Falstur

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse Falstr, probably from a Germanic stem *fal-, related to Old Swedish fala (“plain”) and Proto-Slavic *poľe (“field”). Could possibly instead be from *falh-, derived from the root of fela (“to hide”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfalstʏr/
Rhymes: -alstʏr

Proper noun edit

Falstur n

Falster (Danish island)

Declension edit

declension of Falstur

	indefinite
n-s	singular
nominative	Falstur
accusative	Falstur
dative	Falstri
genitive	Falsturs

References edit

“Falstur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)