meitill
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse meitill, from Proto-Germanic *maitilaz. Cognate with Faroese meitil and Norwegian Nynorsk meitel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeiːtɪtl/
- Rhymes: -eiːtɪtl
Noun
meitill m (genitive singular meitils, nominative plural meitlar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | meitill | meitillinn | meitlar | meitlarnir |
| accusative | meitil | meitilinn | meitla | meitlana |
| dative | meitli | meitlinum | meitlum | meitlunum |
| genitive | meitils | meitilsins | meitla | meitlanna |
Derived terms
- meitla (“to chisel”)