saltur

is-adj

saltur (comparative saltari, superlative saltastur)

saltari (comparative)
saltastur (superlative)
saltur (masculine nominative strong)
sölt (feminine nominative strong)
salt (neuter nominative strong)
saltan (accusative masculine strong)
salta (accusative feminine strong)
salt (accusative neuter strong)
söltum (dative masculine strong)
saltri (dative feminine strong)
söltu (dative neuter strong)
salts (genitive masculine strong)
saltrar (feminine genitive strong)
salts (genitive neuter strong)
saltir (masculine nominative strong)
saltar (feminine nominative strong)
sölt (neuter nominative strong)
salta (accusative masculine strong)
saltar (accusative feminine strong)
sölt (accusative neuter strong)
söltum (dative strong)
saltra (genitive strong)
salti (masculine nominative weak)
salta (feminine nominative weak)
salta (neuter nominative weak)
salta (masculine weak)
söltu (feminine weak)
salta (neuter weak)
söltu (plural weak)
saltari (masculine singular weak)
saltari (feminine singular weak)
saltara (neuter singular weak)
saltari (plural weak)
saltastur (masculine nominative strong)
söltust (feminine nominative strong)
saltast (neuter nominative strong)
saltastan (accusative masculine strong)
saltasta (accusative feminine strong)
saltast (accusative neuter strong)
söltustum (dative masculine strong)
saltastri (dative feminine strong)
söltustu (dative neuter strong)
saltasts (genitive masculine strong)
saltastrar (feminine genitive strong)
saltasts (genitive neuter strong)
saltastir (masculine nominative strong)
saltastar (feminine nominative strong)
söltust (neuter nominative strong)
saltasta (accusative masculine strong)
saltastar (accusative feminine strong)
söltust (accusative neuter strong)
söltustum (dative strong)
saltastra (genitive strong)
saltasti (masculine nominative weak)
saltasta (feminine nominative weak)
saltasta (neuter nominative weak)
saltasta (masculine weak)
söltustu (feminine weak)
saltasta (neuter weak)
söltustu (plural weak)

From Old Norse saltr, from Proto-Germanic *saltaz.


hanki

is-noun

hanki m (genitive singular hanka, nominative plural hankar)

hanka (genitive singular)
hankar (nominative plural)
hanki (indefinite nominative singular)
hankinn (definite nominative singular)
hankar (indefinite nominative plural)
hankarnir (definite nominative plural)
hanka (accusative indefinite singular)
hankann (accusative definite singular)
hanka (accusative indefinite plural)
hankana (accusative definite plural)
hanka (dative indefinite singular)
hankanum (dative definite singular)
hönkum (dative indefinite plural)
hönkunum (dative definite plural)
hanka (genitive indefinite singular)
hankans (definite genitive singular)
hanka (genitive indefinite plural)
hankanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hanki, from the same ultimate source as Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (“hook”), *hakkōną (“to chop”), all from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“peg; hook”).


eining

eining f (genitive singular einingar, nominative plural einingar)

einingar (genitive singular)
einingar (nominative plural)
eining (indefinite nominative singular)
einingin (definite nominative singular)
einingar (indefinite nominative plural)
einingarnar (definite nominative plural)
einingu (accusative indefinite singular)
eininguna (accusative definite singular)
einingar (accusative indefinite plural)
einingarnar (accusative definite plural)
einingu (dative indefinite singular)
einingunni (dative definite singular)
einingum (dative indefinite plural)
einingunum (dative definite plural)
einingar (genitive indefinite singular)
einingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
eininga (genitive indefinite plural)
eininganna (definite genitive plural)


hilling

hilling f (genitive singular hillingar, nominative plural hillingar)

hillingar (genitive singular)
hillingar (nominative plural)
hilling (indefinite nominative singular)
hillingin (definite nominative singular)
hillingar (indefinite nominative plural)
hillingarnar (definite nominative plural)
hillingu (accusative indefinite singular)
hillinguna (accusative definite singular)
hillingar (accusative indefinite plural)
hillingarnar (accusative definite plural)
hillingu (dative indefinite singular)
hillingunni (dative definite singular)
hillingum (dative indefinite plural)
hillingunum (dative definite plural)
hillingar (genitive indefinite singular)
hillingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
hillinga (genitive indefinite plural)
hillinganna (definite genitive plural)


líking

líking f (genitive singular líkingar, nominative plural líkingar)

líkingar (genitive singular)
líkingar (nominative plural)
líking (indefinite nominative singular)
líkingin (definite nominative singular)
líkingar (indefinite nominative plural)
líkingarnar (definite nominative plural)
líkingu (accusative indefinite singular)
líkinguna (accusative definite singular)
líkingar (accusative indefinite plural)
líkingarnar (accusative definite plural)
líkingu (dative indefinite singular)
líkingunni (dative definite singular)
líkingum (dative indefinite plural)
líkingunum (dative definite plural)
líkingar (genitive indefinite singular)
líkingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
líkinga (genitive indefinite plural)
líkinganna (definite genitive plural)


eftirlíking

eftirlíking f (genitive singular eftirlíkingar, nominative plural eftirlíkingar)

eftirlíkingar (genitive singular)
eftirlíkingar (nominative plural)
eftirlíking (indefinite nominative singular)
eftirlíkingin (definite nominative singular)
eftirlíkingar (indefinite nominative plural)
eftirlíkingarnar (definite nominative plural)
eftirlíkingu (accusative indefinite singular)
eftirlíkinguna (accusative definite singular)
eftirlíkingar (accusative indefinite plural)
eftirlíkingarnar (accusative definite plural)
eftirlíkingu (dative indefinite singular)
eftirlíkingunni (dative definite singular)
eftirlíkingum (dative indefinite plural)
eftirlíkingunum (dative definite plural)
eftirlíkingar (genitive indefinite singular)
eftirlíkingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
eftirlíkinga (genitive indefinite plural)
eftirlíkinganna (definite genitive plural)


samtenging

samtenging f (genitive singular samtengingar, nominative plural samtengingar)

samtengingar (genitive singular)
samtengingar (nominative plural)
samtenging (indefinite nominative singular)
samtengingin (definite nominative singular)
samtengingar (indefinite nominative plural)
samtengingarnar (definite nominative plural)
samtengingu (accusative indefinite singular)
samtenginguna (accusative definite singular)
samtengingar (accusative indefinite plural)
samtengingarnar (accusative definite plural)
samtengingu (dative indefinite singular)
samtengingunni (dative definite singular)
samtengingum (dative indefinite plural)
samtengingunum (dative definite plural)
samtengingar (genitive indefinite singular)
samtengingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
samtenginga (genitive indefinite plural)
samtenginganna (definite genitive plural)

From sam- (“together, con-”) + tenging (“connection”).


álfadrottning

is-noun

álfadrottning f (genitive singular álfadrottningar, nominative plural álfadrottningar)

álfadrottningar (genitive singular)
álfadrottningar (nominative plural)
álfadrottning (indefinite nominative singular)
álfadrottningin (definite nominative singular)
álfadrottningar (indefinite nominative plural)
álfadrottningarnar (definite nominative plural)
álfadrottningu (accusative indefinite singular)
álfadrottninguna (accusative definite singular)
álfadrottningar (accusative indefinite plural)
álfadrottningarnar (accusative definite plural)
álfadrottningu (dative indefinite singular)
álfadrottningunni (dative definite singular)
álfadrottningum (dative indefinite plural)
álfadrottningunum (dative definite plural)
álfadrottningar (genitive indefinite singular)
álfadrottningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
álfadrottninga (genitive indefinite plural)
álfadrottninganna (definite genitive plural)

From álfur (“elf”) + drottning (“queen”).

Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen
Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,
rökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið,
álfadrottning er að beizla gandinn,
ekki er gott að verða á hennar leið;
vænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til
að vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil.
Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,
darkness settles over Herðubreið.
The Queen of the elves bridles her steed -
be careful not to cross her path.
My best horse I'd sacrifice
to be safely back in Kiðagil.


aðalbygging

aðalbygging f (genitive singular aðalbyggingar, nominative plural aðalbyggingar)

aðalbyggingar (genitive singular)
aðalbyggingar (nominative plural)
aðalbygging (indefinite nominative singular)
aðalbyggingin (definite nominative singular)
aðalbyggingar (indefinite nominative plural)
aðalbyggingarnar (definite nominative plural)
aðalbyggingu (accusative indefinite singular)
aðalbygginguna (accusative definite singular)
aðalbyggingar (accusative indefinite plural)
aðalbyggingarnar (accusative definite plural)
aðalbyggingu (dative indefinite singular)
aðalbyggingunni (dative definite singular)
aðalbyggingum (dative indefinite plural)
aðalbyggingunum (dative definite plural)
aðalbyggingar (genitive indefinite singular)
aðalbyggingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
aðalbygginga (genitive indefinite plural)
aðalbygginganna (definite genitive plural)

From aðal- (“main”) + bygging (“building”).


hjartastilling

hjartastilling f (genitive singular hjartastillingar, no plural)

hjartastillingar (genitive singular)
hjartastilling (indefinite nominative singular)
hjartastillingin (definite nominative singular)
hjartastillingu (accusative indefinite singular)
hjartastillinguna (accusative definite singular)
hjartastillingu (dative indefinite singular)
hjartastillingunni (dative definite singular)
hjartastillingar (genitive indefinite singular)
hjartastillingarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From hjarta (“heart”) + stilling (“adjustment”).


forsetning

is-noun

forsetning f (genitive singular forsetningar, nominative plural forsetningar)

forsetningar (genitive singular)
forsetningar (nominative plural)
forsetning (indefinite nominative singular)
forsetningin (definite nominative singular)
forsetningar (indefinite nominative plural)
forsetningarnar (definite nominative plural)
forsetningu (accusative indefinite singular)
forsetninguna (accusative definite singular)
forsetningar (accusative indefinite plural)
forsetningarnar (accusative definite plural)
forsetningu (dative indefinite singular)
forsetningunni (dative definite singular)
forsetningum (dative indefinite plural)
forsetningunum (dative definite plural)
forsetningar (genitive indefinite singular)
forsetningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
forsetninga (genitive indefinite plural)
forsetninganna (definite genitive plural)

A calque of Latin praepositio, from for- (“pre-”) + setning (“act of putting, placing”).


skýring

is-noun

skýring f (genitive singular skýringar, nominative plural skýringar)

skýringar (genitive singular)
skýringar (nominative plural)
skýring (indefinite nominative singular)
skýringin (definite nominative singular)
skýringar (indefinite nominative plural)
skýringarnar (definite nominative plural)
skýringu (accusative indefinite singular)
skýringuna (accusative definite singular)
skýringar (accusative indefinite plural)
skýringarnar (accusative definite plural)
skýringu (dative indefinite singular)
skýringunni (dative definite singular)
skýringum (dative indefinite plural)
skýringunum (dative definite plural)
skýringar (genitive indefinite singular)
skýringarinnar (definite genitive singular)
skýringa (genitive indefinite plural)
skýringanna (definite genitive plural)

From skýra (“to clarify, explain”) + -ing.


mænudeyfing

mænudeyfing f (genitive singular mænudeyfingar, nominative plural mænudeyfingar)

mænudeyfingar (genitive singular)
mænudeyfingar (nominative plural)
mænudeyfing (indefinite nominative singular)
mænudeyfingin (definite nominative singular)
mænudeyfingar (indefinite nominative plural)
mænudeyfingarnar (definite nominative plural)
mænudeyfingu (accusative indefinite singular)
mænudeyfinguna (accusative definite singular)
mænudeyfingar (accusative indefinite plural)
mænudeyfingarnar (accusative definite plural)
mænudeyfingu (dative indefinite singular)
mænudeyfingunni (dative definite singular)
mænudeyfingum (dative indefinite plural)
mænudeyfingunum (dative definite plural)
mænudeyfingar (genitive indefinite singular)
mænudeyfingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
mænudeyfinga (genitive indefinite plural)
mænudeyfinganna (definite genitive plural)

From mæna (“spine”) + deyfing (“anesthesia”).


mæna

mæna f (genitive singular mænu, nominative plural mænur)

mænu (genitive singular)
mænur (nominative plural)
mæna (indefinite nominative singular)
mænan (definite nominative singular)
mænur (indefinite nominative plural)
mænurnar (definite nominative plural)
mænu (accusative indefinite singular)
mænuna (accusative definite singular)
mænur (accusative indefinite plural)
mænurnar (accusative definite plural)
mænu (dative indefinite singular)
mænunni (dative definite singular)
mænum (dative indefinite plural)
mænunum (dative definite plural)
mænu (genitive indefinite singular)
mænunnar (definite genitive singular)
mæna (genitive indefinite plural)
mænanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse mœna, from Proto-Germanic *mōnijaną- (“to tower”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-.


mæna

head

mæna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mændi, supine mænt)

mændi (indicative past singular third-person)
mænt (supine)

Hann mænir yfir mig.

