ánamaðkur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

  • ánumaðkur, ámumaðkur

Etymology

Variation of ámumaðkur, from áma (“type of skin rash”) +‎ maðkur (“worm”). In folk religion the skin rash was associated with earthworms, either as the cause or as the cure. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈauːnaˌmaθkʏr/

Noun

ánamaðkur m (genitive singular ánamaðks, nominative plural ánamaðkar)

  1. earthworm (animal)
    Synonym: slöngumaðkur

Declension

Declension of ánamaðkur (masculine, based on maðkur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ánamaðkur ánamaðkurinn ánamaðkar ánamaðkarnir
accusative ánamaðk ánamaðkinn ánamaðka ánamaðkana
dative ánamaðki ánamaðkinum, ánamaðknum ánamöðkum ánamöðkunum
genitive ánamaðks ánamaðksins ánamaðka ánamaðkanna

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN, pages 16, 17 (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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