grýlukerti
Icelandic
editEtymology
editLikely from Grýla (“a folkloric ogress”) + kerti (“candle”). Probably derived from the fact that icicles look a lot like the stalactites found in caves and that since Grýla lives in a cave she would have used them as candles.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgrýlukerti n (genitive singular grýlukertis, nominative plural grýlukerti)
Declension
editDeclension of grýlukerti | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | grýlukerti | grýlukertið | grýlukerti | grýlukertin |
accusative | grýlukerti | grýlukertið | grýlukerti | grýlukertin |
dative | grýlukerti | grýlukertinu | grýlukertum | grýlukertunum |
genitive | grýlukertis | grýlukertisins | grýlukerta | grýlukertanna |