stuðull

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stuðill, from the verb styðja (“to support”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstʏːðʏtl/

  Rhymes: -ʏːðʏtl

Noun

stuðull m (genitive singular stuðuls, nominative plural stuðular)

1. something which supports; supporter
2. (geology) a column of rock in trap rock
3. (prosody) the first letters in one or two words which alliterates with the höfuðstafur
4. (mathematics) coefficient

Derived terms

• stuðlaberg