Ég mændi á stöðuvatnið.


stytting

is-noun

stytting f (genitive singular styttingar, nominative plural styttingar)

styttingar (genitive singular)
styttingar (nominative plural)
stytting (indefinite nominative singular)
styttingin (definite nominative singular)
styttingar (indefinite nominative plural)
styttingarnar (definite nominative plural)
styttingu (accusative indefinite singular)
styttinguna (accusative definite singular)
styttingar (accusative indefinite plural)
styttingarnar (accusative definite plural)
styttingu (dative indefinite singular)
styttingunni (dative definite singular)
styttingum (dative indefinite plural)
styttingunum (dative definite plural)
styttingar (genitive indefinite singular)
styttingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
styttinga (genitive indefinite plural)
styttinganna (definite genitive plural)


leiðbeining

leiðbeining f (genitive singular leiðbeiningar, nominative plural leiðbeiningar)

leiðbeiningar (genitive singular)
leiðbeiningar (nominative plural)
leiðbeining (indefinite nominative singular)
leiðbeiningin (definite nominative singular)
leiðbeiningar (indefinite nominative plural)
leiðbeiningarnar (definite nominative plural)
leiðbeiningu (accusative indefinite singular)
leiðbeininguna (accusative definite singular)
leiðbeiningar (accusative indefinite plural)
leiðbeiningarnar (accusative definite plural)
leiðbeiningu (dative indefinite singular)
leiðbeiningunni (dative definite singular)
leiðbeiningum (dative indefinite plural)
leiðbeiningunum (dative definite plural)
leiðbeiningar (genitive indefinite singular)
leiðbeiningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
leiðbeininga (genitive indefinite plural)
leiðbeininganna (definite genitive plural)

From leiðbeina (“to guide, instruct”) + -ing.


ferming

ferming f (genitive singular fermingar, nominative plural fermingar)

fermingar (genitive singular)
fermingar (nominative plural)
ferming (indefinite nominative singular)
fermingin (definite nominative singular)
fermingar (indefinite nominative plural)
fermingarnar (definite nominative plural)
fermingu (accusative indefinite singular)
ferminguna (accusative definite singular)
fermingar (accusative indefinite plural)
fermingarnar (accusative definite plural)
fermingu (dative indefinite singular)
fermingunni (dative definite singular)
fermingum (dative indefinite plural)
fermingunum (dative definite plural)
fermingar (genitive indefinite singular)
fermingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
ferminga (genitive indefinite plural)
ferminganna (definite genitive plural)

Klukkan hvað er fermingin?


lýsing

lýsing f (genitive singular lýsingar, nominative plural lýsingar)

lýsingar (genitive singular)
lýsingar (nominative plural)
lýsing (indefinite nominative singular)
lýsingin (definite nominative singular)
lýsingar (indefinite nominative plural)
lýsingarnar (definite nominative plural)
lýsingu (accusative indefinite singular)
lýsinguna (accusative definite singular)
lýsingar (accusative indefinite plural)
lýsingarnar (accusative definite plural)
lýsingu (dative indefinite singular)
lýsingunni (dative definite singular)
lýsingum (dative indefinite plural)
lýsingunum (dative definite plural)
lýsingar (genitive indefinite singular)
lýsingarinnar (definite genitive singular)
lýsinga (genitive indefinite plural)
lýsinganna (definite genitive plural)

From lýsa (“to illuminate, describe”) + -ing.


leikritaskáld

leikritaskáld n (genitive singular leikritaskálds, nominative plural leikritaskáld)

leikritaskálds (genitive singular)
leikritaskáld (nominative plural)
leikritaskáld (indefinite nominative singular)
leikritaskáldið (definite nominative singular)
leikritaskáld (indefinite nominative plural)
leikritaskáldin (definite nominative plural)
leikritaskáld (accusative indefinite singular)
leikritaskáldið (accusative definite singular)
leikritaskáld (accusative indefinite plural)
leikritaskáldin (accusative definite plural)
leikritaskáldi (dative indefinite singular)
leikritaskáldinu (dative definite singular)
leikritaskáldum (dative indefinite plural)
leikritaskáldunum (dative definite plural)
leikritaskálds (genitive indefinite singular)
leikritaskáldsins (definite genitive singular)
leikritaskálda (genitive indefinite plural)
leikritaskáldanna (definite genitive plural)


ljóðskáld

ljóðskáld n (genitive singular ljóðskálds, nominative plural ljóðskáld)

ljóðskálds (genitive singular)
ljóðskáld (nominative plural)
ljóðskáld (indefinite nominative singular)
ljóðskáldið (definite nominative singular)
ljóðskáld (indefinite nominative plural)
ljóðskáldin (definite nominative plural)
ljóðskáld (accusative indefinite singular)
ljóðskáldið (accusative definite singular)
ljóðskáld (accusative indefinite plural)
ljóðskáldin (accusative definite plural)
ljóðskáldi (dative indefinite singular)
ljóðskáldinu (dative definite singular)
ljóðskáldum (dative indefinite plural)
ljóðskáldunum (dative definite plural)
ljóðskálds (genitive indefinite singular)
ljóðskáldsins (definite genitive singular)
ljóðskálda (genitive indefinite plural)
ljóðskáldanna (definite genitive plural)


tréblásturshljóðfæri

tréblásturshljóðfæri n (genitive singular tréblásturshljóðfæris, nominative plural tréblásturshljóðfæri)

tréblásturshljóðfæris (genitive singular)
tréblásturshljóðfæri (nominative plural)
tréblásturshljóðfæri (indefinite nominative singular)
tréblásturshljóðfærið (definite nominative singular)
tréblásturshljóðfæri (indefinite nominative plural)
tréblásturshljóðfærin (definite nominative plural)
tréblásturshljóðfæri (accusative indefinite singular)
tréblásturshljóðfærið (accusative definite singular)
tréblásturshljóðfæri (accusative indefinite plural)
tréblásturshljóðfærin (accusative definite plural)
tréblásturshljóðfæri (dative indefinite singular)
tréblásturshljóðfærinu (dative definite singular)
tréblásturshljóðfærum (dative indefinite plural)
tréblásturshljóðfærunum (dative definite plural)
tréblásturshljóðfæris (genitive indefinite singular)
tréblásturshljóðfærisins (definite genitive singular)
tréblásturshljóðfæra (genitive indefinite plural)
tréblásturshljóðfæranna (definite genitive plural)

From tré (“wood”) + blásturshljóðfæri (“wind instrument”).


klaustur

is-noun

klaustur n (genitive singular klausturs, nominative plural klaustur)

klausturs (genitive singular)
klaustur (nominative plural)
klaustur (indefinite nominative singular)
klaustrið (definite nominative singular)
klaustur (indefinite nominative plural)
klaustrin (definite nominative plural)
klaustur (accusative indefinite singular)
klaustrið (accusative definite singular)
klaustur (accusative indefinite plural)
klaustrin (accusative definite plural)
klaustri (dative indefinite singular)
klaustrinu (dative definite singular)
klaustrum (dative indefinite plural)
klaustrunum (dative definite plural)
klausturs (genitive indefinite singular)
klaustursins (definite genitive singular)
klaustra (genitive indefinite plural)
klaustranna (definite genitive plural)


margendurtaka

From marg (“often”) + endurtaka (“to repeat”).


harmonikka

is-noun

harmonikka f (genitive singular harmonikku, nominative plural harmonikkur)

harmonikku (genitive singular)
harmonikkur (nominative plural)
harmonikka (indefinite nominative singular)
harmonikkan (definite nominative singular)
harmonikkur (indefinite nominative plural)
harmonikkurnar (definite nominative plural)
harmonikku (accusative indefinite singular)
harmonikkuna (accusative definite singular)
harmonikkur (accusative indefinite plural)
harmonikkurnar (accusative definite plural)
harmonikku (dative indefinite singular)
harmonikkunni (dative definite singular)
harmonikkum (dative indefinite plural)
harmonikkunum (dative definite plural)
harmonikku (genitive indefinite singular)
harmonikkunnar (definite genitive singular)
harmonikka (genitive indefinite plural)
harmonikkanna (definite genitive plural)
harmóníka (alternative)
harmonika (alternative proscribed)
harmónika (alternative proscribed)
harmónikka (alternative proscribed)


hríspappír

hríspappír m (genitive singular hríspappírs, no plural)

hríspappírs (genitive singular)
hríspappír (indefinite nominative singular)
hríspappírinn (definite nominative singular)
hríspappír (accusative indefinite singular)
hríspappírinn (accusative definite singular)
hríspappír (dative indefinite singular)
hríspappírnum (dative definite singular)
hríspappírs (genitive indefinite singular)
hríspappírsins (definite genitive singular)


beður

beður m (genitive singular beðs or beðjar, nominative plural beðir)

beðs (genitive singular)
beðjar (genitive singular)
beðir (nominative plural)
beður (indefinite nominative singular)
beðurinn (definite nominative singular)
beðir (indefinite nominative plural)
beðirnir (definite nominative plural)
beð (accusative indefinite singular)
beðinn (accusative definite singular)
beði (accusative indefinite plural)
beðina (accusative definite plural)
beði (dative indefinite singular)
beð (dative indefinite singular)
beðinum (dative definite singular)
beðnum (dative definite singular)
beðjum (dative indefinite plural)
beðjunum (dative definite plural)
beðs (genitive indefinite singular)
beðjar (genitive indefinite singular)
beðsins (definite genitive singular)
beðjarins (definite genitive singular)
beðja (genitive indefinite plural)
beðjanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse beðr, from Proto-Germanic *badją.


áætlun

áætlun f (genitive singular áætlunar, nominative plural áætlanir)

áætlunar (genitive singular)
áætlanir (nominative plural)
áætlun (indefinite nominative singular)
áætlunin (definite nominative singular)
áætlanir (indefinite nominative plural)
áætlanirnar (definite nominative plural)
áætlun (accusative indefinite singular)
áætlunina (accusative definite singular)
áætlanir (accusative indefinite plural)
áætlanirnar (accusative definite plural)
áætlun (dative indefinite singular)
áætluninni (dative definite singular)
áætlunum (dative indefinite plural)
áætlununum (dative definite plural)
áætlunar (genitive indefinite singular)
áætlunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
áætlana (genitive indefinite plural)
áætlananna (definite genitive plural)


skoðun

skoðun f (genitive singular skoðunar, nominative plural skoðanir)

skoðunar (genitive singular)
skoðanir (nominative plural)
skoðun (indefinite nominative singular)
skoðunin (definite nominative singular)
skoðanir (indefinite nominative plural)
skoðanirnar (definite nominative plural)
skoðun (accusative indefinite singular)
skoðunina (accusative definite singular)
skoðanir (accusative indefinite plural)
skoðanirnar (accusative definite plural)
skoðun (dative indefinite singular)
skoðuninni (dative definite singular)
skoðunum (dative indefinite plural)
skoðununum (dative definite plural)
skoðunar (genitive indefinite singular)
skoðunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
skoðana (genitive indefinite plural)
skoðananna (definite genitive plural)


tilviljun

tilviljun f (genitive singular tilviljunar, nominative plural tilviljanir)

tilviljunar (genitive singular)
tilviljanir (nominative plural)
tilviljun (indefinite nominative singular)
tilviljunin (definite nominative singular)
tilviljanir (indefinite nominative plural)
tilviljanirnar (definite nominative plural)
tilviljun (accusative indefinite singular)
tilviljunina (accusative definite singular)
tilviljanir (accusative indefinite plural)
tilviljanirnar (accusative definite plural)
tilviljun (dative indefinite singular)
tilviljuninni (dative definite singular)
tilviljunum (dative indefinite plural)
tilviljununum (dative definite plural)
tilviljunar (genitive indefinite singular)
tilviljunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
tilviljana (genitive indefinite plural)
tilviljananna (definite genitive plural)

From til (“to”) + vilja (“to happen”) + -un. Compare vilja til (“to happen, to occur”).


