blundur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blundur, related to blindr (“blind”); both are from Proto-Germanic *blindaz. See also Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (blinds), Old English blind.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplʏntʏr/
• Rhymes: -ʏntʏr

Noun

blundur m (genitive singular blunds, nominative plural blundir)

1. nap (short period of sleep)

Declension

declension of blundur

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	blundur	blundurinn	blundir	blundirnir
accusative	blund	blundinn	blundi	blundina
dative	blundi	blundinum	blundum	blundunum
genitive	blunds	blundsins	blunda	blundanna

Derived terms

• blunda (“to nap, to doze”)

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “455”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 455