sveipur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sveipr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsveiːpʏr/
  • Rhymes: -eiːpʏr

Noun

sveipur m (genitive singular sveips, nominative plural sveipir)

  1. lock, curl (of hair)
  2. gust, squall (of wind)

Declension

Declension of sveipur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sveipur sveipurinn sveipir sveipirnir
accusative sveip sveipinn sveipi sveipina
dative sveip sveipnum sveipum sveipunum
genitive sveips sveipsins sveipa sveipanna

Derived terms

  • stormsveipur
  • vindsveipur
  • sveipa (“to wrap, to swaddle”)
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