marmennill

English

Etymology

From Icelandic and Old Norse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹməˌnɪl/

Noun

marmennill (plural marmennills)

  1. A fabled marine male creature usually represented as having the head, trunk, and arms of a man and a lower part like the tail of a fish.

References

  • (etymology) Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, By Sabine Baring-Gould, Rivingtons,1873, page 504 [1]

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmar.mɛnːɪtl/

Noun

marmennill m (genitive singular marmennils, nominative plural marmennlar)

  1. (mythology) merman, marmennill
    Synonym: marbendill

Declension

Declension of marmennill (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative marmennill marmennillinn marmennlar marmennlarnir
accusative marmennil marmennilinn marmennla marmennlana
dative marmennli marmennlinum marmennlum marmennlunum
genitive marmennils marmennilsins marmennla marmennlanna
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