurnar (accusative definite plural)
hvítasunnu (dative indefinite singular)
hvítasunnunni (dative definite singular)
hvítasunnum (dative indefinite plural)
hvítasunnunum (dative definite plural)
hvítasunnu (genitive indefinite singular)
hvítasunnunnar (definite genitive singular)
hvítasunna (genitive indefinite plural)
hvítasunnanna (definite genitive plural)


páskar

páskar m pl (plural only, genitive plural páska)

páska (genitive plural)
páskar (indefinite nominative plural)
páskarnir (definite nominative plural)
páska (accusative indefinite plural)
páskana (accusative definite plural)
páskum (dative indefinite plural)
páskunum (dative definite plural)
páska (genitive indefinite plural)
páskanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse páskar, from Medieval Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), from Aramaic פסחא (pasḥa), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesaḥ).


faðirvor

faðirvor n (genitive singular faðirvors, nominative plural faðirvor)

faðirvors (genitive singular)
faðirvor (nominative plural)
faðirvor (indefinite nominative singular)
faðirvorið (definite nominative singular)
faðirvor (indefinite nominative plural)
faðirvorin (definite nominative plural)
faðirvor (accusative indefinite singular)
faðirvorið (accusative definite singular)
faðirvor (accusative indefinite plural)
faðirvorin (accusative definite plural)
faðirvori (dative indefinite singular)
faðirvorinu (dative definite singular)
faðirvorum (dative indefinite plural)
faðirvorunum (dative definite plural)
faðirvors (genitive indefinite singular)
faðirvorsins (definite genitive singular)
faðirvora (genitive indefinite plural)
faðirvoranna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈfaːðɪrˌvɔːr/

Derived from the first two words to start the Icelandic version of the Lord's Prayer; faðir (“father”) and vor (“our”) where vor is an elevated and poetic word.

(often definite) the Lord's Prayer; the Our Father.


hollenska

hollenska f (genitive singular hollensku, no plural)

hollensku (genitive singular)
hollenska (indefinite nominative singular)
hollenskan (definite nominative singular)
hollensku (accusative indefinite singular)
hollenskuna (accusative definite singular)
hollensku (dative indefinite singular)
hollenskunni (dative definite singular)
hollensku (genitive indefinite singular)
hollenskunnar (definite genitive singular)

Skilurðu hollensku?


færeyska

færeyska f (genitive singular færeysku, no plural)

færeysku (genitive singular)
færeyska (indefinite nominative singular)
færeyskan (definite nominative singular)
færeysku (accusative indefinite singular)
færeyskuna (accusative definite singular)
færeysku (dative indefinite singular)
færeyskunni (dative definite singular)
færeysku (genitive indefinite singular)
færeyskunnar (definite genitive singular)


sænska

sænska f (genitive singular sænsku, no plural)

sænsku (genitive singular)
sænska (indefinite nominative singular)
sænskan (definite nominative singular)
sænsku (accusative indefinite singular)
sænskuna (accusative definite singular)
sænsku (dative indefinite singular)
sænskunni (dative definite singular)
sænsku (genitive indefinite singular)
sænskunnar (definite genitive singular)


norska

norska f (genitive singular norsku, no plural)

norsku (genitive singular)
norska (indefinite nominative singular)
norskan (definite nominative singular)
norsku (accusative indefinite singular)
norskuna (accusative definite singular)
norsku (dative indefinite singular)
norskunni (dative definite singular)
norsku (genitive indefinite singular)
norskunnar (definite genitive singular)


matseðil

indefinite accusative singular of matseðill


morgunmatur

morgunmatur m (genitive singular morgunmatar, no plural)

morgunmatar (genitive singular)
morgunmatur (indefinite nominative singular)
morgunmaturinn (definite nominative singular)
morgunmat (accusative indefinite singular)
morgunmatinn (accusative definite singular)
morgunmat (dative indefinite singular)
morgunmatnum (dative definite singular)
morgunmatar (genitive indefinite singular)
morgunmatarins (definite genitive singular)

From morgun (“morning”) + matur (“meal”). Cognate with Old English morgenmete.


