fólksbíll
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Icelandic
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Etymology
[edit]From fólk + bíll, literally “car for the general populace”. Analogous to German Volkswagen.
Noun
[edit]fólksbíll m (genitive singular fólksbíls, nominative plural fólksbílar)
- a small or medium-sized passenger car; a sedan
Declension
[edit]declension of fólksbíll
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fólksbíll | fólksbíllinn | fólksbílar | fólksbílarnir |
accusative | fólksbíl | fólksbílinn | fólksbíla | fólksbílana |
dative | fólksbíl | fólksbílnum | fólksbílum | fólksbílunum |
genitive | fólksbíls | fólksbílsins | fólksbíla | fólksbílanna |
Further reading
[edit]- “fólksbíll” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)