hvalreki

Icelandic

Etymology

From hvalur +‎ reki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvaːlrɛkʲɪ/

Noun

hvalreki m (genitive singular hvalreka, nominative plural hvalrekar)

  1. A beached whale
  2. A windfall, godsend, lucky break (a large and unexpected stroke of luck)

Declension

Declension of hvalreki (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvalreki hvalrekinn hvalrekar hvalrekarnir
accusative hvalreka hvalrekann hvalreka hvalrekana
dative hvalreka hvalrekanum hvalrekum hvalrekunum
genitive hvalreka hvalrekans hvalreka hvalrekanna

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “hvalur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “hvalreki”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “hvalreki” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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