þérun

þérun f (genitive singular þérunar, nominative plural þéranir)

þérunar (genitive singular)
þéranir (nominative plural)
þérun (indefinite nominative singular)
þérunin (definite nominative singular)
þéranir (indefinite nominative plural)
þéranirnar (definite nominative plural)
þérun (accusative indefinite singular)
þérunina (accusative definite singular)
þéranir (accusative indefinite plural)
þéranirnar (accusative definite plural)
þérun (dative indefinite singular)
þéruninni (dative definite singular)
þérunum (dative indefinite plural)
þérununum (dative definite plural)
þérunar (genitive indefinite singular)
þérunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
þérana (genitive indefinite plural)
þérananna (definite genitive plural)

the act of addressing formally with the second person pronoun þér


eitrun

eitrun f (genitive singular eitrunar, nominative plural eitranir)

eitrunar (genitive singular)
eitranir (nominative plural)
eitrun (indefinite nominative singular)
eitrunin (definite nominative singular)
eitranir (indefinite nominative plural)
eitranirnar (definite nominative plural)
eitrun (accusative indefinite singular)
eitrunina (accusative definite singular)
eitranir (accusative indefinite plural)
eitranirnar (accusative definite plural)
eitrun (dative indefinite singular)
eitruninni (dative definite singular)
eitrunum (dative indefinite plural)
eitrununum (dative definite plural)
eitrunar (genitive indefinite singular)
eitrunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
eitrana (genitive indefinite plural)
eitrananna (definite genitive plural)


bótúlíneitrun

bótúlíneitrun f (genitive singular bótúlíneitrunar, no plural)

bótúlíneitrunar (genitive singular)
bótúlíneitrun (indefinite nominative singular)
bótúlíneitrunin (definite nominative singular)
bótúlíneitrun (accusative indefinite singular)
bótúlíneitrunina (accusative definite singular)
bótúlíneitrun (dative indefinite singular)
bótúlíneitruninni (dative definite singular)
bótúlíneitrunar (genitive indefinite singular)
bótúlíneitrunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


sperðileitrun

sperðileitrun f (genitive singular sperðileitrunar, no plural)

sperðileitrunar (genitive singular)
sperðileitrun (indefinite nominative singular)
sperðileitrunin (definite nominative singular)
sperðileitrun (accusative indefinite singular)
sperðileitrunina (accusative definite singular)
sperðileitrun (dative indefinite singular)
sperðileitruninni (dative definite singular)
sperðileitrunar (genitive indefinite singular)
sperðileitrunarinnar (definite genitive singular)


matareitrun

matareitrun f (genitive singular matareitrunar, nominative plural matareitranir)

matareitrunar (genitive singular)
matareitranir (nominative plural)
matareitrun (indefinite nominative singular)
matareitrunin (definite nominative singular)
matareitranir (indefinite nominative plural)
matareitranirnar (definite nominative plural)
matareitrun (accusative indefinite singular)
matareitrunina (accusative definite singular)
matareitranir (accusative indefinite plural)
matareitranirnar (accusative definite plural)
matareitrun (dative indefinite singular)
matareitruninni (dative definite singular)
matareitrunum (dative indefinite plural)
matareitrununum (dative definite plural)
matareitrunar (genitive indefinite singular)
matareitrunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
matareitrana (genitive indefinite plural)
matareitrananna (definite genitive plural)

From matur (“food”) + eitrun (“poisoning”).


blóðfrumnamyndun

blóðfrumnamyndun f (genitive singular blóðfrumnamyndunar, no plural)

blóðfrumnamyndunar (genitive singular)
blóðfrumnamyndun (indefinite nominative singular)
blóðfrumnamyndunin (definite nominative singular)
blóðfrumnamyndun (accusative indefinite singular)
blóðfrumnamyndunina (accusative definite singular)
blóðfrumnamyndun (dative indefinite singular)
blóðfrumnamynduninni (dative definite singular)
blóðfrumnamyndunar (genitive indefinite singular)
blóðfrumnamyndunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From blóðfruma (“blood cell”) + myndun (“formation”).


banabeður

is-noun

banabeður m (genitive singular banabeðs or banabeðjar, nominative plural banabeðir)

banabeðs (genitive singular)
banabeðjar (genitive singular)
banabeðir (nominative plural)
banabeður (indefinite nominative singular)
banabeðurinn (definite nominative singular)
banabeðir (indefinite nominative plural)
banabeðirnir (definite nominative plural)
banabeð (accusative indefinite singular)
banabeðinn (accusative definite singular)
banabeði (accusative indefinite plural)
banabeðina (accusative definite plural)
banabeði (dative indefinite singular)
banabeð (dative indefinite singular)
banabeðinum (dative definite singular)
banabeðnum (dative definite singular)
banabeðjum (dative indefinite plural)
banabeðjunum (dative definite plural)
banabeðs (genitive indefinite singular)
banabeðjar (genitive indefinite singular)
banabeðsins (definite genitive singular)
banabeðjarins (definite genitive singular)
banabeðja (genitive indefinite plural)
banabeðjanna (definite genitive plural)

Hann fól mér þetta verkefni á banabeði og ég mun ekki bregðast honum.

He entrusted this task to me on [his] deathbed and I will not fail him.


endurlífgun

endurlífgun f (genitive singular endurlífgunar, nominative plural endurlífganir)

endurlífgunar (genitive singular)
endurlífganir (nominative plural)
endurlífgun (indefinite nominative singular)
endurlífgunin (definite nominative singular)
endurlífganir (indefinite nominative plural)
endurlífganirnar (definite nominative plural)
endurlífgun (accusative indefinite singular)
endurlífgunina (accusative definite singular)
endurlífganir (accusative indefinite plural)
endurlífganirnar (accusative definite plural)
endurlífgun (dative indefinite singular)
endurlífguninni (dative definite singular)
endurlífgunum (dative indefinite plural)
endurlífgununum (dative definite plural)
endurlífgunar (genitive indefinite singular)
endurlífgunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
endurlífgana (genitive indefinite plural)
endurlífgananna (definite genitive plural)

From endurlífga (“to resuscitate”) + -un.


hjarta-lungnalífgun

hjarta-lungnalífgun f (genitive singular hjarta-lungnalífgunar, no plural)

hjarta-lungnalífgunar (genitive singular)
hjarta-lungnalífgun (indefinite nominative singular)
hjarta-lungnalífgunin (definite nominative singular)
hjarta-lungnalífgun (accusative indefinite singular)
hjarta-lungnalífgunina (accusative definite singular)
hjarta-lungnalífgun (dative indefinite singular)
hjarta-lungnalífguninni (dative definite singular)
hjarta-lungnalífgunar (genitive indefinite singular)
hjarta-lungnalífgunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From hjarta (“heart”) + lunga (“lung”) + lífgun.

compound

cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiopulmonary resuscitation


grunnendurlífgun

is-noun

grunnendurlífgun f (genitive singular grunnendurlífgunar, no plural)

grunnendurlífgunar (genitive singular)
grunnendurlífgun (indefinite nominative singular)
grunnendurlífgunin (definite nominative singular)
grunnendurlífgun (accusative indefinite singular)
grunnendurlífgunina (accusative definite singular)
grunnendurlífgun (dative indefinite singular)
grunnendurlífguninni (dative definite singular)
grunnendurlífgunar (genitive indefinite singular)
grunnendurlífgunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From grunn- (“basic”) + endurlífgun (“resuscitation”).


stoppun

is-noun

stoppun f (genitive singular stoppunar, no plural)

stoppunar (genitive singular)
stoppun (indefinite nominative singular)
stoppunin (definite nominative singular)
stoppun (accusative indefinite singular)
stoppunina (accusative definite singular)
stoppun (dative indefinite singular)
stoppuninni (dative definite singular)
stoppunar (genitive indefinite singular)
stoppunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

the act of stuffing (filling with fluff, closing an opening by stuffing it full, etc.)

the act of darning (mending a hole in fabric with stitching)


stöðvun

stöðvun f (genitive singular stöðvunar, nominative plural stöðvanir)

stöðvunar (genitive singular)
stöðvanir (nominative plural)
stöðvun (indefinite nominative singular)
stöðvunin (definite nominative singular)
stöðvanir (indefinite nominative plural)
stöðvanirnar (definite nominative plural)
stöðvun (accusative indefinite singular)
stöðvunina (accusative definite singular)
stöðvanir (accusative indefinite plural)
stöðvanirnar (accusative definite plural)
stöðvun (dative indefinite singular)
stöðvuninni (dative definite singular)
stöðvunum (dative indefinite plural)
stöðvununum (dative definite plural)
stöðvunar (genitive indefinite singular)
stöðvunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
stöðvana (genitive indefinite plural)
stöðvananna (definite genitive plural)


sláttarstöðvun

sláttarstöðvun f (genitive singular sláttarstöðvunar, no plural)

sláttarstöðvunar (genitive singular)
sláttarstöðvun (indefinite nominative singular)
sláttarstöðvunin (definite nominative singular)
sláttarstöðvun (accusative indefinite singular)
sláttarstöðvunina (accusative definite singular)
sláttarstöðvun (dative indefinite singular)
sláttarstöðvuninni (dative definite singular)
sláttarstöðvunar (genitive indefinite singular)
sláttarstöðvunarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From sláttur (“palpitation”) + stöðvun (“halt, stopping”).


affosfórun

is-noun

affosfórun f (genitive singular affosfórunar, nominative plural affosfóranir)

affosfórunar (genitive singular)
affosfóranir (nominative plural)
affosfórun (indefinite nominative singular)
affosfórunin (definite nominative singular)
affosfóranir (indefinite nominative plural)
affosfóranirnar (definite nominative plural)
affosfórun (accusative indefinite singular)
affosfórunina (accusative definite singular)
affosfóranir (accusative indefinite plural)
affosfóranirnar (accusative definite plural)
affosfórun (dative indefinite singular)
affosfóruninni (dative definite singular)
affosfórunum (dative indefinite plural)
affosfórununum (dative definite plural)
affosfórunar (genitive indefinite singular)
affosfórunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
affosfórana (genitive indefinite plural)
affosfórananna (definite genitive plural)

From af- (“de-”) + fosfórun (“phosphorylation”).


fosfórun

is-noun

fosfórun f (genitive singular fosfórunar, nominative plural fosfóranir)

fosfórunar (genitive singular)
fosfóranir (nominative plural)
fosfórun (indefinite nominative singular)
fosfórunin (definite nominative singular)
fosfóranir (indefinite nominative plural)
fosfóranirnar (definite nominative plural)
fosfórun (accusative indefinite singular)
fosfórunina (accusative definite singular)
fosfóranir (accusative indefinite plural)
fosfóranirnar (accusative definite plural)
fosfórun (dative indefinite singular)
fosfóruninni (dative definite singular)
fosfórunum (dative indefinite plural)
fosfórununum (dative definite plural)
fosfórunar (genitive indefinite singular)
fosfórunarinnar (definite genitive singular)
fosfórana (genitive indefinite plural)
fosfórananna (definite genitive plural)


fosfór

fosfór m (genitive singular fosfórs, no plural) or rarely
fosfór n (genitive singular fosfórs, no plural)

fosfór (canonical masculine)
rarely fosfór (canonical neuter)
fosfórs (genitive singular)
fosfór (indefinite nominative singular)
fosfórinn (definite nominative singular)
fosfór (accusative indefinite singular)
fosfórinn (accusative definite singular)
fosfór (dative indefinite singular)
fosfórnum (dative definite singular)
fosfórs (genitive indefinite singular)
fosfórsins (definite genitive singular)
fosfór (indefinite nominative singular)
fosfórið (definite nominative singular)
fosfór (accusative indefinite singular)
fosfórið (accusative definite singular)
fosfóri (dative indefinite singular)
fosfórinu (dative definite singular)
fosfórs (genitive indefinite singular)
fosfórsins (definite genitive singular)

Borrowed from Danish fosfor, from New Latin phōsphorus, from Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros).


myndband

myndband n (genitive singular myndbands, nominative plural myndbönd)

myndbands (genitive singular)
myndbönd (nominative plural)
myndband (indefinite nominative singular)
myndbandið (definite nominative singular)
myndbönd (indefinite nominative plural)
myndböndin (definite nominative plural)
myndband (accusative indefinite singular)
myndbandið (accusative definite singular)
myndbönd (accusative indefinite plural)
myndböndin (accusative definite plural)
myndbandi (dative indefinite singular)
myndbandinu (dative definite singular)
myndböndum (dative indefinite plural)
myndböndunum (dative definite plural)
myndbands (genitive indefinite singular)
myndbandsins (definite genitive singular)
myndbanda (genitive indefinite plural)
myndbandanna (definite genitive plural)

From mynd (“picture”) + band (“string, tape”).


vídeó

is-noun

vídeó n (genitive singular vídeós, nominative plural vídeó)

vídeós (genitive singular)
vídeó (nominative plural)
vídeó (indefinite nominative singular)
vídeóið (definite nominative singular)
vídeó (indefinite nominative plural)
vídeóin (definite nominative plural)
vídeó (accusative indefinite singular)
vídeóið (accusative definite singular)
vídeó (accusative indefinite plural)
vídeóin (accusative definite plural)
vídeói (dative indefinite singular)
vídeóinu (dative definite singular)
vídeóum (dative indefinite plural)
vídeóunum (dative definite plural)
vídeós (genitive indefinite singular)
vídeósins (definite genitive singular)
vídeóa (genitive indefinite plural)
vídeóanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English video, from Latin videō (“I see”).