neyð

neyð f (genitive singular neyðar, nominative plural neyðir)

neyðar (genitive singular)
neyðir (nominative plural)
neyð (indefinite nominative singular)
neyðin (definite nominative singular)
neyðir (indefinite nominative plural)
neyðirnar (definite nominative plural)
neyð (accusative indefinite singular)
neyðina (accusative definite singular)
neyðir (accusative indefinite plural)
neyðirnar (accusative definite plural)
neyð (dative indefinite singular)
neyðinni (dative definite singular)
neyðum (dative indefinite plural)
neyðunum (dative definite plural)
neyðar (genitive indefinite singular)
neyðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
neyða (genitive indefinite plural)
neyðanna (definite genitive plural)


málfræði

málfræði f (genitive singular málfræði, no plural)

málfræði (genitive singular)
málfræði (indefinite nominative singular)
málfræðin (definite nominative singular)
málfræði (accusative indefinite singular)
málfræðina (accusative definite singular)
málfræði (dative indefinite singular)
málfræðinni (dative definite singular)
málfræði (genitive indefinite singular)
málfræðinnar (definite genitive singular)

From mál (“language”) + -fræði (“-logy”).


atviksorð

atviksorð n (genitive singular atviksorðs, nominative plural atviksorð)

atviksorðs (genitive singular)
atviksorð (nominative plural)
atviksorð (indefinite nominative singular)
atviksorðið (definite nominative singular)
atviksorð (indefinite nominative plural)
atviksorðin (definite nominative plural)
atviksorð (accusative indefinite singular)
atviksorðið (accusative definite singular)
atviksorð (accusative indefinite plural)
atviksorðin (accusative definite plural)
atviksorði (dative indefinite singular)
atviksorðinu (dative definite singular)
atviksorðum (dative indefinite plural)
atviksorðunum (dative definite plural)
atviksorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
atviksorðsins (definite genitive singular)
atviksorða (genitive indefinite plural)
atviksorðanna (definite genitive plural)
ao. (alternative abbreviation)

From atvik (“occurrence, event”) + orð (“word”).


lýsingarorð

is-noun

lýsingarorð n (genitive singular lýsingarorðs, nominative plural lýsingarorð)

lýsingarorðs (genitive singular)
lýsingarorð (nominative plural)
lýsingarorð (indefinite nominative singular)
lýsingarorðið (definite nominative singular)
lýsingarorð (indefinite nominative plural)
lýsingarorðin (definite nominative plural)
lýsingarorð (accusative indefinite singular)
lýsingarorðið (accusative definite singular)
lýsingarorð (accusative indefinite plural)
lýsingarorðin (accusative definite plural)
lýsingarorði (dative indefinite singular)
lýsingarorðinu (dative definite singular)
lýsingarorðum (dative indefinite plural)
lýsingarorðunum (dative definite plural)
lýsingarorðs (genitive indefinite singular)
lýsingarorðsins (definite genitive singular)
lýsingarorða (genitive indefinite plural)
lýsingarorðanna (definite genitive plural)

From lýsing (“description”) + orð (“word”).


eintal

eintal n (genitive singular eintals, nominative plural eintöl)

eintals (genitive singular)
eintöl (nominative plural)
eintal (indefinite nominative singular)
eintalið (definite nominative singular)
eintöl (indefinite nominative plural)
eintölin (definite nominative plural)
eintal (accusative indefinite singular)
eintalið (accusative definite singular)
eintöl (accusative indefinite plural)
eintölin (accusative definite plural)
eintali (dative indefinite singular)
eintalinu (dative definite singular)
eintölum (dative indefinite plural)
eintölunum (dative definite plural)
eintals (genitive indefinite singular)
eintalsins (definite genitive singular)
eintala (genitive indefinite plural)
eintalanna (definite genitive plural)


partur

partur m (genitive singular parts, nominative plural partar)

parts (genitive singular)
partar (nominative plural)
partur (indefinite nominative singular)
parturinn (definite nominative singular)
partar (indefinite nominative plural)
partarnir (definite nominative plural)
part (accusative indefinite singular)
partinn (accusative definite singular)
parta (accusative indefinite plural)
partana (accusative definite plural)
parti (dative indefinite singular)
partinum (dative definite singular)
pörtum (dative indefinite plural)
pörtunum (dative definite plural)
parts (genitive indefinite singular)
partsins (definite genitive singular)
parta (genitive indefinite plural)
partanna (definite genitive plural)


peningur

peningur m (genitive singular penings, nominative plural peningar)

penings (genitive singular)
peningar (nominative plural)
peningur (indefinite nominative singular)
peningurinn (definite nominative singular)
peningar (indefinite nominative plural)
peningarnir (definite nominative plural)
pening (accusative indefinite singular)
peninginn (accusative definite singular)
peninga (accusative indefinite plural)
peningana (accusative definite plural)
peningi (dative indefinite singular)
peningnum (dative definite singular)
peningum (dative indefinite plural)
peningunum (dative definite plural)
penings (genitive indefinite singular)
peningsins (definite genitive singular)
peninga (genitive indefinite plural)
peninganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse peningr, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz. Cognate with English penny.

