Selfoss

Icelandic

Etymology

From selur (“seal”) +‎ foss (“waterfall”).

Proper noun

Selfoss m (proper noun, genitive singular Selfoss)

1. Selfoss (a city in Suðurland, Iceland)

Declension

Declension of Selfoss (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Selfoss
accusative	Selfoss
dative	Selfossi
genitive	Selfoss

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Icelandic Selfoss, from selur (“seal”) +‎ foss (“waterfall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɛːlfosː/

Proper noun

Selfoss m

1. Selfoss (a city and former municipality of Suðurland, Iceland)
2. A waterfall in the Jökulsá á Fjöllum, Norðurland eystra, Iceland

Related terms

• foss (“waterfall”)
• sel (“seal”)