sporvagn
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From spor (“a trail”) + vagn (“cart, wagon, carriage”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sporvagn m (genitive singular sporvagns, nominative plural sporvagnar)
- a tram, a streetcar; (a passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road)
- Synonym: (North America, colloquial) strítkar
Declension edit
declension of sporvagn
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sporvagn | sporvagninn | sporvagnar | sporvagnarnir |
| accusative | sporvagn | sporvagninn | sporvagna | sporvagnana |
| dative | sporvagni | sporvagninum | sporvögnum | sporvögnunum |
| genitive | sporvagns | sporvagnsins | sporvagna | sporvagnanna |
Further reading edit
- “sporvagn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)