(uncountable) domestic animals, livestock

Þú skuldar mér pening!

(in the plural or in the singular uncountable) money


pína

pína f (genitive singular pínu, nominative plural pínur)

pínu (genitive singular)
pínur (nominative plural)
pína (indefinite nominative singular)
pínan (definite nominative singular)
pínur (indefinite nominative plural)
pínurnar (definite nominative plural)
pínu (accusative indefinite singular)
pínuna (accusative definite singular)
pínur (accusative indefinite plural)
pínurnar (accusative definite plural)
pínu (dative indefinite singular)
pínunni (dative definite singular)
pínum (dative indefinite plural)
pínunum (dative definite plural)
pínu (genitive indefinite singular)
pínunnar (definite genitive singular)
pína (genitive indefinite plural)
pínanna (definite genitive plural)


pláss

pláss n (genitive singular pláss, nominative plural pláss)

pláss (genitive singular)
pláss (nominative plural)
pláss (indefinite nominative singular)
plássið (definite nominative singular)
pláss (indefinite nominative plural)
plássin (definite nominative plural)
pláss (accusative indefinite singular)
plássið (accusative definite singular)
pláss (accusative indefinite plural)
plássin (accusative definite plural)
plássi (dative indefinite singular)
plássinu (dative definite singular)
plássum (dative indefinite plural)
plássunum (dative definite plural)
pláss (genitive indefinite singular)
plássins (definite genitive singular)
plássa (genitive indefinite plural)
plássanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse plaz, a borrowing from Middle Low German.


söngkona

söngkona f (genitive singular söngkonu, nominative plural söngkonur)

söngkonu (genitive singular)
söngkonur (nominative plural)
söngkona (indefinite nominative singular)
söngkonan (definite nominative singular)
söngkonur (indefinite nominative plural)
söngkonurnar (definite nominative plural)
söngkonu (accusative indefinite singular)
söngkonuna (accusative definite singular)
söngkonur (accusative indefinite plural)
söngkonurnar (accusative definite plural)
söngkonu (dative indefinite singular)
söngkonunni (dative definite singular)
söngkonum (dative indefinite plural)
söngkonunum (dative definite plural)
söngkonu (genitive indefinite singular)
söngkonunnar (definite genitive singular)
söngkvenna (genitive indefinite plural)
söngkvennanna (definite genitive plural)


sekkur

sekkur m (genitive singular sekkjar or sekks, nominative plural sekkir)

sekkjar (genitive singular)
sekks (genitive singular)
sekkir (nominative plural)
sekkur (indefinite nominative singular)
sekkurinn (definite nominative singular)
sekkir (indefinite nominative plural)
sekkirnir (definite nominative plural)
sekk (accusative indefinite singular)
sekkinn (accusative definite singular)
sekki (accusative indefinite plural)
sekkina (accusative definite plural)
sekk (dative indefinite singular)
sekknum (dative definite singular)
sekkjum (dative indefinite plural)
sekkjunum (dative definite plural)
sekkjar (genitive indefinite singular)
sekks (genitive indefinite singular)
sekkjarins (definite genitive singular)
sekksins (definite genitive singular)
sekkja (genitive indefinite plural)
sekkjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sekkr, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz (“sack”), from Latin saccus (“large bag”), from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos, “bag of coarse cloth”), from Semitic. Cognate with Dutch zak, German Sack, Swedish säck, Hebrew שַׂק (śaq, “sack, sackcloth”), Akkadian 𒆭𒊓 (saqqu).


miska

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


heima

inflection of heimur:
indefinite accusative plural

inflection of heimur:
indefinite genitive plural


væl

is-noun

væl n (genitive singular væls, nominative plural væl)

væls (genitive singular)
væl (nominative plural)
væl (indefinite nominative singular)
vælið (definite nominative singular)
væl (indefinite nominative plural)
vælin (definite nominative plural)
væl (accusative indefinite singular)
vælið (accusative definite singular)
væl (accusative indefinite plural)
vælin (accusative definite plural)
væli (dative indefinite singular)
vælinu (dative definite singular)
vælum (dative indefinite plural)
vælunum (dative definite plural)
væls (genitive indefinite singular)
vælsins (definite genitive singular)
væla (genitive indefinite plural)
vælanna (definite genitive plural)


