gamlárskvöld

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally “old year’s eve”, from gamall (“old”) +‎ ár (“year”) +‎ kvöld (“evening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkamlaur̥ʂˌkʰvœlt]

Noun

gamlárskvöld n (genitive singular gamlárskvölds, nominative plural gamlárskvöld)

1. New Year’s Eve

Declension

declension of gamlárskvöld

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gamlárskvöld	gamlárskvöldið	gamlárskvöld	gamlárskvöldin
accusative	gamlárskvöld	gamlárskvöldið	gamlárskvöld	gamlárskvöldin
dative	gamlárskvöldi	gamlárskvöldinu	gamlárskvöldum	gamlárskvöldunum
genitive	gamlárskvölds	gamlárskvöldsins	gamlárskvölda	gamlárskvöldanna

Related terms

• nýársdagur m (“New Year's Day”)

Further reading

• “gamlárskvöld” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)