tordýfill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *turdawibilaz. torð- ("excrement", cognate with turd) and yfill (an old word for beetle), the whole word going through a series of changes and folk etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɔrtiːvɪl̥/

Noun

tordýfill m (genitive singular tordýfils, nominative plural tordýflar)

  1. scarab

Declension

Declension of tordýfill (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tordýfill tordýfillinn tordýflar tordýflarnir
accusative tordýfil tordýfilinn tordýfla tordýflana
dative tordýfli tordýflinum tordýflum tordýflunum
genitive tordýfils tordýfilsins tordýfla tordýflanna

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
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