heimsstyrjöld
Icelandic
Noun
heimsstyrjöld f (genitive singular heimsstyrjaldar, nominative plural heimsstyrjaldir)
- world war (a war involving the major nations of the world)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heimsstyrjöld | heimsstyrjöldin | heimsstyrjaldir | heimsstyrjaldirnar |
| accusative | heimsstyrjöld | heimsstyrjöldina | heimsstyrjaldir | heimsstyrjaldirnar |
| dative | heimsstyrjöld | heimsstyrjöldinni | heimsstyrjöldum | heimsstyrjöldunum |
| genitive | heimsstyrjaldar | heimsstyrjaldarinnar | heimsstyrjalda | heimsstyrjaldanna |
Derived terms
- fyrri heimsstyrjöldin (“First World War, World War I”)
- síðari heimsstyrjöldin (“Second World War, World War II”)
Further reading
- “heimsstyrjöld” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)