tordýfill
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *turdawibilaz. torð- ("excrement", cognate with turd) and yfill (an old word for beetle), the whole word going through a series of changes and folk etymology.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tordýfill m (genitive singular tordýfils, nominative plural tordýflar)
Declension edit
declension of tordýfill
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tordýfill | tordýfillinn | tordýflar | tordýflarnir |
| accusative | tordýfil | tordýfilinn | tordýfla | tordýflana |
| dative | tordýfli | tordýflinum | tordýflum | tordýflunum |
| genitive | tordýfils | tordýfilsins | tordýfla | tordýflanna |
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)