þekking

þekking f (genitive singular þekkingar, no plural)

þekkingar (genitive singular)
þekking (indefinite nominative singular)
þekkingin (definite nominative singular)
þekkingu (accusative indefinite singular)
þekkinguna (accusative definite singular)
þekkingu (dative indefinite singular)
þekkingunni (dative definite singular)
þekkingar (genitive indefinite singular)
þekkingarinnar (definite genitive singular)

þekkingarkerfi

knowledge-based system, knowledge system, expert system

þekkingaröflun

knowledge acquisition, knowledge discovery

þekkingarsamfélag

knowledge society, knowledge-based society

þekkingarþjarki

knowbot, knowledge robot, robotic librarian


innræting

innræting f (genitive singular innrætingar, no plural)

innrætingar (genitive singular)
innræting (indefinite nominative singular)
innrætingin (definite nominative singular)
innrætingu (accusative indefinite singular)
innrætinguna (accusative definite singular)
innrætingu (dative indefinite singular)
innrætingunni (dative definite singular)
innrætingar (genitive indefinite singular)
innrætingarinnar (definite genitive singular)


verkaskipting

verkaskipting f (genitive singular verkaskiptingar, no plural)

verkaskiptingar (genitive singular)
verkaskipting (indefinite nominative singular)
verkaskiptingin (definite nominative singular)
verkaskiptingu (accusative indefinite singular)
verkaskiptinguna (accusative definite singular)
verkaskiptingu (dative indefinite singular)
verkaskiptingunni (dative definite singular)
verkaskiptingar (genitive indefinite singular)
verkaskiptingarinnar (definite genitive singular)

From verk (“task”) + skipting (“division”).


bóla

bóla f (genitive singular bólu, nominative plural bólur)

bólu (genitive singular)
bólur (nominative plural)
bóla (indefinite nominative singular)
bólan (definite nominative singular)
bólur (indefinite nominative plural)
bólurnar (definite nominative plural)
bólu (accusative indefinite singular)
bóluna (accusative definite singular)
bólur (accusative indefinite plural)
bólurnar (accusative definite plural)
bólu (dative indefinite singular)
bólunni (dative definite singular)
bólum (dative indefinite plural)
bólunum (dative definite plural)
bólu (genitive indefinite singular)
bólunnar (definite genitive singular)
bólna (genitive indefinite plural)
bóla (genitive indefinite plural)
bólnanna (definite genitive plural)
bólanna (definite genitive plural)

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk bole (“bubble”).

Internetið er bara bóla.

The Internet is just a bubble waiting to burst.

small (usually metallic) convex protuberance; stud


steðji

steðji m (genitive singular steðja, nominative plural steðjar)

steðja (genitive singular)
steðjar (nominative plural)
steðji (indefinite nominative singular)
steðjinn (definite nominative singular)
steðjar (indefinite nominative plural)
steðjarnir (definite nominative plural)
steðja (accusative indefinite singular)
steðjann (accusative definite singular)
steðja (accusative indefinite plural)
steðjana (accusative definite plural)
steðja (dative indefinite singular)
steðjanum (dative definite singular)
steðjum (dative indefinite plural)
steðjunum (dative definite plural)
steðja (genitive indefinite singular)
steðjans (definite genitive singular)
steðja (genitive indefinite plural)
steðjanna (definite genitive plural)


forsælu

inflection of forsæla:
indefinite accusative singular

inflection of forsæla:
indefinite dative singular

inflection of forsæla:
indefinite genitive singular


gráða

gráða f (genitive singular gráðu, nominative plural gráður)

gráðu (genitive singular)
gráður (nominative plural)
gráða (indefinite nominative singular)
gráðan (definite nominative singular)
gráður (indefinite nominative plural)
gráðurnar (definite nominative plural)
gráðu (accusative indefinite singular)
gráðuna (accusative definite singular)
gráður (accusative indefinite plural)
gráðurnar (accusative definite plural)
gráðu (dative indefinite singular)
gráðunni (dative definite singular)
gráðum (dative indefinite plural)
gráðunum (dative definite plural)
gráðu (genitive indefinite singular)
gráðunnar (definite genitive singular)
gráða (genitive indefinite plural)
gráðna (genitive indefinite plural)
gráðanna (definite genitive plural)
gráðnanna (definite genitive plural)

degree (unit by which angles are measured)

degree (certificate given by a university)


óhóflegur

óhóflegur (masculine nominative strong)
óhófleg (feminine nominative strong)
óhóflegt (neuter nominative strong)
óhóflegan (accusative masculine strong)
óhóflega (accusative feminine strong)
óhóflegt (accusative neuter strong)
óhóflegum (dative masculine strong)
óhóflegri (dative feminine strong)
óhóflegu (dative neuter strong)
óhóflegs (genitive masculine strong)
óhóflegrar (feminine genitive strong)
óhóflegs (genitive neuter strong)
óhóflegir (masculine nominative strong)
óhóflegar (feminine nominative strong)
óhófleg (neuter nominative strong)
óhóflega (accusative masculine strong)
óhóflegar (accusative feminine strong)
óhófleg (accusative neuter strong)
óhóflegum (dative strong)
óhóflegra (genitive strong)
óhóflegi (masculine nominative weak)
óhóflega (feminine nominative weak)
óhóflega (neuter nominative weak)
óhóflega (masculine weak)
óhóflegu (feminine weak)
óhóflega (neuter weak)
óhóflegu (plural weak)

From ó- (“un-”) + hóflegur (“moderate”).


hóflegur

is-adj

hóflegur (comparative hóflegri, superlative hóflegastur)

hóflegri (comparative)
hóflegastur (superlative)
hóflegur (masculine nominative strong)
hófleg (feminine nominative strong)
hóflegt (neuter nominative strong)
hóflegan (accusative masculine strong)
hóflega (accusative feminine strong)
hóflegt (accusative neuter strong)
hóflegum (dative masculine strong)
hóflegri (dative feminine strong)
hóflegu (dative neuter strong)
hóflegs (genitive masculine strong)
hóflegrar (feminine genitive strong)
hóflegs (genitive neuter strong)
hóflegir (masculine nominative strong)
hóflegar (feminine nominative strong)
hófleg (neuter nominative strong)
hóflega (accusative masculine strong)
hóflegar (accusative feminine strong)
hófleg (accusative neuter strong)
hóflegum (dative strong)
hóflegra (genitive strong)
hóflegi (masculine nominative weak)
hóflega (feminine nominative weak)
hóflega (neuter nominative weak)
hóflega (masculine weak)
hóflegu (feminine weak)
hóflega (neuter weak)
hóflegu (plural weak)
hóflegri (masculine singular weak)
hóflegri (feminine singular weak)
hóflegra (neuter singular weak)
hóflegri (plural weak)
hóflegastur (masculine nominative strong)
hóflegust (feminine nominative strong)
hóflegast (neuter nominative strong)
hóflegastan (accusative masculine strong)
hóflegasta (accusative feminine strong)
hóflegast (accusative neuter strong)
hóflegustum (dative masculine strong)
hóflegastri (dative feminine strong)
hóflegustu (dative neuter strong)
hóflegasts (genitive masculine strong)
hóflegastrar (feminine genitive strong)
hóflegasts (genitive neuter strong)
hóflegastir (masculine nominative strong)
hóflegastar (feminine nominative strong)
hóflegust (neuter nominative strong)
hóflegasta (accusative masculine strong)
hóflegastar (accusative feminine strong)
hóflegust (accusative neuter strong)
hóflegustum (dative strong)
hóflegastra (genitive strong)
hóflegasti (masculine nominative weak)
hóflegasta (feminine nominative weak)
hóflegasta (neuter nominative weak)
hóflegasta (masculine weak)
hóflegustu (feminine weak)
hóflegasta (neuter weak)
hóflegustu (plural weak)

From hóf (“moderation”) + -legur (“-ly”).


hóf

is-noun

hóf n (genitive singular hófs, nominative plural hóf)

hófs (genitive singular)
hóf (nominative plural)
hóf (indefinite nominative singular)
hófið (definite nominative singular)
hóf (indefinite nominative plural)
hófin (definite nominative plural)
hóf (accusative indefinite singular)
hófið (accusative definite singular)
hóf (accusative indefinite plural)
hófin (accusative definite plural)
hófi (dative indefinite singular)
hófinu (dative definite singular)
hófum (dative indefinite plural)
hófunum (dative definite plural)
hófs (genitive indefinite singular)
hófsins (definite genitive singular)
hófa (genitive indefinite plural)
hófanna (definite genitive plural)


Mekka

is-proper noun

Mekka f (proper noun, genitive singular Mekku)

Mekku (genitive singular)
Mekka (indefinite nominative singular)
Mekku (accusative indefinite singular)
Mekku (dative indefinite singular)
Mekku (genitive indefinite singular)

Mecca (a large city in the Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam)


Anders

Anders m (proper noun, genitive singular Anders)

Anders (genitive singular)
Anders (indefinite nominative singular)
Anders (accusative indefinite singular)
Anders (dative indefinite singular)
Anders (genitive indefinite singular)


fara af

head

fara af (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative fór af, third-person plural past indicative fóru af, supine farið af)

fór af (indicative past singular third-person)
fóru af (indicative past plural third-person)
farið af (supine)

Farðu af sófanum.

Farðu af mér!


lauma

lauma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative laumaði, supine laumað)

laumaði (indicative past singular third-person)
laumað (supine)


lauma

is-noun

lauma f (genitive singular laumu, no plural)

laumu (genitive singular)
lauma (indefinite nominative singular)
lauman (definite nominative singular)
laumu (accusative indefinite singular)
laumuna (accusative definite singular)
laumu (dative indefinite singular)
laumunni (dative definite singular)
laumu (genitive indefinite singular)
laumunnar (definite genitive singular)

a card game in which players simultaneously pass a card to the next person, trying to collect a matching set


frægð

frægð f (genitive singular frægðar, no plural)

frægðar (genitive singular)
frægð (indefinite nominative singular)
frægðin (definite nominative singular)
frægð (accusative indefinite singular)
frægðina (accusative definite singular)
frægð (dative indefinite singular)
frægðinni (dative definite singular)
frægðar (genitive indefinite singular)
frægðarinnar (definite genitive singular)


kalkúnn

kalkúnn m (genitive singular kalkúns, nominative plural kalkúnar)

kalkúns (genitive singular)
kalkúnar (nominative plural)
kalkúnn (indefinite nominative singular)
kalkúnninn (definite nominative singular)
kalkúnar (indefinite nominative plural)
kalkúnarnir (definite nominative plural)
kalkún (accusative indefinite singular)
kalkúninn (accusative definite singular)
kalkúna (accusative indefinite plural)
kalkúnana (accusative definite plural)
kalkúni (dative indefinite singular)
kalkúninum (dative definite singular)
kalkúnum (dative indefinite plural)
kalkúnunum (dative definite plural)
kalkúns (genitive indefinite singular)
kalkúnsins (definite genitive singular)
kalkúna (genitive indefinite plural)
kalkúnanna (definite genitive plural)
kalkún (alternative)
kalkúni (alternative)

Borrowed from Danish kalkun, from Dutch kalkoen.


serafi

serafi m (genitive singular serafa, nominative plural serafar)

serafa (genitive singular)
serafar (nominative plural)
serafi (indefinite nominative singular)
serafinn (definite nominative singular)
serafar (indefinite nominative plural)
serafarnir (definite nominative plural)
serafa (accusative indefinite singular)
serafann (accusative definite singular)
serafa (accusative indefinite plural)
serafana (accusative definite plural)
serafa (dative indefinite singular)
serafanum (dative definite singular)
seröfum (dative indefinite plural)
seröfunum (dative definite plural)
serafa (genitive indefinite singular)
serafans (definite genitive singular)
serafa (genitive indefinite plural)
serafanna (definite genitive plural)


hrísgrjónavín

hrísgrjónavín n (genitive singular hrísgrjónavíns, nominative plural hrísgrjónavín)

hrísgrjónavíns (genitive singular)
hrísgrjónavín (nominative plural)
hrísgrjónavín (indefinite nominative singular)
hrísgrjónavínið (definite nominative singular)
hrísgrjónavín (indefinite nominative plural)
hrísgrjónavínin (definite nominative plural)
hrísgrjónavín (accusative indefinite singular)
hrísgrjónavínið (accusative definite singular)
hrísgrjónavín (accusative indefinite plural)
hrísgrjónavínin (accusative definite plural)
hrísgrjónavíni (dative indefinite singular)
hrísgrjónavíninu (dative definite singular)
hrísgrjónavínum (dative indefinite plural)
hrísgrjónavínunum (dative definite plural)
hrísgrjónavíns (genitive indefinite singular)
hrísgrjónavínsins (definite genitive singular)
hrísgrjónavína (genitive indefinite plural)
hrísgrjónavínanna (definite genitive plural)


nema

head

nema (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative nam, third-person plural past indicative námu, supine numið)

nam (indicative past singular third-person)
námu (indicative past plural third-person)
numið (supine)

From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-, *neme-.

