flói

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse flōi (“marsh, swamp”), from Proto-Germanic *flōduz (“river”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflouːɪ/
• Rhymes: -ouːɪ

Noun

flói m (genitive singular flóa, nominative plural flóar)

1. bay, gulf
2. marshy ground

Declension

declension of flói

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	flói	flóinn	flóar	flóarnir
accusative	flóa	flóann	flóa	flóana
dative	flóa	flóanum	flóum	flóunum
genitive	flóa	flóans	flóa	flóanna

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 2419, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 2419

Anagrams

• lófi