merking
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
merking (plural merkings)
- A mermaid king; the king of the merfolk.
- 2002, Sarah Hines Stephen, Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid: And Other Stories:
- The merking's castle stood in the very deepest spot. The palace walls were made of coral. The roof was oyster shells. And the windows stood open to let the fish swim in and out.
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
merking f (genitive singular merkingar, nominative plural merkingar)
Declension edit
declension of merking
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | merking | merkingin | merkingar | merkingarnar |
| accusative | merkingu | merkinguna | merkingar | merkingarnar |
| dative | merkingu | merkingunni | merkingum | merkingunum |
| genitive | merkingar | merkingarinnar | merkinga | merkinganna |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “merking” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)