kapall
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
kapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)
Declension edit
declension of kapall
Derived terms edit
- kaplamjólk (“mare's milk”)
Etymology 2 edit
Ultimately from Late Latin capulum, probably through Danish kabel.
Noun edit
kapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)
- rope, cable
- (electronics) cable, cord
Declension edit
declension of kapall
Related terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Alteration of kaball, which in most of Iceland sounds exactly the same (in the singular).
Noun edit
kapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)
Declension edit
declension of kapall
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)