pollur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse pollr, from Proto-Germanic *pullaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰɔtlʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtlʏr

Noun

pollur m (genitive singular polls, nominative plural pollar)

  1. a small pond, pool, puddle
    Hvar eru krakkarnir? - Þeir eru bara að sulla í pollunum.
    Where are the kids? - They’re just splashing about in the puddles.
  2. (definite, informal) the ocean
    út yfir pollinn
    out across the sea, i.e. away from Iceland to a foreign country

Declension

Declension of pollur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pollur pollurinn pollar pollarnir
accusative poll pollinn polla pollana
dative polli pollinum pollum pollunum
genitive polls pollsins polla pollanna

Derived terms

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