skál

skál f (genitive singular skálar, nominative plural (most meanings) skálar or (toast, landscape depression) skálir)

skálar (genitive singular)
skálar (nominative plural)
skálir (nominative plural)
skál (indefinite nominative singular)
skálin (definite nominative singular)
skálar (indefinite nominative plural)
skálir (indefinite nominative plural)
skálarnar (definite nominative plural)
skálirnar (definite nominative plural)
skál (accusative indefinite singular)
skálina (accusative definite singular)
skálar (accusative indefinite plural)
skálir (accusative indefinite plural)
skálarnar (accusative definite plural)
skálirnar (accusative definite plural)
skál (dative indefinite singular)
skálinni (dative definite singular)
skálum (dative indefinite plural)
skálunum (dative definite plural)
skálar (genitive indefinite singular)
skálarinnar (definite genitive singular)
skála (genitive indefinite plural)
skálanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

f,,ar􂀿most meanings􂁀:ir􂀿toast, landscape depression􂁀

From Old Norse skál, from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.


traktor

is-noun

traktor m (genitive singular traktors, nominative plural traktorar)

traktors (genitive singular)
traktorar (nominative plural)
traktor (indefinite nominative singular)
traktorinn (definite nominative singular)
traktorar (indefinite nominative plural)
traktorarnir (definite nominative plural)
traktor (accusative indefinite singular)
traktorinn (accusative definite singular)
traktora (accusative indefinite plural)
traktorana (accusative definite plural)
traktor (dative indefinite singular)
traktornum (dative definite singular)
traktorum (dative indefinite plural)
traktorunum (dative definite plural)
traktors (genitive indefinite singular)
traktorsins (definite genitive singular)
traktora (genitive indefinite plural)
traktoranna (definite genitive plural)


páka

páka f (genitive singular páku, nominative plural pákur)

páku (genitive singular)
pákur (nominative plural)
páka (indefinite nominative singular)
pákan (definite nominative singular)
pákur (indefinite nominative plural)
pákurnar (definite nominative plural)
páku (accusative indefinite singular)
pákuna (accusative definite singular)
pákur (accusative indefinite plural)
pákurnar (accusative definite plural)
páku (dative indefinite singular)
pákunni (dative definite singular)
pákum (dative indefinite plural)
pákunum (dative definite plural)
páku (genitive indefinite singular)
pákunnar (definite genitive singular)
páka (genitive indefinite plural)
pákna (genitive indefinite plural)
pákanna (definite genitive plural)
páknanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish pauke, from German Pauke.


hæl

indefinite accusative/dative singular of hæll


hæll

hæll m (genitive singular hæls, nominative plural hælar)

hæls (genitive singular)
hælar (nominative plural)
hæll (indefinite nominative singular)
hællinn (definite nominative singular)
hælar (indefinite nominative plural)
hælarnir (definite nominative plural)
hæl (accusative indefinite singular)
hælinn (accusative definite singular)
hæla (accusative indefinite plural)
hælana (accusative definite plural)
hæl (dative indefinite singular)
hæli (dative indefinite singular)
hælnum (dative definite singular)
hælum (dative indefinite plural)
hælunum (dative definite plural)
hæls (genitive indefinite singular)
hælsins (definite genitive singular)
hæla (genitive indefinite plural)
hælanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hæll, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz.


setning

setning f (genitive singular setningar, nominative plural setningar)

setningar (genitive singular)
setningar (nominative plural)
setning (indefinite nominative singular)
setningin (definite nominative singular)
setningar (indefinite nominative plural)
setningarnar (definite nominative plural)
setningu (accusative indefinite singular)
setninguna (accusative definite singular)
setningar (accusative indefinite plural)
setningarnar (accusative definite plural)
setningu (dative indefinite singular)
setningunni (dative definite singular)
setningum (dative indefinite plural)
setningunum (dative definite plural)
setningar (genitive indefinite singular)
setningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
setninga (genitive indefinite plural)
setninganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse setning. By surface analysis, setja + -ning.


siður

siður m (genitive singular siðar or (in certain expressions) siðs, nominative plural siðir)

siðar (genitive singular)
siðs (genitive singular)
siðir (nominative plural)
siður (indefinite nominative singular)
siðurinn (definite nominative singular)
siðir (indefinite nominative plural)
siðirnir (definite nominative plural)
sið (accusative indefinite singular)
siðinn (accusative definite singular)
siði (accusative indefinite plural)
siðu (accusative archaic indefinite literary plural)
siðina (accusative definite plural)
sið (dative indefinite singular)
siðnum (dative definite singular)
siðinum (dative definite singular)
siðum (dative indefinite plural)
siðunum (dative definite plural)
siðar (genitive indefinite singular)
siðs (genitive indefinite singular)
siðarins (definite genitive singular)
siðsins (definite genitive singular)
siða (genitive indefinite plural)
siðanna (definite genitive plural)

is-ndecl

m,ar:s􂀿in certain expressions􂁀,ir.dat-/-:i.accpli:u􂀿archaic or literary􂁀

From Old Norse siðr (“a custom, a habit; conduct, morality, religion”), from Proto-Germanic *siduz, from Proto-Indo-European *swe-dh-. Cognate to Old English sidu (“a custom; a manner; a rite; purity”), Old High German situ (“a custom, a habit”) (whence the German Sitte), Faroese siður (“a tradition, a custom”), Swedish sed, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍃 (sidus), Ancient Greek ἦθος (êthos), from a Proto-Indo-European stem *swe-dh-.


skjal

is-noun

skjal n (genitive singular skjals, nominative plural skjöl)

skjals (genitive singular)
skjöl (nominative plural)
skjal (indefinite nominative singular)
skjalið (definite nominative singular)
skjöl (indefinite nominative plural)
skjölin (definite nominative plural)
skjal (accusative indefinite singular)
skjalið (accusative definite singular)
skjöl (accusative indefinite plural)
skjölin (accusative definite plural)
skjali (dative indefinite singular)
skjalinu (dative definite singular)
skjölum (dative indefinite plural)
skjölunum (dative definite plural)
skjals (genitive indefinite singular)
skjalsins (definite genitive singular)
skjala (genitive indefinite plural)
skjalanna (definite genitive plural)


móður

móður m (genitive singular móðs, no plural)

móðs (genitive singular)
móður (indefinite nominative singular)
móðurinn (definite nominative singular)
móð (accusative indefinite singular)
móðinn (accusative definite singular)
móð (dative indefinite singular)
móði (dative indefinite singular)
móðnum (dative definite singular)
móðs (genitive indefinite singular)
móðsins (definite genitive singular)

Inherited from Old Norse móðr, from Proto-Germanic *mōdaz, whence also English mood.

a fierce mood or eagerness (for fighting, competing, etc.)


móður

Probably related to Norwegian Nynorsk mô (“fine dust; froth”), Faroese móða (“froth”); perhaps related to má (“wear out, rub off”).


móður

Borrowed from Danish mode (“fashion”), from French mode, from Latin modus (“way, manner”). Perhaps conflated with Etymology 4.


tunnur

inflection of tunna:
indefinite nominative plural

inflection of tunna:
indefinite accusative plural


reyður

is-noun

reyður f (genitive singular reyðar, nominative plural reyðar)

reyðar (genitive singular)
reyðar (nominative plural)
reyður (indefinite nominative singular)
reyðurin (definite nominative singular)
reyðar (indefinite nominative plural)
reyðarnar (definite nominative plural)
reyði (accusative indefinite singular)
reyðina (accusative definite singular)
reyðar (accusative indefinite plural)
reyðarnar (accusative definite plural)
reyði (dative indefinite singular)
reyðinni (dative definite singular)
reyðum (dative indefinite plural)
reyðunum (dative definite plural)
reyðar (genitive indefinite singular)
reyðarinnar (definite genitive singular)
reyða (genitive indefinite plural)
reyðanna (definite genitive plural)

rorqual (whale of the family Balaenopteridae)

Salvelinus alpinus
Salvelinus alpinus#Translingual


ormur

ormur m (genitive singular orms, nominative plural ormar)

orms (genitive singular)
ormar (nominative plural)
ormur (indefinite nominative singular)
ormurinn (definite nominative singular)
ormar (indefinite nominative plural)
ormarnir (definite nominative plural)
orm (accusative indefinite singular)
orminn (accusative definite singular)
orma (accusative indefinite plural)
ormana (accusative definite plural)
ormi (dative indefinite singular)
orminum (dative definite singular)
ormum (dative indefinite plural)
ormunum (dative definite plural)
orms (genitive indefinite singular)
ormsins (definite genitive singular)
orma (genitive indefinite plural)
ormanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ormr, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis.


