hlaðvarp

Icelandic

Etymology

From hlaða niður (“download”) +‎ varp (“cast”).

Noun

hlaðvarp n (genitive singular hlaðvarps, nominative plural hlaðvörp)

1. podcast

   Synonyms: (very common in colloquial speech) podcast; (slang) poddið; (neologism used in the mid-2000s, no longer in use) netvarp

Usage notes

As of 2022, the term is still a relative neologism. While it is common in formal written language and amongst speakers who eschew foreignisms, the term podcast is more common in colloquial speech.

Declension

Declension of hlaðvarp (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlaðvarp	hlaðvarpið	hlaðvörp	hlaðvörpin
accusative	hlaðvarp	hlaðvarpið	hlaðvörp	hlaðvörpin
dative	hlaðvarpi	hlaðvarpinu	hlaðvörpum	hlaðvörpunum
genitive	hlaðvarps	hlaðvarpsins	hlaðvarpa	hlaðvarpanna

Further reading

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