engill dauðans
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “angel of death”.
Noun
[edit]engill dauðans m (genitive singular engils dauðans, no plural)
- [the] angel of death
- Dr. Josef Mengele, sem gekk undir nafninu Engill dauðans, var læknir í illræmdum útrýmingarbúðum nasista.
- Dr. Josef Mengele, who was called the angel of death, was a doctor at the infamous concentration camps of the Nazis.
Declension
[edit]Declension of engill dauðans (sg-only masculine)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | engill dauðans | engillinn dauðans |
| accusative | engil dauðans | engilinn dauðans |
| dative | engli dauðans | englinum dauðans |
| genitive | engils dauðans | engilsins dauðans |