hulda

hulda f (genitive singular huldu, nominative plural huldur)

huldu (genitive singular)
huldur (nominative plural)
hulda (indefinite nominative singular)
huldan (definite nominative singular)
huldur (indefinite nominative plural)
huldurnar (definite nominative plural)
huldu (accusative indefinite singular)
hulduna (accusative definite singular)
huldur (accusative indefinite plural)
huldurnar (accusative definite plural)
huldu (dative indefinite singular)
huldunni (dative definite singular)
huldum (dative indefinite plural)
huldunum (dative definite plural)
huldu (genitive indefinite singular)
huldunnar (definite genitive singular)
huldna (genitive indefinite plural)
huldnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hulda (“secrecy, hiding”), probably related to hylja (“to cover, hide”).


tjald

tjald n (genitive singular tjalds, nominative plural tjöld)

tjalds (genitive singular)
tjöld (nominative plural)
tjald (indefinite nominative singular)
tjaldið (definite nominative singular)
tjöld (indefinite nominative plural)
tjöldin (definite nominative plural)
tjald (accusative indefinite singular)
tjaldið (accusative definite singular)
tjöld (accusative indefinite plural)
tjöldin (accusative definite plural)
tjaldi (dative indefinite singular)
tjaldinu (dative definite singular)
tjöldum (dative indefinite plural)
tjöldunum (dative definite plural)
tjalds (genitive indefinite singular)
tjaldsins (definite genitive singular)
tjalda (genitive indefinite plural)
tjaldanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tjald, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.


úrslit

úrslit n pl (plural only, genitive plural úrslita)

úrslita (genitive plural)
úrslit (indefinite nominative plural)
úrslitin (definite nominative plural)
úrslit (accusative indefinite plural)
úrslitin (accusative definite plural)
úrslitum (dative indefinite plural)
úrslitunum (dative definite plural)
úrslita (genitive indefinite plural)
úrslitanna (definite genitive plural)


útland

útland n (genitive singular útlands, nominative plural útlönd)

útlands (genitive singular)
útlönd (nominative plural)
útland (indefinite nominative singular)
útlandið (definite nominative singular)
útlönd (indefinite nominative plural)
útlöndin (definite nominative plural)
útland (accusative indefinite singular)
útlandið (accusative definite singular)
útlönd (accusative indefinite plural)
útlöndin (accusative definite plural)
útlandi (dative indefinite singular)
útlandinu (dative definite singular)
útlöndum (dative indefinite plural)
útlöndunum (dative definite plural)
útlands (genitive indefinite singular)
útlandsins (definite genitive singular)
útlanda (genitive indefinite plural)
útlandanna (definite genitive plural)

(almost always in the plural) a foreign country, abroad, overseas


rekaviður

rekaviður m (genitive singular rekaviðar, nominative plural rekaviðir)

rekaviðar (genitive singular)
rekaviðir (nominative plural)
rekaviður (indefinite nominative singular)
rekaviðurinn (definite nominative singular)
rekaviðir (indefinite nominative plural)
rekaviðirnir (definite nominative plural)
rekavið (accusative indefinite singular)
rekaviðinn (accusative definite singular)
rekaviði (accusative indefinite plural)
rekaviðina (accusative definite plural)
rekavið (dative indefinite singular)
rekaviði (dative indefinite singular)
rekaviðnum (dative definite singular)
rekaviðinum (dative definite singular)
rekaviðum (dative indefinite plural)
rekaviðunum (dative definite plural)
rekaviðar (genitive indefinite singular)
rekaviðarins (definite genitive singular)
rekaviða (genitive indefinite plural)
rekaviðanna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈrɛːkaˌvɪːðʏr/

From rek (“jetsam, flotsam”) + viður (“wood”).


fagott

is-noun

fagott n (genitive singular fagotts, nominative plural fagott)

fagotts (genitive singular)
fagott (nominative plural)
fagott (indefinite nominative singular)
fagottið (definite nominative singular)
fagott (indefinite nominative plural)
fagottin (definite nominative plural)
fagott (accusative indefinite singular)
fagottið (accusative definite singular)
fagott (accusative indefinite plural)
fagottin (accusative definite plural)
fagotti (dative indefinite singular)
fagottinu (dative definite singular)
fagottum (dative indefinite plural)
fagottunum (dative definite plural)
fagotts (genitive indefinite singular)
fagottsins (definite genitive singular)
fagotta (genitive indefinite plural)
fagottanna (definite genitive plural)


hljóðfæri

hljóðfæri n (genitive singular hljóðfæris, nominative plural hljóðfæri)

hljóðfæris (genitive singular)
hljóðfæri (nominative plural)
hljóðfæri (indefinite nominative singular)
hljóðfærið (definite nominative singular)
hljóðfæri (indefinite nominative plural)
hljóðfærin (definite nominative plural)
hljóðfæri (accusative indefinite singular)
hljóðfærið (accusative definite singular)
hljóðfæri (accusative indefinite plural)
hljóðfærin (accusative definite plural)
hljóðfæri (dative indefinite singular)
hljóðfærinu (dative definite singular)
hljóðfærum (dative indefinite plural)
hljóðfærunum (dative definite plural)
hljóðfæris (genitive indefinite singular)
hljóðfærisins (definite genitive singular)
hljóðfæra (genitive indefinite plural)
hljóðfæranna (definite genitive plural)

