jarðvegur

Icelandic

Etymology

From jörð (“earth, ground”) +‎ vegur (“way, path”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjarðˌvɛːɣʏr/

Noun

jarðvegur m (genitive singular jarðvegs or jarðvegar, nominative plural jarðvegir)

1. soil, earth

Declension

Declension of jarðvegur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jarðvegur	jarðvegurinn	jarðvegir	jarðvegirnir
accusative	jarðveg	jarðveginn	jarðvegi	jarðvegina
dative	jarðvegi	jarðveginum	jarðvegum	jarðvegunum
genitive	jarðvegs, jarðvegar	jarðvegsins, jarðvegarins	jarðvega	jarðveganna

Further reading

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