disklingur

Icelandic

Etymology

A late 20th century neologism designed to make a calque of English diskette. From diskur (“disk”) +‎ -lingur (“-et, -ette”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪskliŋkʏr/

Noun

disklingur m (genitive singular disklings, nominative plural disklingar)

1. diskette, floppy disk

Declension

declension of disklingur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	disklingur	disklingurinn	disklingar	disklingarnir
accusative	diskling	disklinginn	disklinga	disklingana
dative	disklingi	disklingnum	disklingum	disklingunum
genitive	disklings	disklingsins	disklinga	disklinganna

Synonyms

• disketta