leðurblaka
Icelandic
Etymology
Compound of leður (“leather”) + blaka (“to flap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛːðʏrˌplaːkʰa/, [ˈlɛːð̠ʏrˌplɐːkʰɐ], [-ð̠ʏɾ-]
Noun
leðurblaka f (genitive singular leðurblöku, nominative plural leðurblökur)
- bat (flying mammal)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | leðurblaka | leðurblakan | leðurblökur | leðurblökurnar |
| accusative | leðurblöku | leðurblökuna | leðurblökur | leðurblökurnar |
| dative | leðurblöku | leðurblökunni | leðurblökum | leðurblökunum |
| genitive | leðurblöku | leðurblökunnar | leðurblakna, leðurblaka | leðurblaknanna, leðurblakanna |
Further reading
- “leðurblaka” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)