víxl

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse víxl, from Proto-Germanic *wihslaz. Cognate with Swedish växel, German Wechsel, Dutch wissel; compare also English wrixle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vixstl/, /vikstl/

Noun

víxl n (genitive singular víxls, nominative plural víxl)

  1. alternation, change

Declension

Declension of víxl (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative víxl víxlið víxl víxlin
accusative víxl víxlið víxl víxlin
dative víxli víxlinu víxlum víxlunum
genitive víxls víxlsins víxla víxlanna

Derived terms

  • á víxl (“alternately, in turn”)
  • víxlrím (“alternate rhyme”)
  • víxlsöngur (“call and response”)
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