eyðimörk

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eyðimǫrk. Equivalent to eyða (“to destroy, to abort”) +‎ mörk (“a forest”). Compare auður (“empty, deserted”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeiːðɪmœr̥k/

Noun

eyðimörk f (genitive singular eyðimerkur or eyðimarkar, nominative plural eyðimerkur)

  1. desert
  2. wasteland

Declension

Declension of eyðimörk (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative eyðimörk eyðimörkin eyðimerkur eyðimerkurnar
accusative eyðimörk eyðimörkina eyðimerkur eyðimerkurnar
dative eyðimörk eyðimörkinni eyðimörkum eyðimörkunum
genitive eyðimerkur, eyðimarkar eyðimerkurinnar, eyðimarkarinnar eyðimarka eyðimarkanna
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.