hellir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hellir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛtlɪr/
    Rhymes: -ɛtlɪr

Noun

hellir m (genitive singular hellis, nominative plural hellar)

  1. a cave

Declension

Declension of hellir (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hellir hellirinn hellar hellarnir
accusative helli hellinn hella hellana
dative helli hellinum hellum hellunum
genitive hellis hellisins hella hellanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hallijaz, from *halluz (“stone, rock”) + *-jaz.

Noun

hellir m (genitive hellis, plural hellar)

  1. cave, cavern

Declension

Declension of hellir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hellir hellirinn hellar hellarnir
accusative helli hellinn hella hellana
dative helli hellinum hellum hellunum
genitive hellis hellisins hella hellanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hellir
  • Faroese: helli
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heller

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hellir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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