nafli
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaplɪ/
- Rhymes: -aplɪ
Noun
nafli m (genitive singular nafla, nominative plural naflar)
- (anatomy) a navel, a belly button
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nafli | naflinn | naflar | naflarnir |
| accusative | nafla | naflann | nafla | naflana |
| dative | nafla | naflanum | nöflum | nöflunum |
| genitive | nafla | naflans | nafla | naflanna |
Derived terms
- hljóða út á sér naflann
- naflabindi n
- naflabólga f
- naflagat n
- naflagras n
- naflagróinn
- naflahaull m
- naflakviðslit n
- naflarauf f
- naflasjónarmið n
- naflaskoðun f
- naflastaður m
- naflastrengur m
- naflasvín n
- skæla út á sér naflann
- ýsunafli m
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *nabalô (“navel”). Cognate with Old English nafola, Old Frisian navla, Old Saxon *navalo, Old Dutch *navalo, Old High German nabalo.
Noun
nafli m (genitive nafla)
- a navel
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nafli | naflinn | naflar | naflarnir |
| accusative | nafla | naflann | nafla | naflana |
| dative | nafla | naflanum | nǫflum | nǫflunum |
| genitive | nafla | naflans | nafla | naflanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: nafli
- Faroese: nalvi
- Norwegian: navle
- Old Swedish: nafle
- Swedish: navel
- Old Danish: navle
- Danish: navle
- Elfdalian: navel
- Gutnish: navel, navle, navli
Further reading
Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “nafli”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive