dægurlag

Icelandic

Etymology

From dægur (“period of twelve hours”) +‎ lag (“song”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaiːɣʏrˌlaːɣ/

Noun

dægurlag n (genitive singular dægurlags, nominative plural dægurlög)

  1. (somewhat dated) a pop song, a popular song with a light melody
    Synonyms: smellur, slagari (“hit song”)

Usage notes

This term is no longer commonly used to refer to modern pop songs, but it is used to refer to old popular songs (from ca. 1950–1990).

Declension

Declension of dægurlag (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dægurlag dægurlagið dægurlög dægurlögin
accusative dægurlag dægurlagið dægurlög dægurlögin
dative dægurlagi dægurlaginu dægurlögum dægurlögunum
genitive dægurlags dægurlagsins dægurlaga dægurlaganna
  • dægurlangur (“ephemeral”)
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