kollhnís
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kollhnís (“a somersault”), from kollr (“a top, a summit”) and hnísa (“a dolphin”), see also the Old Norse stingast kollhnís (“to make a somersault”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔtl.n̥iːs/
Noun
kollhnís m (genitive singular kollhníss, nominative plural kollhnísar)
- somersault
- Synonym: heljarstökk
Usage notes
- The world kollhnís is mainly used in its accusative form kollhnís (“a somersault”).
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kollhnís | kollhnísinn | kollhnísar | kollhnísarnir |
| accusative | kollhnís | kollhnísinn | kollhnísa | kollhnísana |
| dative | kollhnís | kollhnísnum | kollhnísum | kollhnísunum |
| genitive | kollhníss | kollhníssins | kollhnísa | kollhnísanna |
Derived terms
- fara kollhnís (“to do a somersault, to turn somersaults”)
- steypa sér kollhnís (“to do a somersault, to turn somersaults”)
- stingast kollhnís (“to do a somersault, to turn somersaults”)