snjókarl

Icelandic

Etymology

From snjór (“snow”) + karl (“a man”).

Noun

snjókarl m (genitive singular snjókarls, nominative plural snjókarlar)

1. snowman (sculpture of a person made of snow)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with snjómaður.

Declension

declension 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

• “snjókarl” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)