vefur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse vefr, from Proto-Germanic *wabją, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛːvʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɛːvʏr

Noun

vefur m (genitive singular vefjar or (mostly in a computer context) vefs, nominative plural vefir)

  1. web
  2. (biology) tissue (aggregation of cells)

Declension

Declension of vefur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vefur vefurinn vefir vefirnir
accusative vef vefinn vefi vefina
dative vef vefnum vefjum vefjunum
genitive vefjar, vefs1 vefjarins, vefsins1 vefja vefjanna

1Mostly in a computer context.

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