stökkull
Icelandic
editPronunciation
editNoun
editstökkull m (genitive singular stökkuls, nominative plural stökklar)
- bottlenose dolphin
- (mythology) a whale that hunts ships to destroy them
- (genetics) transposon, jumping gene
- (historical) aspergillum (rod used by Catholic priests to sprinkle holy water on churchgoers)
Declension
editDeclension of stökkull | ||||
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m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stökkull | stökkullinn | stökklar | stökklarnir |
accusative | stökkul | stökkulinn | stökkla | stökklana |
dative | stökkli | stökklinum | stökklum | stökklunum |
genitive | stökkuls | stökkulsins | stökkla | stökklanna |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editDerived terms
- eðjustökkull (mudskipper)
- IS-stökkull (IS-element)
- P-stökkull (P-element)
- retróstökkull (retroposon)
- samsettur stökkull (a composite transposon)
- stökkhveli
- stökkvill
- vatnsstökkull
- víxlstökkull (retroposon)