tætla

Icelandic

Etymology

From tæta (“to shred, to tear up”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰaihtla/
  • Rhymes: -aihtla

Noun

tætla f (genitive singular tætlu, nominative plural tætlur)

  1. rag, shred (of fabric)
    Synonym: pjatla
  2. scrap, shred, fragment (of paper, etc.)
    Synonyms: rifrildi, tjása, flyksa

Declension

Declension of tætla (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tætla tætlan tætlur tætlurnar
accusative tætlu tætluna tætlur tætlurnar
dative tætlu tætlunni tætlum tætlunum
genitive tætlu tætlunnar tætlna tætlnanna

Derived terms

  • rífa í tætlur (“to rip to shreds”)
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