Á hvaða hljóðfæri spilar þú?


básúna

básúna f (genitive singular básúnu, nominative plural básúnur)

básúnu (genitive singular)
básúnur (nominative plural)
básúna (indefinite nominative singular)
básúnan (definite nominative singular)
básúnur (indefinite nominative plural)
básúnurnar (definite nominative plural)
básúnu (accusative indefinite singular)
básúnuna (accusative definite singular)
básúnur (accusative indefinite plural)
básúnurnar (accusative definite plural)
básúnu (dative indefinite singular)
básúnunni (dative definite singular)
básúnum (dative indefinite plural)
básúnunum (dative definite plural)
básúnu (genitive indefinite singular)
básúnunnar (definite genitive singular)
básúna (genitive indefinite plural)
básúnanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Middle Low German basūne, from Old French basson, bosine, from Latin būcina.


óbó

óbó n (genitive singular óbós, nominative plural óbó)

óbós (genitive singular)
óbó (nominative plural)
óbó (indefinite nominative singular)
óbóið (definite nominative singular)
óbó (indefinite nominative plural)
óbóin (definite nominative plural)
óbó (accusative indefinite singular)
óbóið (accusative definite singular)
óbó (accusative indefinite plural)
óbóin (accusative definite plural)
óbói (dative indefinite singular)
óbóinu (dative definite singular)
óbóum (dative indefinite plural)
óbóunum (dative definite plural)
óbós (genitive indefinite singular)
óbósins (definite genitive singular)
óbóa (genitive indefinite plural)
óbóanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish obo, from French hautbois.


ísbjörn

ísbjörn m (genitive singular ísbjarnar, nominative plural ísbirnir)

ísbjarnar (genitive singular)
ísbirnir (nominative plural)
ísbjörn (indefinite nominative singular)
ísbjörninn (definite nominative singular)
ísbirnir (indefinite nominative plural)
ísbirnirnir (definite nominative plural)
ísbjörn (accusative indefinite singular)
ísbjörninn (accusative definite singular)
ísbirni (accusative indefinite plural)
ísbirnina (accusative definite plural)
ísbirni (dative indefinite singular)
ísbirninum (dative definite singular)
ísbjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
ísbjörnunum (dative definite plural)
ísbjarnar (genitive indefinite singular)
ísbjarnarins (definite genitive singular)
ísbjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
ísbjarnanna (definite genitive plural)


fiðla

fiðla f (genitive singular fiðlu, nominative plural fiðlur)

fiðlu (genitive singular)
fiðlur (nominative plural)
fiðla (indefinite nominative singular)
fiðlan (definite nominative singular)
fiðlur (indefinite nominative plural)
fiðlurnar (definite nominative plural)
fiðlu (accusative indefinite singular)
fiðluna (accusative definite singular)
fiðlur (accusative indefinite plural)
fiðlurnar (accusative definite plural)
fiðlu (dative indefinite singular)
fiðlunni (dative definite singular)
fiðlum (dative indefinite plural)
fiðlunum (dative definite plural)
fiðlu (genitive indefinite singular)
fiðlunnar (definite genitive singular)
fiðla (genitive indefinite plural)
fiðlanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse fiðla, from Proto-Germanic *fiþulǭ.


víóla

víóla f (genitive singular víólu, nominative plural víólur)

víólu (genitive singular)
víólur (nominative plural)
víóla (indefinite nominative singular)
víólan (definite nominative singular)
víólur (indefinite nominative plural)
víólurnar (definite nominative plural)
víólu (accusative indefinite singular)
víóluna (accusative definite singular)
víólur (accusative indefinite plural)
víólurnar (accusative definite plural)
víólu (dative indefinite singular)
víólunni (dative definite singular)
víólum (dative indefinite plural)
víólunum (dative definite plural)
víólu (genitive indefinite singular)
víólunnar (definite genitive singular)
víólna (genitive indefinite plural)
víóla (genitive indefinite plural)
víólnanna (definite genitive plural)
víólanna (definite genitive plural)


