Eldjárn
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Eldjárn, composed from eldr (“fire”) (Icelandic eldur) and járn (“iron”) (Icelandic járn). The family name transferred from the given name and is used by the descendants of Kristján Eldjárn Þórarinsson (1843-1917).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Eldjárn m
- a male given name
- a surname
Declension edit
Note: Commonly uninflected when used as a surname.
declension of Eldjárn
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Eldjárn | Eldjárninn | Eldjárnar | Eldjárnarnir |
| accusative | Eldjárn | Eldjárninn | Eldjárna | Eldjárnana |
| dative | Eldjárni | Eldjárninum | Eldjárnum | Eldjárnunum |
| genitive | Eldjárns | Eldjárnsins | Eldjárna | Eldjárnanna |