grýlukerti

Icelandic

Etymology

Likely from Grýla (“a folkloric ogress”) +‎ kerti (“candle”). Probably derived from the fact that icicles look a lot like the stalactites found in caves and that since Grýla lives in a cave she would have used them as candles.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkriːlʏˌcʰɛr̥tɪ/

Noun

grýlukerti n (genitive singular grýlukertis, nominative plural grýlukerti)

  1. icicle

Declension

Declension of grýlukerti (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grýlukerti grýlukertið grýlukerti grýlukertin
accusative grýlukerti grýlukertið grýlukerti grýlukertin
dative grýlukerti grýlukertinu grýlukertum grýlukertunum
genitive grýlukertis grýlukertisins grýlukerta grýlukertanna
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