spjald

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spjald, speld, from Proto-Germanic *speldą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spjalt/

  Rhymes: -alt

Verb

spjald n (genitive singular spjalds, nominative plural spjöld)

1. card
2. cover (of a book)
3. a written notice, sign
4. slate (for writing)
5. (basketball) backboard

Declension

declension of spjald

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spjald	spjaldið	spjöld	spjöldin
accusative	spjald	spjaldið	spjöld	spjöldin
dative	spjaldi	spjaldinu	spjöldum	spjöldunum
genitive	spjalds	spjaldsins	spjalda	spjaldanna

Synonyms

• (card): kort
• (cover): bókarspjald
• (sign): skilti

Derived terms

• lesa spjaldanna á milli