hleifur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̥eiːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -eiːvʏr

Noun

hleifur m (genitive singular hleifs, nominative plural hleifar)

1. loaf (of bread)

Declension

declension of hleifur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hleifur	hleifurinn	hleifar	hleifarnir
accusative	hleif	hleifinn	hleifa	hleifana
dative	hleifi / hleif	hleifinum / hleifnum	hleifum	hleifunum
genitive	hleifs	hleifsins	hleifa	hleifanna

Derived terms

• berghleifur
• brauðhleifur
• graníthleifur
• hveitihleifur
• kvikuhleifur
• osthleifur