mælir

Icelandic

Etymology

Ultimately from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *mēlą in the "measurement" sense; see there for more.[1]

Noun

mælir m (genitive singular mælis, nominative plural mælar)

  1. meter (measuring device)

Declension

Declension of mælir (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mælir mælirinn mælar mælarnir
accusative mæli mælinn mæla mælana
dative mæli mælinum mælum mælunum
genitive mælis mælisins mæla mælanna

Derived terms

  • mæla (“to measure”, verb)

References

  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “mælir”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Old Norse

Verb

mælir

  1. inflection of mæla:
    1. second/third-person singular present active indicative
    2. second-person singular present active subjunctive
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