Augað er það skynfæri er nemur ljós.

The eye is the (that) organ which detects light.

Ég nem frönsku.

Bjarni nam ei fálkann fá

Bjarni did not get the falcon (i.e. the Order of the Falcon)

(poetic) an auxiliary verb used with a main verb in the infinitive; this construction has the same meaning as the main verb, its inflection simply being transferred to the auxiliary, and serves merely to obtain a fitting rhyme and syllable structure

to touch, to reach [with við (+ accusative)]


nema

ber er hver að baki, nema sér bróður eigi

(connecting clauses) but that, whether or not (introducing a hypothetical but likely scenario)


hugleiða

hugleiddur (masculine nominative singular)
hugleidd (feminine nominative singular)
hugleitt (neuter nominative singular)
hugleiddir (masculine nominative plural)
hugleiddar (feminine nominative plural)
hugleidd (neuter nominative plural)
hugleiddan (accusative masculine singular)
hugleidda (accusative feminine singular)
hugleitt (accusative neuter singular)
hugleidda (accusative masculine plural)
hugleiddar (accusative feminine plural)
hugleidd (accusative neuter plural)
hugleiddum (dative masculine singular)
hugleiddri (dative feminine singular)
hugleiddu (dative neuter singular)
hugleiddum (dative masculine plural)
hugleiddum (dative feminine plural)
hugleiddum (dative neuter plural)
hugleidds (genitive masculine singular)
hugleiddrar (feminine genitive singular)
hugleidds (genitive neuter singular)
hugleiddra (genitive masculine plural)
hugleiddra (feminine genitive plural)
hugleiddra (genitive neuter plural)
hugleiddi (masculine nominative singular)
hugleidda (feminine nominative singular)
hugleidda (neuter nominative singular)
hugleiddu (masculine nominative plural)
hugleiddu (feminine nominative plural)
hugleiddu (neuter nominative plural)
hugleidda (accusative masculine singular)
hugleiddu (accusative feminine singular)
hugleidda (accusative neuter singular)
hugleiddu (accusative masculine plural)
hugleiddu (accusative feminine plural)
hugleiddu (accusative neuter plural)
hugleidda (dative masculine singular)
hugleiddu (dative feminine singular)
hugleidda (dative neuter singular)
hugleiddu (dative masculine plural)
hugleiddu (dative feminine plural)
hugleiddu (dative neuter plural)
hugleidda (genitive masculine singular)
hugleiddu (feminine genitive singular)
hugleidda (genitive neuter singular)
hugleiddu (genitive masculine plural)
hugleiddu (feminine genitive plural)
hugleiddu (genitive neuter plural)


nemi

is-noun

nemi m (genitive singular nema, nominative plural nemar)

nema (genitive singular)
nemar (nominative plural)
nemi (indefinite nominative singular)
neminn (definite nominative singular)
nemar (indefinite nominative plural)
nemarnir (definite nominative plural)
nema (accusative indefinite singular)
nemann (accusative definite singular)
nema (accusative indefinite plural)
nemana (accusative definite plural)
nema (dative indefinite singular)
nemanum (dative definite singular)
nemum (dative indefinite plural)
nemunum (dative definite plural)
nema (genitive indefinite singular)
nemans (definite genitive singular)
nema (genitive indefinite plural)
nemanna (definite genitive plural)

nema (“to take, perceive, study”) + -i (“nominal suffix”).


nemandi

is-noun

nemandi m (genitive singular nemanda, nominative plural nemendur)

nemanda (genitive singular)
nemendur (nominative plural)
nemandi (indefinite nominative singular)
nemandinn (definite nominative singular)
nemendur (indefinite nominative plural)
nemendurnir (definite nominative plural)
nemanda (accusative indefinite singular)
nemandann (accusative definite singular)
nemendur (accusative indefinite plural)
nemendurna (accusative definite plural)
nemanda (dative indefinite singular)
nemandanum (dative definite singular)
nemendum (dative indefinite plural)
nemöndum (dative indefinite plural)
nemendunum (dative definite plural)
nemöndunum (dative definite plural)
nemanda (genitive indefinite singular)
nemandans (definite genitive singular)
nemenda (genitive indefinite plural)
nemanda (genitive indefinite plural)
nemendanna (definite genitive plural)
nemandanna (definite genitive plural)


lesandi

lesandi m (genitive singular lesanda, nominative plural lesendur)

lesanda (genitive singular)
lesendur (nominative plural)
lesandi (indefinite nominative singular)
lesandinn (definite nominative singular)
lesendur (indefinite nominative plural)
lesendurnir (definite nominative plural)
lesanda (accusative indefinite singular)
lesandann (accusative definite singular)
lesendur (accusative indefinite plural)
lesendurna (accusative definite plural)
lesanda (dative indefinite singular)
lesandanum (dative definite singular)
lesendum (dative indefinite plural)
lesöndum (dative indefinite plural)
lesendunum (dative definite plural)
lesöndunum (dative definite plural)
lesanda (genitive indefinite singular)
lesandans (definite genitive singular)
lesenda (genitive indefinite plural)
lesanda (genitive indefinite plural)
lesendanna (definite genitive plural)
lesandanna (definite genitive plural)

reader (person who reads a particular publication)


lifandi

lifandi m (genitive singular lifanda, nominative plural lifendur)

lifanda (genitive singular)
lifendur (nominative plural)
lifandi (indefinite nominative singular)
lifandinn (definite nominative singular)
lifendur (indefinite nominative plural)
lifendurnir (definite nominative plural)
lifanda (accusative indefinite singular)
lifandann (accusative definite singular)
lifendur (accusative indefinite plural)
lifendurna (accusative definite plural)
lifanda (dative indefinite singular)
lifandanum (dative definite singular)
lifendum (dative indefinite plural)
liföndum (dative indefinite plural)
lifendunum (dative definite plural)
liföndunum (dative definite plural)
lifanda (genitive indefinite singular)
lifandans (definite genitive singular)
lifenda (genitive indefinite plural)
lifanda (genitive indefinite plural)
lifendanna (definite genitive plural)
lifandanna (definite genitive plural)


varða

varða f (genitive singular vörðu, nominative plural vörður)

vörðu (genitive singular)
vörður (nominative plural)
varða (indefinite nominative singular)
varðan (definite nominative singular)
vörður (indefinite nominative plural)
vörðurnar (definite nominative plural)
vörðu (accusative indefinite singular)
vörðuna (accusative definite singular)
vörður (accusative indefinite plural)
vörðurnar (accusative definite plural)
vörðu (dative indefinite singular)
vörðunni (dative definite singular)
vörðum (dative indefinite plural)
vörðunum (dative definite plural)
vörðu (genitive indefinite singular)
vörðunnar (definite genitive singular)
varða (genitive indefinite plural)
varðna (genitive indefinite plural)
varðanna (definite genitive plural)
varðnanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse varða, from Proto-Germanic *warþō, an extension of a stem-verb *warōną (“be on guard”). See also Old High German warta (“watch”), Old Saxon warda, Middle Dutch warde.


varða

head

varða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varðaði, supine varðað)

varðaði (indicative past singular third-person)
varðað (supine)
varðaður (masculine nominative singular)
vörðuð (feminine nominative singular)
varðað (neuter nominative singular)
varðaðir (masculine nominative plural)
varðaðar (feminine nominative plural)
vörðuð (neuter nominative plural)
varðaðan (accusative masculine singular)
varðaða (accusative feminine singular)
varðað (accusative neuter singular)
varðaða (accusative masculine plural)
varðaðar (accusative feminine plural)
vörðuð (accusative neuter plural)
vörðuðum (dative masculine singular)
varðaðri (dative feminine singular)
vörðuðu (dative neuter singular)
vörðuðum (dative masculine plural)
vörðuðum (dative feminine plural)
vörðuðum (dative neuter plural)
varðaðs (genitive masculine singular)
varðaðrar (feminine genitive singular)
varðaðs (genitive neuter singular)
varðaðra (genitive masculine plural)
varðaðra (feminine genitive plural)
varðaðra (genitive neuter plural)
varðaði (masculine nominative singular)
varðaða (feminine nominative singular)
varðaða (neuter nominative singular)
vörðuðu (masculine nominative plural)
vörðuðu (feminine nominative plural)
vörðuðu (neuter nominative plural)
varðaða (accusative masculine singular)
vörðuðu (accusative feminine singular)
varðaða (accusative neuter singular)
vörðuðu (accusative masculine plural)
vörðuðu (accusative feminine plural)
vörðuðu (accusative neuter plural)
varðaða (dative masculine singular)
vörðuðu (dative feminine singular)
varðaða (dative neuter singular)
vörðuðu (dative masculine plural)
vörðuðu (dative feminine plural)
vörðuðu (dative neuter plural)
varðaða (genitive masculine singular)
vörðuðu (feminine genitive singular)
varðaða (genitive neuter singular)
vörðuðu (genitive masculine plural)
vörðuðu (feminine genitive plural)
vörðuðu (genitive neuter plural)

Hvað varðar þig um það?

What do you care about that?, What's it to you?


ekki er allt gull sem glóir

Literally, “not is all gold that glows”.

all that glitters is not gold
all that glitters is not gold


sakleysi

is-noun

sakleysi n (genitive singular sakleysis, no plural)

sakleysis (genitive singular)
sakleysi (indefinite nominative singular)
sakleysið (definite nominative singular)
sakleysi (accusative indefinite singular)
sakleysið (accusative definite singular)
sakleysi (dative indefinite singular)
sakleysinu (dative definite singular)
sakleysis (genitive indefinite singular)
sakleysisins (definite genitive singular)

From sök (“guilt”) + -leysi (“-lessness”).


skrápdýr

skrápdýr n (genitive singular skrápdýrs, nominative plural skrápdýr)

skrápdýrs (genitive singular)
skrápdýr (nominative plural)
skrápdýr (indefinite nominative singular)
skrápdýrið (definite nominative singular)
skrápdýr (indefinite nominative plural)
skrápdýrin (definite nominative plural)
skrápdýr (accusative indefinite singular)
skrápdýrið (accusative definite singular)
skrápdýr (accusative indefinite plural)
skrápdýrin (accusative definite plural)
skrápdýri (dative indefinite singular)
skrápdýrinu (dative definite singular)
skrápdýrum (dative indefinite plural)
skrápdýrunum (dative definite plural)
skrápdýrs (genitive indefinite singular)
skrápdýrsins (definite genitive singular)
skrápdýra (genitive indefinite plural)
skrápdýranna (definite genitive plural)

From skrápur (“thick, coarse skin”) + dýr (“animal”).


