hvolpur

See also: hvølpur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvelpr, from Proto-Germanic *hwelpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷAl- (“to whine, shout”); or from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kale-, *klā-, *klē- (“to call, yell, make a noise, sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰvɔl̥pʏr/
• (dialectal) IPA^(key): /ˈxʷɔl̥pʏr/

Noun

hvolpur m (genitive singular hvolps, nominative plural hvolpar)

1. puppy (young dog)

Declension

Declension of hvolpur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvolpur	hvolpurinn	hvolpar	hvolparnir
accusative	hvolp	hvolpinn	hvolpa	hvolpana
dative	hvolpi	hvolpinum, hvolpnum	hvolpum	hvolpunum
genitive	hvolps	hvolpsins	hvolpa	hvolpanna

Further reading

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