snjókarl
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom snjór (“snow”) + karl (“a man”).
Noun
editsnjókarl m (genitive singular snjókarls, nominative plural snjókarlar)
- snowman (sculpture of a person made of snow)
Usage notes
editNot to be confused with snjómaður.
Declension
editdeclension of snjókarl
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | snjókarl | snjókarlinn | snjókarlar | snjókarlarnir |
accusative | snjókarl | snjókarlinn | snjókarla | snjókarlana |
dative | snjókarli | snjókarlinum | snjókörlum | snjókörlunum |
genitive | snjókarls | snjókarlsins | snjókarla | snjókarlanna |
Further reading
edit- “snjókarl” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)