hleifur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̥eiːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -eiːvʏr

Noun

hleifur m (genitive singular hleifs, nominative plural hleifar)

1. loaf (of bread)

Declension

Declension of hleifur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hleifur	hleifurinn	hleifar	hleifarnir
accusative	hleif	hleifinn	hleifa	hleifana
dative	hleifi, hleif	hleifnum	hleifum	hleifunum
genitive	hleifs	hleifsins	hleifa	hleifanna

Derived terms

• berghleifur
• brauðhleifur
• graníthleifur
• hveitihleifur
• kvikuhleifur
• osthleifur