gamlárskvöld

Icelandic

Etymology

From gamall (“old”) +‎ ár (“year”) +‎ kvöld (“evening”), literally “old year's eve”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkamlaur̥ʂˌkʰvœlt]

Noun

gamlárskvöld n (genitive singular gamlárskvölds, nominative plural gamlárskvöld)

1. New Year’s Eve

Declension

Declension of gamlárskvöld (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gamlárskvöld	gamlárskvöldið	gamlárskvöld	gamlárskvöldin
accusative	gamlárskvöld	gamlárskvöldið	gamlárskvöld	gamlárskvöldin
dative	gamlárskvöldi	gamlárskvöldinu	gamlárskvöldum	gamlárskvöldunum
genitive	gamlárskvölds	gamlárskvöldsins	gamlárskvölda	gamlárskvöldanna

Related terms

• nýársdagur m (“New Year's Day”)

Further reading

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