geymsla

Icelandic

Etymology

geyma (to store, keep) +‎ -sla (nominal suffix).[1]

Noun

geymsla f (genitive singular geymslu, nominative plural geymslur)

  1. storage
    Synonyms: gæsla, varðveisla
  2. storage room
    Synonym: geymslustaður

Declension

Declension of geymsla (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geymsla geymslan geymslur geymslurnar
accusative geymslu geymsluna geymslur geymslurnar
dative geymslu geymslunni geymslum geymslunum
genitive geymslu geymslunnar geymslna geymslnanna

Derived terms

  • geymsluaðferð
  • geymslubragð
  • geymslugreiðsla
  • geymsluhólf
  • geymsluhúsnæði
  • geymsluloft
  • geymslupláss
  • geymslurými
  • geymsluskúr
  • geymslustaður
  • geymsluþol

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “geymsla”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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