tálmi

See also: talmi and Talmi

Icelandic

Etymology

Related to tálma. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tálmi m (genitive singular tálma, nominative plural tálmar)

1. an obstacle, a hindrance, a restraint, a blocker
   • 2009, Columbus in the movie Zombieland

     Þú ert eins og risastór typpatálmi sem var framleiddur á leynilegri rannsóknarstofu stjórnarinnar.

     You're like a giant cock-blocking robot, like developed in a secret fucking government lab.

Declension

declension of tálmi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tálmi	tálminn	tálmar	tálmarnir
accusative	tálma	tálmann	tálma	tálmana
dative	tálma	tálmanum	tálmum	tálmunum
genitive	tálma	tálmans	tálma	tálmanna

Derived terms

Derived terms

• áþreifanlegur tálmi (physical barrier)
• blæðingartálmi (stain blocker)
• efnafræðilegur tálmi (chemical barrier)
• jarðfræðilegur tálmi (geological barrier)
• líffræðilegur tálmi (biological barrier)
• tæringartálmi (corrosion inhibitor)
• virkur plasttálmi (plastic functional barrier)

Related terms

• tálma