sporður

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sporðr. Compare Norwegian spord, Swedish spol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɔrðʏr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrðʏr

Noun

sporður m (genitive singular sporðs, nominative plural sporðar)

  1. tail (of a fish)
  2. fluke (of a whale)

Declension

Declension of sporður (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sporður sporðurinn sporðar sporðarnir
accusative sporð sporðinn sporða sporðana
dative sporði sporðinum sporðum sporðunum
genitive sporðs sporðsins sporða sporðanna
  • rófa, skott (“tail of a dog, cat, mouse or fox”)
  • tagl (“tail of a horse”)
  • hali (“tail of cattle”)
  • stél (“tail of a bird”)
  • dindill (“tail of a sheep or seal”)
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