ígulker

is-noun

ígulker n (genitive singular ígulkers, nominative plural ígulker)

ígulkers (genitive singular)
ígulker (nominative plural)
ígulker (indefinite nominative singular)
ígulkerið (definite nominative singular)
ígulker (indefinite nominative plural)
ígulkerin (definite nominative plural)
ígulker (accusative indefinite singular)
ígulkerið (accusative definite singular)
ígulker (accusative indefinite plural)
ígulkerin (accusative definite plural)
ígulkeri (dative indefinite singular)
ígulkerinu (dative definite singular)
ígulkerum (dative indefinite plural)
ígulkerjum (dative indefinite plural)
ígulkerunum (dative definite plural)
ígulkerjunum (dative definite plural)
ígulkers (genitive indefinite singular)
ígulkersins (definite genitive singular)
ígulkera (genitive indefinite plural)
ígulkerja (genitive indefinite plural)
ígulkeranna (definite genitive plural)
ígulkerjanna (definite genitive plural)

From ígull + ker. The first element is from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”).


lilja

lilja f (genitive singular lilju, nominative plural liljur)

lilju (genitive singular)
liljur (nominative plural)
lilja (indefinite nominative singular)
liljan (definite nominative singular)
liljur (indefinite nominative plural)
liljurnar (definite nominative plural)
lilju (accusative indefinite singular)
liljuna (accusative definite singular)
liljur (accusative indefinite plural)
liljurnar (accusative definite plural)
lilju (dative indefinite singular)
liljunni (dative definite singular)
liljum (dative indefinite plural)
liljunum (dative definite plural)
lilju (genitive indefinite singular)
liljunnar (definite genitive singular)
lilja (genitive indefinite plural)
liljanna (definite genitive plural)


sælilja

sælilja f (genitive singular sælilju, nominative plural sæliljur)

sælilju (genitive singular)
sæliljur (nominative plural)
sælilja (indefinite nominative singular)
sæliljan (definite nominative singular)
sæliljur (indefinite nominative plural)
sæliljurnar (definite nominative plural)
sælilju (accusative indefinite singular)
sæliljuna (accusative definite singular)
sæliljur (accusative indefinite plural)
sæliljurnar (accusative definite plural)
sælilju (dative indefinite singular)
sæliljunni (dative definite singular)
sæliljum (dative indefinite plural)
sæliljunum (dative definite plural)
sælilju (genitive indefinite singular)
sæliljunnar (definite genitive singular)
sælilja (genitive indefinite plural)
sæliljanna (definite genitive plural)


skytta

skytta f (genitive singular skyttu, nominative plural skyttur)

skyttu (genitive singular)
skyttur (nominative plural)
skytta (indefinite nominative singular)
skyttan (definite nominative singular)
skyttur (indefinite nominative plural)
skytturnar (definite nominative plural)
skyttu (accusative indefinite singular)
skyttuna (accusative definite singular)
skyttur (accusative indefinite plural)
skytturnar (accusative definite plural)
skyttu (dative indefinite singular)
skyttunni (dative definite singular)
skyttum (dative indefinite plural)
skyttunum (dative definite plural)
skyttu (genitive indefinite singular)
skyttunnar (definite genitive singular)
skyttna (genitive indefinite plural)
skytta (genitive indefinite plural)
skyttnanna (definite genitive plural)
skyttanna (definite genitive plural)


leyniskytta

leyniskytta f (genitive singular leyniskyttu, nominative plural leyniskyttur)

leyniskyttu (genitive singular)
leyniskyttur (nominative plural)
leyniskytta (indefinite nominative singular)
leyniskyttan (definite nominative singular)
leyniskyttur (indefinite nominative plural)
leyniskytturnar (definite nominative plural)
leyniskyttu (accusative indefinite singular)
leyniskyttuna (accusative definite singular)
leyniskyttur (accusative indefinite plural)
leyniskytturnar (accusative definite plural)
leyniskyttu (dative indefinite singular)
leyniskyttunni (dative definite singular)
leyniskyttum (dative indefinite plural)
leyniskyttunum (dative definite plural)
leyniskyttu (genitive indefinite singular)
leyniskyttunnar (definite genitive singular)
leyniskyttna (genitive indefinite plural)
leyniskytta (genitive indefinite plural)
leyniskyttnanna (definite genitive plural)
leyniskyttanna (definite genitive plural)

From leyni (“hidden place”) + skytta (“marksman, shooter”).


sæstjarna

is-noun

sæstjarna f (genitive singular sæstjörnu, nominative plural sæstjörnur)

sæstjörnu (genitive singular)
sæstjörnur (nominative plural)
sæstjarna (indefinite nominative singular)
sæstjarnan (definite nominative singular)
sæstjörnur (indefinite nominative plural)
sæstjörnurnar (definite nominative plural)
sæstjörnu (accusative indefinite singular)
sæstjörnuna (accusative definite singular)
sæstjörnur (accusative indefinite plural)
sæstjörnurnar (accusative definite plural)
sæstjörnu (dative indefinite singular)
sæstjörnunni (dative definite singular)
sæstjörnum (dative indefinite plural)
sæstjörnunum (dative definite plural)
sæstjörnu (genitive indefinite singular)
sæstjörnunnar (definite genitive singular)
sæstjarna (genitive indefinite plural)
sæstjarnanna (definite genitive plural)


krossfiskur

krossfiskur m (genitive singular krossfisks, nominative plural krossfiskar)

krossfisks (genitive singular)
krossfiskar (nominative plural)
krossfiskur (indefinite nominative singular)
krossfiskurinn (definite nominative singular)
krossfiskar (indefinite nominative plural)
krossfiskarnir (definite nominative plural)
krossfisk (accusative indefinite singular)
krossfiskinn (accusative definite singular)
krossfiska (accusative indefinite plural)
krossfiskana (accusative definite plural)
krossfiski (dative indefinite singular)
krossfiskinum (dative definite singular)
krossfisknum (dative definite singular)
krossfiskum (dative indefinite plural)
krossfiskunum (dative definite plural)
krossfisks (genitive indefinite singular)
krossfisksins (definite genitive singular)
krossfiska (genitive indefinite plural)
krossfiskanna (definite genitive plural)


bolludagur

bolludagur m (genitive singular bolludags, nominative plural bolludagar)

bolludags (genitive singular)
bolludagar (nominative plural)
bolludagur (indefinite nominative singular)
bolludagurinn (definite nominative singular)
bolludagar (indefinite nominative plural)
bolludagarnir (definite nominative plural)
bolludag (accusative indefinite singular)
bolludaginn (accusative definite singular)
bolludaga (accusative indefinite plural)
bolludagana (accusative definite plural)
bolludegi (dative indefinite singular)
bolludeginum (dative definite singular)
bolludögum (dative indefinite plural)
bolludögunum (dative definite plural)
bolludags (genitive indefinite singular)
bolludagsins (definite genitive singular)
bolludaga (genitive indefinite plural)
bolludaganna (definite genitive plural)

/ˈpɔlːʏˌtaːɣʏr/

a traditional holiday in Iceland two days before Lent starts, when children eat bollur (“buns”)


söngur

söngur m (genitive singular söngs, nominative plural söngvar)

söngs (genitive singular)
söngvar (nominative plural)
söngur (indefinite nominative singular)
söngurinn (definite nominative singular)
söngvar (indefinite nominative plural)
söngvarnir (definite nominative plural)
söng (accusative indefinite singular)
sönginn (accusative definite singular)
söngva (accusative indefinite plural)
söngvana (accusative definite plural)
söng (dative indefinite singular)
söngnum (dative definite singular)
söngvum (dative indefinite plural)
söngvunum (dative definite plural)
söngs (genitive indefinite singular)
söngsins (definite genitive singular)
söngva (genitive indefinite plural)
söngvanna (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic *sangwaz.


stytta

stytta f (genitive singular styttu, nominative plural styttur)

styttu (genitive singular)
styttur (nominative plural)
stytta (indefinite nominative singular)
styttan (definite nominative singular)
styttur (indefinite nominative plural)
stytturnar (definite nominative plural)
styttu (accusative indefinite singular)
styttuna (accusative definite singular)
styttur (accusative indefinite plural)
stytturnar (accusative definite plural)
styttu (dative indefinite singular)
styttunni (dative definite singular)
styttum (dative indefinite plural)
styttunum (dative definite plural)
styttu (genitive indefinite singular)
styttunnar (definite genitive singular)
styttna (genitive indefinite plural)
stytta (genitive indefinite plural)
styttnanna (definite genitive plural)
styttanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish støtte (“pillar, statue, aid”), from Middle Low German stutte (“support; staff, stick”).


stytta

head

stytta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stytti, supine stytt)

stytti (indicative past singular third-person)
stytt (supine)
styttur (masculine nominative singular)
stytt (feminine nominative singular)
stytt (neuter nominative singular)
styttir (masculine nominative plural)
styttar (feminine nominative plural)
stytt (neuter nominative plural)
styttan (accusative masculine singular)
stytta (accusative feminine singular)
stytt (accusative neuter singular)
stytta (accusative masculine plural)
styttar (accusative feminine plural)
stytt (accusative neuter plural)
styttum (dative masculine singular)
styttri (dative feminine singular)
styttu (dative neuter singular)
styttum (dative masculine plural)
styttum (dative feminine plural)
styttum (dative neuter plural)
stytts (genitive masculine singular)
styttrar (feminine genitive singular)
stytts (genitive neuter singular)
styttra (genitive masculine plural)
styttra (feminine genitive plural)
styttra (genitive neuter plural)
stytti (masculine nominative singular)
stytta (feminine nominative singular)
stytta (neuter nominative singular)
styttu (masculine nominative plural)
styttu (feminine nominative plural)
styttu (neuter nominative plural)
stytta (accusative masculine singular)
styttu (accusative feminine singular)
stytta (accusative neuter singular)
styttu (accusative masculine plural)
styttu (accusative feminine plural)
styttu (accusative neuter plural)
stytta (dative masculine singular)
styttu (dative feminine singular)
stytta (dative neuter singular)
styttu (dative masculine plural)
styttu (dative feminine plural)
styttu (dative neuter plural)
stytta (genitive masculine singular)
styttu (feminine genitive singular)
stytta (genitive neuter singular)
styttu (genitive masculine plural)
styttu (feminine genitive plural)
styttu (genitive neuter plural)

From Old Norse stytta (earlier stynta), from Proto-Germanic *stuntijaną (from *stunti-, *stuntu- “short”, whence Old Norse stuttr, Icelandic stuttur (“short”).).

to fold up (a long garment such a skirt or pants)

(mathematics) to reduce, to simplify (a fraction)


stytta upp

From stytta (“to shorten”) + upp (“up”).

Ég vona að það stytti upp bráðlega.

Hvernær styttir upp? Í kvöld? Eða á morgun?

When does it stop raining? Tonight? Or tomorrow?


heimskautanótt

is-noun

heimskautanótt f (genitive singular heimskautanætur, nominative plural heimskautanætur)

heimskautanætur (genitive singular)
heimskautanætur (nominative plural)
heimskautanótt (indefinite nominative singular)
heimskautanóttin (definite nominative singular)
heimskautanætur (indefinite nominative plural)
heimskautanæturnar (definite nominative plural)
heimskautanótt (accusative indefinite singular)
heimskautanóttina (accusative definite singular)
heimskautanætur (accusative indefinite plural)
heimskautanæturnar (accusative definite plural)
heimskautanótt (dative indefinite singular)
heimskautanóttinni (dative definite singular)
heimskautanóttum (dative indefinite plural)
heimskautanóttunum (dative definite plural)
heimskautanætur (genitive indefinite singular)
heimskautanæturinnar (definite genitive singular)
heimskautanótta (genitive indefinite plural)
heimskautanóttanna (definite genitive plural)
heimskautsnótt (alternative)

From heimskaut (“pole”) + nótt (“night”).


heimskautsnótt

heimskautsnótt f (genitive singular heimskautsnætur, nominative plural heimskautsnætur)

heimskautsnætur (genitive singular)
heimskautsnætur (nominative plural)
heimskautsnótt (indefinite nominative singular)
heimskautsnóttin (definite nominative singular)
heimskautsnætur (indefinite nominative plural)
heimskautsnæturnar (definite nominative plural)
heimskautsnótt (accusative indefinite singular)
heimskautsnóttina (accusative definite singular)
heimskautsnætur (accusative indefinite plural)
heimskautsnæturnar (accusative definite plural)
heimskautsnótt (dative indefinite singular)
heimskautsnóttinni (dative definite singular)
heimskautsnóttum (dative indefinite plural)
heimskautsnóttunum (dative definite plural)
heimskautsnætur (genitive indefinite singular)
heimskautsnæturinnar (definite genitive singular)
heimskautsnótta (genitive indefinite plural)
heimskautsnóttanna (definite genitive plural)
heimskautanótt (alternative)


aðfaranótt

aðfaranótt f (genitive singular aðfaranætur, nominative plural aðfaranætur)

aðfaranætur (genitive singular)
aðfaranætur (nominative plural)
aðfaranótt (indefinite nominative singular)
aðfaranóttin (definite nominative singular)
aðfaranætur (indefinite nominative plural)
aðfaranæturnar (definite nominative plural)
aðfaranótt (accusative indefinite singular)
aðfaranóttina (accusative definite singular)
aðfaranætur (accusative indefinite plural)
aðfaranæturnar (accusative definite plural)
aðfaranótt (dative indefinite singular)
aðfaranóttinni (dative definite singular)
aðfaranóttum (dative indefinite plural)
aðfaranóttunum (dative definite plural)
aðfaranætur (genitive indefinite singular)
aðfaranæturinnar (definite genitive singular)
aðfaranótta (genitive indefinite plural)
aðfaranóttanna (definite genitive plural)

Aðfaranótt sunnudags.

