háls

See also: hals, Hals, häls, håls, and hals'

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hauls/

  Rhymes: -auls

Noun

háls m (genitive singular háls, nominative plural hálsar)

1. neck, throat
2. (pars pro toto) a person (used only in set phrases)

Declension

Declension of háls (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	háls	hálsinn	hálsar	hálsarnir
accusative	háls	hálsinn	hálsa	hálsana
dative	hálsi	hálsinum	hálsum	hálsunum
genitive	háls	hálsins	hálsa	hálsanna

Derived terms

• góðir hálsar
• hálstafla

Further reading

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