kollur

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔtlʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɔtlʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kollr, from Proto-Germanic *kullaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“head”).

Noun

kollur m (genitive singular kolls, nominative plural kollar)

1. a rounded protrusion (such as a rounded mountaintop or a tussock)
2. crown (topmost part of the head)

   Synonym: hvirfill

3. (by extension) head

   Synonyms: höfuð, (informal) haus

4. a term of endearment for a child
5. stool (backless chair)

   Synonym: stóll

6. a hornless male animal (bull, ram)

Declension

Declension of kollur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kollur	kollurinn	kollar	kollarnir
accusative	koll	kollinn	kolla	kollana
dative	kolli	kollinum	kollum	kollunum
genitive	kolls	kollsins	kolla	kollanna

Derived terms

• falla um koll
• kinka kolli
• koll af kolli

Etymology 2

Noun

kollur

1. inflection of kolla:
   1. indefinite nominative plural
   2. indefinite accusative plural