marglytta
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
mar (“sea (poetic)”) + glytta, the latter term being of unclear origin but assumed to be an alteration of glitta (“something that glints”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
marglytta f (genitive singular marglyttu, nominative plural marglyttur)
Declension edit
declension of marglytta
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | marglytta | marglyttan | marglyttur | marglytturnar |
| accusative | marglyttu | marglyttuna | marglyttur | marglytturnar |
| dative | marglyttu | marglyttunni | marglyttum | marglyttunum |
| genitive | marglyttu | marglyttunnar | marglytta | marglyttanna |
See also edit
- marglita (“multi-colored”)
Further reading edit
- “marglytta” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)