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Etymology

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From Old Norse stífla (to stop up, dam, choke).

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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stífla f (genitive singular stíflu, nominative plural stíflur)

  1. dam
  2. jam, stoppage, blockage, clog

Declension

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    Declension of stífla
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stífla stíflan stíflur stíflurnar
accusative stíflu stífluna stíflur stíflurnar
dative stíflu stíflunni stíflum stíflunum
genitive stíflu stíflunnar stífla/stíflna stíflanna/stíflnanna

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Verb

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stífla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stíflaði, supine stíflað)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to dam, to create a dam
  2. (transitive, governs the accusative) to stop up, to clog, to jam, to block up

Conjugation

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