þvottasnúra

Icelandic

Etymology

From þvotta (“of laundry, of washings”, genitive plural of þvottur (“laundry, a washing”)) +‎ snúra (“a chord, a line, a clothesline”).

Noun

þvottasnúra f (genitive singular þvottasnúru, nominative plural þvottasnúrur)

  1. a clothesline
    Synonym: snúra
    Strengdu þvottasnúruna. ― Pull the clothesline taut.

Declension

Declension of þvottasnúra (feminine, based on snúra)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þvottasnúra þvottasnúran þvottasnúrur þvottasnúrurnar
accusative þvottasnúru þvottasnúruna þvottasnúrur þvottasnúrurnar
dative þvottasnúru þvottasnúrunni þvottasnúrum þvottasnúrunum
genitive þvottasnúru þvottasnúrunnar þvottasnúra þvottasnúranna

References

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