maurastríð

Icelandic

Etymology

Composed of maur +‎ stríð, literally “ant war”, describing the tiny moving dots. Calque of Danish myrekrig. Compare Swedish myrornas krig, German Ameisenkrieg.

Noun

maurastríð n (genitive singular maurastríðs, no plural)

  1. (informal) TV static, monitor snow

Declension

Declension of maurastríð (sg-only neuter, based on stríð)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative maurastríð maurastríðið
accusative maurastríð maurastríðið
dative maurastríði maurastríðinu
genitive maurastríðs maurastríðsins
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