tromma

tromma f (genitive singular trommu, nominative plural trommur)

trommu (genitive singular)
trommur (nominative plural)
tromma (indefinite nominative singular)
tromman (definite nominative singular)
trommur (indefinite nominative plural)
trommurnar (definite nominative plural)
trommu (accusative indefinite singular)
trommuna (accusative definite singular)
trommur (accusative indefinite plural)
trommurnar (accusative definite plural)
trommu (dative indefinite singular)
trommunni (dative definite singular)
trommum (dative indefinite plural)
trommunum (dative definite plural)
trommu (genitive indefinite singular)
trommunnar (definite genitive singular)
tromma (genitive indefinite plural)
trommanna (definite genitive plural)


lúta

lúta f (genitive singular lútu, nominative plural lútur)

lútu (genitive singular)
lútur (nominative plural)
lúta (indefinite nominative singular)
lútan (definite nominative singular)
lútur (indefinite nominative plural)
lúturnar (definite nominative plural)
lútu (accusative indefinite singular)
lútuna (accusative definite singular)
lútur (accusative indefinite plural)
lúturnar (accusative definite plural)
lútu (dative indefinite singular)
lútunni (dative definite singular)
lútum (dative indefinite plural)
lútunum (dative definite plural)
lútu (genitive indefinite singular)
lútunnar (definite genitive singular)
lúta (genitive indefinite plural)
lútanna (definite genitive plural)

First attested in the 17th century. Borrowed from Danish lut, from Middle Low German lute, from Italian liuto, from Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd, “wood”).


þríhorn

þríhorn n (genitive singular þríhorns, nominative plural þríhorn)

þríhorns (genitive singular)
þríhorn (nominative plural)
þríhorn (indefinite nominative singular)
þríhornið (definite nominative singular)
þríhorn (indefinite nominative plural)
þríhornin (definite nominative plural)
þríhorn (accusative indefinite singular)
þríhornið (accusative definite singular)
þríhorn (accusative indefinite plural)
þríhornin (accusative definite plural)
þríhorni (dative indefinite singular)
þríhorninu (dative definite singular)
þríhornum (dative indefinite plural)
þríhornunum (dative definite plural)
þríhorns (genitive indefinite singular)
þríhornsins (definite genitive singular)
þríhorna (genitive indefinite plural)
þríhornanna (definite genitive plural)


sög

sög f (genitive singular sagar, nominative plural sagir)

sagar (genitive singular)
sagir (nominative plural)
sög (indefinite nominative singular)
sögin (definite nominative singular)
sagir (indefinite nominative plural)
sagirnar (definite nominative plural)
sög (accusative indefinite singular)
sögina (accusative definite singular)
sagir (accusative indefinite plural)
sagirnar (accusative definite plural)
sög (dative indefinite singular)
söginni (dative definite singular)
sögum (dative indefinite plural)
sögunum (dative definite plural)
sagar (genitive indefinite singular)
sagarinnar (definite genitive singular)
saga (genitive indefinite plural)
saganna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).


trompet

trompet m (genitive singular trompets, nominative plural trompetar) or (less commonly)
trompet n (genitive singular trompets, nominative plural trompet)

trompet (canonical masculine)
trompet (canonical neuter)
trompets (genitive singular)
trompetar (nominative plural)
trompet (nominative plural)
trompet (indefinite nominative singular)
trompetinn (definite nominative singular)
trompetar (indefinite nominative plural)
trompetarnir (definite nominative plural)
trompet (accusative indefinite singular)
trompetinn (accusative definite singular)
trompeta (accusative indefinite plural)
trompetana (accusative definite plural)
trompet (dative indefinite singular)
trompetinum (dative definite singular)
trompetum (dative indefinite plural)
trompetunum (dative definite plural)
trompets (genitive indefinite singular)
trompetsins (definite genitive singular)
trompeta (genitive indefinite plural)
trompetanna (definite genitive plural)
trompet (indefinite nominative singular)
trompetið (definite nominative singular)
trompet (indefinite nominative plural)
trompetin (definite nominative plural)
trompet (accusative indefinite singular)
trompetið (accusative definite singular)
trompet (accusative indefinite plural)
trompetin (accusative definite plural)
trompeti (dative indefinite singular)
trompetinu (dative definite singular)
trompetum (dative indefinite plural)
trompetunum (dative definite plural)
trompets (genitive indefinite singular)
trompetsins (definite genitive singular)
trompeta (genitive indefinite plural)
trompetanna (definite genitive plural)
trompett (alternative)