aldingarður

Icelandic

Etymology

From aldin (“fruit”) +‎ garður (“garden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaltɪnˌkarðʏr/

Noun

aldingarður m (genitive singular aldingarðs, nominative plural aldingarðar)

1. garden (especially one in which fruit is grown), orchard
   • Icelandic translation of Genesis 2:8

     Drottinn Guð plantaði aldingarð í Eden langt austur frá og setti þar manninn, sem hann hafði myndað.

     The Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he put the man he had formed.