eyðimörk

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eyðimǫrk. Equivalent to eyða (“to destroy, to abort”) +‎ mörk (“a forest”). Compare auður (“empty, deserted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeiːðɪmœr̥k/

Noun

eyðimörk f (genitive singular eyðimerkur or eyðimarkar, nominative plural eyðimerkur)

1. desert
2. wasteland

Declension

Declension of eyðimörk (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eyðimörk	eyðimörkin	eyðimerkur	eyðimerkurnar
accusative	eyðimörk	eyðimörkina	eyðimerkur	eyðimerkurnar
dative	eyðimörk	eyðimörkinni	eyðimörkum	eyðimörkunum
genitive	eyðimerkur, eyðimarkar	eyðimerkurinnar, eyðimarkarinnar	eyðimarka	eyðimarkanna