Uppsalir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Uppsalir (literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”), from upp (“up”) + salir (“halls, rooms”), plural of salr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏhp.saːlɪr/
• Rhymes: -aːlɪr

Proper noun

Uppsalir m pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Uppsala)

1. Uppsala (a city in eastern central Sweden)

Declension

Declension of Uppsalir (pl-only masculine)

indefinite plural
nominative	Uppsalir
accusative	Uppsali
dative	Uppsölum
genitive	Uppsala

Old Norse

Etymology

Literally “upper halls, upper dwellings”, from upp (“up”) +‎ salir (“halls, rooms”, plural of salr).

Pronunciation

• (12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈupːˌsa.lɪr/

Proper noun

Uppsalir m pl (genitive Uppsala)

1. Uppsala (a city in eastern central Sweden)

Declension

  Declension of Uppsalir (indefinite plural only)

m-p	plural
	indefinite
nominative	Uppsalir
accusative	Uppsali
dative	Uppsǫlum
genitive	Uppsala

Descendants

• Icelandic: Uppsalir
• Jamtish: Ufsale
• Swedish: Uppsala (see there for further)
  • → English: Uppsala
  • → French: Uppsala