Aðfaranótt jóla.

Þetta gerðist á aðfaranótt mánudags.


póll

póll m (genitive singular póls, nominative plural pólar)

póls (genitive singular)
pólar (nominative plural)
póll (indefinite nominative singular)
póllinn (definite nominative singular)
pólar (indefinite nominative plural)
pólarnir (definite nominative plural)
pól (accusative indefinite singular)
pólinn (accusative definite singular)
póla (accusative indefinite plural)
pólana (accusative definite plural)
pól (dative indefinite singular)
pólnum (dative definite singular)
pólum (dative indefinite plural)
pólunum (dative definite plural)
póls (genitive indefinite singular)
pólsins (definite genitive singular)
póla (genitive indefinite plural)
pólanna (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Danish pol, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, “axis of rotation”).

der

pole (the northern and southern ends of the earth's rotational axis; North Pole and South Pole)

pole (one of two opposing forces or parts)


aðal-

Inherited from Old Norse aðall, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. Related to Icelandic aðall (“nobility”).

aðal- + áhrif (“effect”) → aðaláhrif (“main effect”)

aðal- + bygging (“building”) → aðalbygging (“main building”)

aðal- + áhugamál (“interest, field of interest; hobbyhorse; hobby”) → aðaláhugamál (“main interest”)

aðal- + fag (“subject; field of subject”) → aðalfag (“major”)


áhugamál

is-noun

áhugamál n (genitive singular áhugamáls, nominative plural áhugamál)

áhugamáls (genitive singular)
áhugamál (nominative plural)
áhugamál (indefinite nominative singular)
áhugamálið (definite nominative singular)
áhugamál (indefinite nominative plural)
áhugamálin (definite nominative plural)
áhugamál (accusative indefinite singular)
áhugamálið (accusative definite singular)
áhugamál (accusative indefinite plural)
áhugamálin (accusative definite plural)
áhugamáli (dative indefinite singular)
áhugamálinu (dative definite singular)
áhugamálum (dative indefinite plural)
áhugamálunum (dative definite plural)
áhugamáls (genitive indefinite singular)
áhugamálsins (definite genitive singular)
áhugamála (genitive indefinite plural)
áhugamálanna (definite genitive plural)

Literally, “matter of interest”. From áhugi (“interest”) + mál (“matter”).


fjölga

head

fjölga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fjölgaði, supine fjölgað)

fjölgaði (indicative past singular third-person)
fjölgað (supine)

From fjöl- (“multi-”), fjöldi (“multitude”).

(also impersonal) to increase [with dative]


umtalsverður

is-adj

umtalsverður (comparative umtalsverðari, superlative umtalsverðastur)

umtalsverðari (comparative)
umtalsverðastur (superlative)
umtalsverður (masculine nominative strong)
umtalsverð (feminine nominative strong)
umtalsvert (neuter nominative strong)
umtalsverðan (accusative masculine strong)
umtalsverða (accusative feminine strong)
umtalsvert (accusative neuter strong)
umtalsverðum (dative masculine strong)
umtalsverðri (dative feminine strong)
umtalsverðu (dative neuter strong)
umtalsverðs (genitive masculine strong)
umtalsverðrar (feminine genitive strong)
umtalsverðs (genitive neuter strong)
umtalsverðir (masculine nominative strong)
umtalsverðar (feminine nominative strong)
umtalsverð (neuter nominative strong)
umtalsverða (accusative masculine strong)
umtalsverðar (accusative feminine strong)
umtalsverð (accusative neuter strong)
umtalsverðum (dative strong)
umtalsverðra (genitive strong)
umtalsverði (masculine nominative weak)
umtalsverða (feminine nominative weak)
umtalsverða (neuter nominative weak)
umtalsverða (masculine weak)
umtalsverðu (feminine weak)
umtalsverða (neuter weak)
umtalsverðu (plural weak)
umtalsverðari (masculine singular weak)
umtalsverðari (feminine singular weak)
umtalsverðara (neuter singular weak)
umtalsverðari (plural weak)
umtalsverðastur (masculine nominative strong)
umtalsverðust (feminine nominative strong)
umtalsverðast (neuter nominative strong)
umtalsverðastan (accusative masculine strong)
umtalsverðasta (accusative feminine strong)
umtalsverðast (accusative neuter strong)
umtalsverðustum (dative masculine strong)
umtalsverðastri (dative feminine strong)
umtalsverðustu (dative neuter strong)
umtalsverðasts (genitive masculine strong)
umtalsverðastrar (feminine genitive strong)
umtalsverðasts (genitive neuter strong)
umtalsverðastir (masculine nominative strong)
umtalsverðastar (feminine nominative strong)
umtalsverðust (neuter nominative strong)
umtalsverðasta (accusative masculine strong)
umtalsverðastar (accusative feminine strong)
umtalsverðust (accusative neuter strong)
umtalsverðustum (dative strong)
umtalsverðastra (genitive strong)
umtalsverðasti (masculine nominative weak)
umtalsverðasta (feminine nominative weak)
umtalsverðasta (neuter nominative weak)
umtalsverðasta (masculine weak)
umtalsverðustu (feminine weak)
umtalsverðasta (neuter weak)
umtalsverðustu (plural weak)

From umtal (“talking about something, discussion”) + verður (“worthy”).

compound

Umtalsverður snjór.


söfnuður

is-noun

söfnuður m (genitive singular söfnuðar or safnaðar, nominative plural söfnuðir)

söfnuðar (genitive singular)
safnaðar (genitive singular)
söfnuðir (nominative plural)
söfnuður (indefinite nominative singular)
söfnuðurinn (definite nominative singular)
söfnuðir (indefinite nominative plural)
söfnuðirnir (definite nominative plural)
söfnuð (accusative indefinite singular)
söfnuðinn (accusative definite singular)
söfnuði (accusative indefinite plural)
söfnuðina (accusative definite plural)
söfnuði (dative indefinite singular)
söfnuðinum (dative definite singular)
söfnuðnum (dative definite singular)
söfnuðum (dative indefinite plural)
söfnuðunum (dative definite plural)
söfnuðar (genitive indefinite singular)
safnaðar (genitive indefinite singular)
söfnuðarins (definite genitive singular)
safnaðarins (definite genitive singular)
söfnuða (genitive indefinite plural)
safnaða (genitive indefinite plural)
söfnuðanna (definite genitive plural)
safnaðanna (definite genitive plural)


meiða

head

meiða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative meiddi, supine meitt)

meiddi (indicative past singular third-person)
meitt (supine)
meiddur (masculine nominative singular)
meidd (feminine nominative singular)
meitt (neuter nominative singular)
meiddir (masculine nominative plural)
meiddar (feminine nominative plural)
meidd (neuter nominative plural)
meiddan (accusative masculine singular)
meidda (accusative feminine singular)
meitt (accusative neuter singular)
meidda (accusative masculine plural)
meiddar (accusative feminine plural)
meidd (accusative neuter plural)
meiddum (dative masculine singular)
meiddri (dative feminine singular)
meiddu (dative neuter singular)
meiddum (dative masculine plural)
meiddum (dative feminine plural)
meiddum (dative neuter plural)
meidds (genitive masculine singular)
meiddrar (feminine genitive singular)
meidds (genitive neuter singular)
meiddra (genitive masculine plural)
meiddra (feminine genitive plural)
meiddra (genitive neuter plural)
meiddi (masculine nominative singular)
meidda (feminine nominative singular)
meidda (neuter nominative singular)
meiddu (masculine nominative plural)
meiddu (feminine nominative plural)
meiddu (neuter nominative plural)
meidda (accusative masculine singular)
meiddu (accusative feminine singular)
meidda (accusative neuter singular)
meiddu (accusative masculine plural)
meiddu (accusative feminine plural)
meiddu (accusative neuter plural)
meidda (dative masculine singular)
meiddu (dative feminine singular)
meidda (dative neuter singular)
meiddu (dative masculine plural)
meiddu (dative feminine plural)
meiddu (dative neuter plural)
meidda (genitive masculine singular)
meiddu (feminine genitive singular)
meidda (genitive neuter singular)
meiddu (genitive masculine plural)
meiddu (feminine genitive plural)
meiddu (genitive neuter plural)

From Old Norse meiða, from Proto-Germanic *maidijaną or *maiþijaną.


fjöltyngdur

is-adj

fjöltyngdur (comparative fjöltyngdari, superlative fjöltyngdastur)

fjöltyngdari (comparative)
fjöltyngdastur (superlative)
fjöltyngdur (masculine nominative strong)
fjöltyngd (feminine nominative strong)
fjöltyngt (neuter nominative strong)
fjöltyngdan (accusative masculine strong)
fjöltyngda (accusative feminine strong)
fjöltyngt (accusative neuter strong)
fjöltyngdum (dative masculine strong)
fjöltyngdri (dative feminine strong)
fjöltyngdu (dative neuter strong)
fjöltyngds (genitive masculine strong)
fjöltyngdrar (feminine genitive strong)
fjöltyngds (genitive neuter strong)
fjöltyngdir (masculine nominative strong)
fjöltyngdar (feminine nominative strong)
fjöltyngd (neuter nominative strong)
fjöltyngda (accusative masculine strong)
fjöltyngdar (accusative feminine strong)
fjöltyngd (accusative neuter strong)
fjöltyngdum (dative strong)
fjöltyngdra (genitive strong)
fjöltyngdi (masculine nominative weak)
fjöltyngda (feminine nominative weak)
fjöltyngda (neuter nominative weak)
fjöltyngda (masculine weak)
fjöltyngdu (feminine weak)
fjöltyngda (neuter weak)
fjöltyngdu (plural weak)
fjöltyngdari (masculine singular weak)
fjöltyngdari (feminine singular weak)
fjöltyngdara (neuter singular weak)
fjöltyngdari (plural weak)
fjöltyngdastur (masculine nominative strong)
fjöltyngdust (feminine nominative strong)
fjöltyngdast (neuter nominative strong)
fjöltyngdastan (accusative masculine strong)
fjöltyngdasta (accusative feminine strong)
fjöltyngdast (accusative neuter strong)
fjöltyngdustum (dative masculine strong)
fjöltyngdastri (dative feminine strong)
fjöltyngdustu (dative neuter strong)
fjöltyngdasts (genitive masculine strong)
fjöltyngdastrar (feminine genitive strong)
fjöltyngdasts (genitive neuter strong)
fjöltyngdastir (masculine nominative strong)
fjöltyngdastar (feminine nominative strong)
fjöltyngdust (neuter nominative strong)
fjöltyngdasta (accusative masculine strong)
fjöltyngdastar (accusative feminine strong)
fjöltyngdust (accusative neuter strong)
fjöltyngdustum (dative strong)
fjöltyngdastra (genitive strong)
fjöltyngdasti (masculine nominative weak)
fjöltyngdasta (feminine nominative weak)
fjöltyngdasta (neuter nominative weak)
fjöltyngdasta (masculine weak)
fjöltyngdustu (feminine weak)
fjöltyngdasta (neuter weak)
fjöltyngdustu (plural weak)

From fjöl- (“many, multi, poly”) + tyngdur (“tongued, lingual”), from tunga (“a tongue”).


