fjöður

See also: fjøður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjǫðr (“feather”), from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én- (“feather, wing”), from *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fjœːðʏr]
    Rhymes: -œːðʏr

Noun

fjöður f (genitive singular fjaðrar, nominative plural fjaðrir)

  1. feather
  2. spring (device)
    Synonym: gormur

Declension

Declension of fjöður (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fjöður fjöðrin fjaðrir fjaðrirnar
accusative fjöður fjöðrina fjaðrir fjaðrirnar
dative fjöður fjöðrinni fjöðrum fjöðrunum
genitive fjaðrar fjaðrarinnar fjaðra fjaðranna

Derived terms

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