kollur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kollr, from Proto-Germanic *kullaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔtlʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɔtlʏr

Noun

kollur m (genitive singular kolls, nominative plural kollar)

1. a rounded protrusion, such as a rounded mountaintop, or a tussock
2. crown (topmost part of the head), or the whole head by extension
3. a term of endearment for a child
4. stool (backless chair)
5. a hornless male animal (bull, ram)

Declension

declension of kollur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kollur	kollurinn	kollar	kollarnir
accusative	koll	kollinn	kolla	kollana
dative	kolli	kollinum	kollum	kollunum
genitive	kolls	kollsins	kolla	kollanna

Synonyms

• (stool): stóll
• (head): höfuð, (informal) haus
• (crown): hvirfill

Derived terms

• falla um koll
• kinka kolli
• koll af kolli

Noun

kollur

1. inflection of kolla:
   1. indefinite nominative plural
   2. indefinite accusative plural