dálkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dálkr, from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz. Cognate with Old English dalc, dolc (“buckle, clasp, brooch, bracelet”).

Noun

dálkur m (genitive singular dálks, nominative plural dálkar)

1. column (in a newspaper)
2. spine of a fish
3. knife, dagger

Declension

Declension of dálkur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dálkur	dálkurinn	dálkar	dálkarnir
accusative	dálk	dálkinn	dálka	dálkana
dative	dálki, dálk	dálkinum, dálknum	dálkum	dálkunum
genitive	dálks	dálksins	dálka	dálkanna

Further reading

• “dálkur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)