eyðimörk

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eyðimǫrk. Equivalent to eyða (“to destroy, to abort”) +‎ mörk (“a forest”). Compare auður (“empty, deserted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiːðɪmœr̥k/

Noun

eyðimörk f (genitive singular eyðimerkur, nominative plural eyðimerkur)

1. desert
2. wasteland

Declension

declension of eyðimörk

f-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eyðimörk	eyðimörkin	eyðimerkur	eyðimerkurnar
accusative	eyðimörk	eyðimörkina	eyðimerkur	eyðimerkurnar
dative	eyðimörk	eyðimörkinni	eyðimörkum	eyðimörkunum
genitive	eyðimerkur	eyðimerkurinnar	eyðimarka	eyðimarkanna