björgunarhringur

Icelandic

Etymology

From björgun (“rescue”) +‎ hringur (“ring”).

Noun

björgunarhringur m (genitive singular björgunarhrings, nominative plural björgunarhringir or björgunarhringar)

  1. life preserver (generally ring-shaped), life ring
  2. (informal) belly fat on a person

Declension

Declension of björgunarhringur (masculine, based on hringur)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative björgunarhringur björgunarhringurinn björgunarhringir, björgunarhringar björgunarhringirnir, björgunarhringarnir
accusative björgunarhring björgunarhringinn björgunarhringi, björgunarhringa björgunarhringina, björgunarhringana
dative björgunarhring björgunarhringnum björgunarhringjum, björgunarhringum björgunarhringjunum, björgunarhringunum
genitive björgunarhrings björgunarhringsins björgunarhringja, björgunarhringa björgunarhringjanna, björgunarhringanna
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