hvolf

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hválf, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰvɔlv/

Noun

hvolf n (genitive singular hvolfs, nominative plural hvolf)

1. vault, vaulted ceiling

   Synonym: hvelfing

2. (anatomy) ventricle

Declension

Declension of hvolf (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvolf	hvolfið	hvolf	hvolfin
accusative	hvolf	hvolfið	hvolf	hvolfin
dative	hvolfi	hvolfinu	hvolfum	hvolfunum
genitive	hvolfs	hvolfsins	hvolfa	hvolfanna

Derived terms

• vera í hvolfi (“to be upside down; to be very drunk”)

Related terms

• hólf

Further reading

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