mállýska

Icelandic

Alternative forms

  • mállýzka (former standard spelling)

Etymology

From mál (“language, speech”) +‎ lýska (“habit, custom”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaul.liska/

Noun

mállýska f (genitive singular mállýsku, nominative plural mállýskur)

  1. dialect

Declension

Declension of mállýska (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mállýska mállýskan mállýskur mállýskurnar
accusative mállýsku mállýskuna mállýskur mállýskurnar
dative mállýsku mállýskunni mállýskum mállýskunum
genitive mállýsku mállýskunnar mállýskna mállýsknanna

Derived terms

  • einkamállýska (“idiolect”)
  • stéttamállýska (“sociolect”)
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