ölkelda

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ölkelda (“an ale well”), from öl (“ale”) + kelda (“spring, well”).

Noun

ölkelda f (genitive singular ölkeldu, nominative plural ölkeldur)

  1. the name of Icelandic mineral wells, a spring which flows with cold water which appears to be boiling due to the carbonic acid

Declension

Declension of ölkelda (feminine, based on kelda)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ölkelda ölkeldan ölkeldur ölkeldurnar
accusative ölkeldu ölkelduna ölkeldur ölkeldurnar
dative ölkeldu ölkeldunni ölkeldum ölkeldunum
genitive ölkeldu ölkeldunnar ölkeldna ölkeldnanna

Derived terms

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “ölkelda”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
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