kapall
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editkapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)
Declension
editDeclension of kapall | ||||
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m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kapall | kapallinn | kaplar | kaplarnir |
accusative | kapal | kapalinn | kapla | kaplana |
dative | kapli | kaplinum | köplum | köplunum |
genitive | kapals | kapalsins | kapla | kaplanna |
Derived terms
edit- kaplamjólk (“mare's milk”)
Etymology 2
editUltimately from Late Latin capulum, probably through Danish kabel.
Noun
editkapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)
- rope, cable
- (electronics) cable, cord
Declension
editDeclension of kapall | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kapall | kapallinn | kaplar | kaplarnir |
accusative | kapal | kapalinn | kapla | kaplana |
dative | kapli | kaplinum | köplum | köplunum |
genitive | kapals | kapalsins | kapla | kaplanna |
Related terms
editEtymology 3
editAlteration of kaball, which in most of Iceland sounds exactly the same (in the singular).
Noun
editkapall m (genitive singular kapals, nominative plural kaplar)
Declension
editDeclension of kapall | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kapall | kapallinn | kaplar | kaplarnir |
accusative | kapal | kapalinn | kapla | kaplana |
dative | kapli | kaplinum | köplum | köplunum |
genitive | kapals | kapalsins | kapla | kaplanna |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)