fíll
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse fíll, from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Persian پیل (pīl).[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
fíll m (genitive singular fíls, nominative plural fílar)
- an elephant (Elephantidae)
DeclensionEdit
declension of fíll
Derived termsEdit
- afríkufíll (“African elephant”)
- asíufíll (“Asian elephant”)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “On Icelandic”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1], accessed 6 September 2011, archived from the original on 8 March 2014
Old NorseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Persian پیل (pīl).
NounEdit
fíll m (genitive fíls, plural fílar)
- elephant (Elephantidae)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of fíll (strong a-stem)