fífill
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiːvɪtl/
- Rhymes: -iːvɪtl
Noun
fífill m (genitive singular fífils, nominative plural fíflar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fífill | fífillinn | fíflar | fíflarnir |
| accusative | fífil | fífilinn | fífla | fíflana |
| dative | fífli | fíflinum | fíflum | fíflunum |
| genitive | fífils | fífilsins | fífla | fíflanna |
Derived terms
- brekkufífill (“Hieracium macrocomum”)
- fagurfífill (“daisy (Bellis perennis)”)
- fellafífill (“alpine hawkweed (Hieracium alpinum)”)
- fjalldalafífill (“water avens (Geum rivale)”)
- glitfífill (“dahlia”)
- glæsifífill (“Hieracium elegantiforme”)
- hjartafífill (“marsh hawksbeard, Crepis paludosa”)
- hóffífill (“coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara”)
- íslandsfífill (“Icelandic hawkweed, Pilosella floribunda”)
- jakobsfífill (“alpine fleabane, Erigeron alpiniformis”)
- krossfífill (“common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris”)
- skarifífill (“autumn hawkbit, Scorzoneroides autumnalis”)
- skrautfífill (“thule hawkweed, Hieracium thulense”)
- sæfífill (“sea anemone”)
- túnfífill (“common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale”)
See also
Old Norse
Etymology
Probably from an altered form of fífl (“monster, giant; idiot”), with hypothetical pre-form *fimflaz, referring to the flower's "expended" spherical buds.[1][2]
Noun
fífill m (genitive fífils, plural fíflar)
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fífill | fífillinn | fíflar | fíflarnir |
| accusative | fífil | fífilinn | fífla | fíflana |
| dative | fífli | fíflinum | fíflum | fíflunum |
| genitive | fífils | fífilsins | fífla | fíflanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: fífill
References
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “fífill”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary][1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 119
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “fífill”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fífill”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive