fíll
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse fíll, from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Classical Persian پیل (pīl).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fíll m (genitive singular fíls, nominative plural fílar)
- elephant
- Af hverju eru fílar með svona langt nef?
- Why do elephants have such long noses?
Declension[edit]
declension of fíll
Derived terms[edit]
- afríkufíll (“African elephant”)
- asíufíll (“Asian elephant”)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2011 September 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Classical Persian پیل (pīl).
Noun[edit]
fíll m (genitive fíls, plural fílar)
- elephant (Elephantidae)
- Synonym: (rare) alpandýr
Declension[edit]
Declension of fíll (strong a-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Arabic
- Icelandic terms derived from Classical Persian
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/itl
- Rhymes:Icelandic/itl/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- is:Mammals
- Old Norse terms derived from Arabic
- Old Norse terms derived from Classical Persian
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse masculine a-stem nouns
- non:Mammals