jøkul
See also: Jøkul
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse jǫkull, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz. Diminutive of Old Norse jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”).
Noun edit
jøkul m (genitive singular jøkuls, plural jøklar)
Declension edit
Declension of jøkul | ||||
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m21 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | jøkul | jøkulin | jøklar | jøklarnir |
accusative | jøkul | jøkulin | jøklar | jøklarnar |
dative | jøkli | jøklinum | jøklum | jøklunum |
genitive | jøkuls | jøkulsins | jøkla | jøklanna |
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Dialects
Etymology edit
From Old Norse jǫkull, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz. Diminutive of jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”), whence also jake. Cognate with Faroese jøkul, Icelandic jökull and English ickle (> icicle).
Noun edit
jøkul m (definite singular jøkulen, indefinite plural jøklar, definite plural jøklane)
References edit
- “jøkul” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.