hlátur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlátr, from Proto-Germanic *hlahtraz (from *hlah- (“laugh”) ), whence also Danish latter, English laughter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̥auːtʏr/

  Rhymes: -auːtʏr

Noun

hlátur m (genitive singular hláturs or hlátrar, nominative plural hlátrar)

1. laughter, a laugh, the act of laughing

Declension

Declension of hlátur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlátur	hláturinn	hlátrar	hlátrarnir
accusative	hlátur	hláturinn	hlátra	hlátrana
dative	hlátri	hlátrinum	hlátrum	hlátrunum
genitive	hláturs, hlátrar	hlátursins, hlátrarins	hlátra	hlátranna

Derived terms

• hlátur- (“gelastic”)
• hláturinn lengir lífið