fjölmiðill
Appearance
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fjöl- (“many”) + miðill (“medium”). Coined in the mid-20th century.
Noun
[edit]fjölmiðill m (genitive singular fjölmiðils, nominative plural fjölmiðlar)
- (usually plural) mass media, (rarely singular) mass medium
Declension
[edit]Declension of fjölmiðill (masculine, based on miðill)
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fjölmiðill | fjölmiðillinn | fjölmiðlar | fjölmiðlarnir |
accusative | fjölmiðil | fjölmiðilinn | fjölmiðla | fjölmiðlana |
dative | fjölmiðli | fjölmiðlinum | fjölmiðlum | fjölmiðlunum |
genitive | fjölmiðils | fjölmiðilsins | fjölmiðla | fjölmiðlanna |
Further reading
[edit]- “fjölmiðill” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)