fíll
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fíll, from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Classical Persian پیل (pīl).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fitl]
- Rhymes: -itl
- Homophones: fýll
Noun
fíll m (genitive singular fíls, nominative plural fílar)
- elephant
- Af hverju eru fílar með svona langt nef?
- Why do elephants have such long noses?
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fíll | fíllinn | fílar | fílarnir |
| accusative | fíl | fílinn | fíla | fílana |
| dative | fíl | fílnum | fílum | fílunum |
| genitive | fíls | fílsins | fíla | fílanna |
Derived terms
- afríkufíll (“African elephant”)
- asíufíll (“Asian elephant”)
See also
References
- ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 6 September 2011 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014
Old Norse
Etymology
From Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Classical Persian پیل (pīl).
Noun
fíll m (genitive fíls, plural fílar)
- elephant (Elephantidae)
- Synonym: (rare) alpandýr
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fíll | fíllinn | fílar | fílarnir |
| accusative | fíl | fílinn | fíla | fílana |
| dative | fíli | fílinum | fílum | fílunum |
| genitive | fíls | fílsins | fíla | fílanna |
Derived terms
- fílaland
- fílbein
- fílsbein
- fílsbeinskanna
- fílsleggr
- fílstǫnn