svipur
Icelandic
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsvɪːpʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɪːpʏr
Noun
svipur m (genitive singular svips, nominative plural svipir)
- expression, facial expression
- appearance, look
- Synonym: útlit
- slight resemblance, similarity or similitude
- Synonym: líking
- spectre, apparition
- Synonym: vofa
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | svipur | svipurinn | svipir | svipirnir |
| accusative | svip | svipinn | svipi | svipina |
| dative | svip | svipnum | svipum | svipunum |
| genitive | svips | svipsins | svipa | svipanna |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
svìpur f
- indefinite plural of svìpu