sultur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʏl̥tʏr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sultr (“hunger, famine”), from Proto-Germanic *swultiz (“hunger, death”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to smoulder, burn”). Cognate with Danish sult (“hunger, starvation”), Old English swylt (“death”).
Noun
sultur m (genitive singular sultar or sults, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sultur | sulturinn |
| accusative | sult | sultinn |
| dative | sulti | sultinum |
| genitive | sultar, sults | sultarins, sultsins |
Derived terms
- sultur gerir sætan mat (“hunger makes the food taste sweet; hunger is the best sauce, hunger is a good sauce”)
Etymology 2
Noun
sultur