mölur

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse mǫlr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmœːlʏr/
  • Rhymes: -œːlʏr

Noun

mölur m (genitive singular möls, nominative plural melir)

  1. clothes moth
    Synonym: mölfiðrildi

Declension

Declension of mölur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative mölur mölurinn melir melirnir
accusative möl mölinn meli melina
dative möl, meli mölnum, melnum mölum mölunum
genitive möls mölsins — —

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “mölur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “mölur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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