tilviljunarkenndur

is-adj

tilviljunarkenndur (comparative tilviljunarkenndari, superlative tilviljunarkenndastur)

tilviljunarkenndari (comparative)
tilviljunarkenndastur (superlative)
tilviljunarkenndur (masculine nominative strong)
tilviljunarkennd (feminine nominative strong)
tilviljunarkennt (neuter nominative strong)
tilviljunarkenndan (accusative masculine strong)
tilviljunarkennda (accusative feminine strong)
tilviljunarkennt (accusative neuter strong)
tilviljunarkenndum (dative masculine strong)
tilviljunarkenndri (dative feminine strong)
tilviljunarkenndu (dative neuter strong)
tilviljunarkennds (genitive masculine strong)
tilviljunarkenndrar (feminine genitive strong)
tilviljunarkennds (genitive neuter strong)
tilviljunarkenndir (masculine nominative strong)
tilviljunarkenndar (feminine nominative strong)
tilviljunarkennd (neuter nominative strong)
tilviljunarkennda (accusative masculine strong)
tilviljunarkenndar (accusative feminine strong)
tilviljunarkennd (accusative neuter strong)
tilviljunarkenndum (dative strong)
tilviljunarkenndra (genitive strong)
tilviljunarkenndi (masculine nominative weak)
tilviljunarkennda (feminine nominative weak)
tilviljunarkennda (neuter nominative weak)
tilviljunarkennda (masculine weak)
tilviljunarkenndu (feminine weak)
tilviljunarkennda (neuter weak)
tilviljunarkenndu (plural weak)
tilviljunarkenndari (masculine singular weak)
tilviljunarkenndari (feminine singular weak)
tilviljunarkenndara (neuter singular weak)
tilviljunarkenndari (plural weak)
tilviljunarkenndastur (masculine nominative strong)
tilviljunarkenndust (feminine nominative strong)
tilviljunarkenndast (neuter nominative strong)
tilviljunarkenndastan (accusative masculine strong)
tilviljunarkenndasta (accusative feminine strong)
tilviljunarkenndast (accusative neuter strong)
tilviljunarkenndustum (dative masculine strong)
tilviljunarkenndastri (dative feminine strong)
tilviljunarkenndustu (dative neuter strong)
tilviljunarkenndasts (genitive masculine strong)
tilviljunarkenndastrar (feminine genitive strong)
tilviljunarkenndasts (genitive neuter strong)
tilviljunarkenndastir (masculine nominative strong)
tilviljunarkenndastar (feminine nominative strong)
tilviljunarkenndust (neuter nominative strong)
tilviljunarkenndasta (accusative masculine strong)
tilviljunarkenndastar (accusative feminine strong)
tilviljunarkenndust (accusative neuter strong)
tilviljunarkenndustum (dative strong)
tilviljunarkenndastra (genitive strong)
tilviljunarkenndasti (masculine nominative weak)
tilviljunarkenndasta (feminine nominative weak)
tilviljunarkenndasta (neuter nominative weak)
tilviljunarkenndasta (masculine weak)
tilviljunarkenndustu (feminine weak)
tilviljunarkenndasta (neuter weak)
tilviljunarkenndustu (plural weak)

From tilviljun (“coincidence”) + kenndur.


týndur

týndur (comparative týndari, superlative týndastur)

týndari (comparative)
týndastur (superlative)
týndur (masculine nominative strong)
týnd (feminine nominative strong)
týnt (neuter nominative strong)
týndan (accusative masculine strong)
týnda (accusative feminine strong)
týnt (accusative neuter strong)
týndum (dative masculine strong)
týndri (dative feminine strong)
týndu (dative neuter strong)
týnds (genitive masculine strong)
týndrar (feminine genitive strong)
týnds (genitive neuter strong)
týndir (masculine nominative strong)
týndar (feminine nominative strong)
týnd (neuter nominative strong)
týnda (accusative masculine strong)
týndar (accusative feminine strong)
týnd (accusative neuter strong)
týndum (dative strong)
týndra (genitive strong)
týndi (masculine nominative weak)
týnda (feminine nominative weak)
týnda (neuter nominative weak)
týnda (masculine weak)
týndu (feminine weak)
týnda (neuter weak)
týndu (plural weak)
týndari (masculine singular weak)
týndari (feminine singular weak)
týndara (neuter singular weak)
týndari (plural weak)
týndastur (masculine nominative strong)
týndust (feminine nominative strong)
týndast (neuter nominative strong)
týndastan (accusative masculine strong)
týndasta (accusative feminine strong)
týndast (accusative neuter strong)
týndustum (dative masculine strong)
týndastri (dative feminine strong)
týndustu (dative neuter strong)
týndasts (genitive masculine strong)
týndastrar (feminine genitive strong)
týndasts (genitive neuter strong)
týndastir (masculine nominative strong)
týndastar (feminine nominative strong)
týndust (neuter nominative strong)
týndasta (accusative masculine strong)
týndastar (accusative feminine strong)
týndust (accusative neuter strong)
týndustum (dative strong)
týndastra (genitive strong)
týndasti (masculine nominative weak)
týndasta (feminine nominative weak)
týndasta (neuter nominative weak)
týndasta (masculine weak)
týndustu (feminine weak)
týndasta (neuter weak)
týndustu (plural weak)


týnast

Passaðu þig að týnast ekki.

(lit. watch (out) you (yourself) to get lost not) Watch out not to get lost.

Ég vil ekki að þú týnist.

(lit. I want not that you get lost) I don't want you to get lost.


minning

is-noun

minning f (genitive singular minningar, nominative plural minningar)

minningar (genitive singular)
minningar (nominative plural)
minning (indefinite nominative singular)
minningin (definite nominative singular)
minningar (indefinite nominative plural)
minningarnar (definite nominative plural)
minningu (accusative indefinite singular)
minninguna (accusative definite singular)
minningar (accusative indefinite plural)
minningarnar (accusative definite plural)
minningu (dative indefinite singular)
minningunni (dative definite singular)
minningum (dative indefinite plural)
minningunum (dative definite plural)
minningar (genitive indefinite singular)
minningarinnar (definite genitive singular)
minninga (genitive indefinite plural)
minninganna (definite genitive plural)

memory, recollection (particular recollection rather than the general faculty)


minningargripur

minningargripur m (genitive singular minningargrips, nominative plural minningargripir)

minningargrips (genitive singular)
minningargripir (nominative plural)
minningargripur (indefinite nominative singular)
minningargripurinn (definite nominative singular)
minningargripir (indefinite nominative plural)
minningargripirnir (definite nominative plural)
minningargrip (accusative indefinite singular)
minningargripinn (accusative definite singular)
minningargripi (accusative indefinite plural)
minningargripina (accusative definite plural)
minningargrip (dative indefinite singular)
minningargripnum (dative definite singular)
minningargripum (dative indefinite plural)
minningargripunum (dative definite plural)
minningargrips (genitive indefinite singular)
minningargripsins (definite genitive singular)
minningargripa (genitive indefinite plural)
minningargripanna (definite genitive plural)

From minning (“memory”) + gripur (“object, artefact”).


minjagripur

is-noun

minjagripur m (genitive singular minjagrips, nominative plural minjagripir)

minjagrips (genitive singular)
minjagripir (nominative plural)
minjagripur (indefinite nominative singular)
minjagripurinn (definite nominative singular)
minjagripir (indefinite nominative plural)
minjagripirnir (definite nominative plural)
minjagrip (accusative indefinite singular)
minjagripinn (accusative definite singular)
minjagripi (accusative indefinite plural)
minjagripina (accusative definite plural)
minjagrip (dative indefinite singular)
minjagripnum (dative definite singular)
minjagripum (dative indefinite plural)
minjagripunum (dative definite plural)
minjagrips (genitive indefinite singular)
minjagripsins (definite genitive singular)
minjagripa (genitive indefinite plural)
minjagripanna (definite genitive plural)


dagblaðapappír

dagblaðapappír m (genitive singular dagblaðapappírs, no plural)

dagblaðapappírs (genitive singular)
dagblaðapappír (indefinite nominative singular)
dagblaðapappírinn (definite nominative singular)
dagblaðapappír (accusative indefinite singular)
dagblaðapappírinn (accusative definite singular)
dagblaðapappír (dative indefinite singular)
dagblaðapappírnum (dative definite singular)
dagblaðapappírs (genitive indefinite singular)
dagblaðapappírsins (definite genitive singular)

From dagblað (“newspaper”) + pappír (“paper”).


fréttablað

is-noun

fréttablað n (genitive singular fréttablaðs, nominative plural fréttablöð)

fréttablaðs (genitive singular)
fréttablöð (nominative plural)
fréttablað (indefinite nominative singular)
fréttablaðið (definite nominative singular)
fréttablöð (indefinite nominative plural)
fréttablöðin (definite nominative plural)
fréttablað (accusative indefinite singular)
fréttablaðið (accusative definite singular)
fréttablöð (accusative indefinite plural)
fréttablöðin (accusative definite plural)
fréttablaði (dative indefinite singular)
fréttablaðinu (dative definite singular)
fréttablöðum (dative indefinite plural)
fréttablöðunum (dative definite plural)
fréttablaðs (genitive indefinite singular)
fréttablaðsins (definite genitive singular)
fréttablaða (genitive indefinite plural)
fréttablaðanna (definite genitive plural)

an Icelandic newspaper literally meaning


Adam og Eva

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

Why were the first human beings called Adam and Eve?


vera fyrir

Þú ert fyrir.

Þú ert fyrir mér.

Er ég fyrir þér?

Ekki vera fyrir, stráksi.


stráksi

stráksi m (genitive singular stráksa, nominative plural stráksar)

stráksa (genitive singular)
stráksar (nominative plural)
stráksi (indefinite nominative singular)
stráksinn (definite nominative singular)
stráksar (indefinite nominative plural)
stráksarnir (definite nominative plural)
stráksa (accusative indefinite singular)
stráksann (accusative definite singular)
stráksa (accusative indefinite plural)
stráksana (accusative definite plural)
stráksa (dative indefinite singular)
stráksanum (dative definite singular)
stráksum (dative indefinite plural)
stráksunum (dative definite plural)
stráksa (genitive indefinite singular)
stráksans (definite genitive singular)
stráksa (genitive indefinite plural)
stráksanna (definite genitive plural)

(slang) boy, kid, kiddo, a friendly way to address a boy


sofa hjá

head

sofa hjá (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative svaf hjá, third-person plural past indicative sváfu hjá, supine sofið hjá)

svaf hjá (indicative past singular third-person)
sváfu hjá (indicative past plural third-person)
sofið hjá (supine)

Ég hef aldrei sofið hjá karlmanni.

Sofðu hjá mér.

to sleep with, to have sex with [with dative]


leikskóli

is-noun

leikskóli m (genitive singular leikskóla, nominative plural leikskólar)

leikskóla (genitive singular)
leikskólar (nominative plural)
leikskóli (indefinite nominative singular)
leikskólinn (definite nominative singular)
leikskólar (indefinite nominative plural)
leikskólarnir (definite nominative plural)
leikskóla (accusative indefinite singular)
leikskólann (accusative definite singular)
leikskóla (accusative indefinite plural)
leikskólana (accusative definite plural)
leikskóla (dative indefinite singular)
leikskólanum (dative definite singular)
leikskólum (dative indefinite plural)
leikskólunum (dative definite plural)
leikskóla (genitive indefinite singular)
leikskólans (definite genitive singular)
leikskóla (genitive indefinite plural)
leikskólanna (definite genitive plural)

From leikur (“game, play”) + skóli (“school”).


sækja

head

sækja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sótti, supine sótt)

sótti (indicative past singular third-person)
sótt (supine)

From Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to seek out”).

der

Fljótur Snati! Sæktu boltann!

Nennirðu að sækja krakkann úr leikskólanum?

Would you mind picking the kid up from the kindergarten?

Ég sæki íslenskutíma.


bolti

is-noun

bolti m (genitive singular bolta, nominative plural boltar)

bolta (genitive singular)
boltar (nominative plural)
bolti (indefinite nominative singular)
boltinn (definite nominative singular)
boltar (indefinite nominative plural)
boltarnir (definite nominative plural)
bolta (accusative indefinite singular)
boltann (accusative definite singular)
bolta (accusative indefinite plural)
boltana (accusative definite plural)
bolta (dative indefinite singular)
boltanum (dative definite singular)
boltum (dative indefinite plural)
boltunum (dative definite plural)
bolta (genitive indefinite singular)
boltans (definite genitive singular)
bolta (genitive indefinite plural)
boltanna (definite genitive plural)

Related to böllur, but the spelling and usage was likely influenced by French bol, English ball, etc.


trúleysi

trúleysi n (genitive singular trúleysis, no plural)

trúleysis (genitive singular)
trúleysi (indefinite nominative singular)
trúleysið (definite nominative singular)
trúleysi (accusative indefinite singular)
trúleysið (accusative definite singular)
trúleysi (dative indefinite singular)
trúleysinu (dative definite singular)
trúleysis (genitive indefinite singular)
trúleysisins (definite genitive singular)

From trú (“confidence; opinion; religion; belief, faith”) + -leysi (“-lessness”).