jökull

See also: Jökull and jǫkull

Icelandic

FWOTD – 3 February 2013

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫkull, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz. Diminutive of jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjœːkʏtl̥/
    Rhymes: -œːkʏtl̥

Noun

jökull m (genitive singular jökuls, nominative plural jöklar)

  1. glacier
    • 1886, Benedikt Gröndal, Sagan af Heljarslóðarorrustu:
      Þar er klofsnjór á sumrum, en jökull á vetrum.
      There is hip-deep snow in summer, but glacier in winter.

Declension

Declension of jökull (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jökull jökullinn jöklar jöklarnir
accusative jökul jökulinn jökla jöklana
dative jökli jöklinum jöklum jöklunum
genitive jökuls jökulsins jökla jöklanna

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Danish: jøkel
  • → English: jokul
  • → Swedish: jökel

References

  1. ^ JÖKULL from Cleasby/Vigfusson
  2. ^ jøkel substantiv, fælleskøn

Further reading

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