hlaðvarp
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom hlaða niður (“download”) + varp (“cast”).
Noun
edithlaðvarp n (genitive singular hlaðvarps, nominative plural hlaðvörp)
Usage notes
editAs of 2022, the term is still a relative neologism. While it is common in formal written language and amongst speakers who eschew foreignisms, the term podcast is more common in colloquial speech.
Declension
editdeclension of hlaðvarp
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hlaðvarp | hlaðvarpið | hlaðvörp | hlaðvörpin |
accusative | hlaðvarp | hlaðvarpið | hlaðvörp | hlaðvörpin |
dative | hlaðvarpi | hlaðvarpinu | hlaðvörpum | hlaðvörpunum |
genitive | hlaðvarps | hlaðvarpsins | hlaðvarpa | hlaðvarpanna |
Synonyms
edit- podcast (very common in colloquial speech)
- poddið (slang)
- netvarp (neologism used in the mid-2000s, no longer in use)
Further reading
edit- “hlaðvarp” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)