mælir
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *mēlą in the "measurement" sense; see there for more.[1]
Noun
[edit]mælir m (genitive singular mælis, nominative plural mælar)
- meter (measuring device)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mælir | mælirinn | mælar | mælarnir |
| accusative | mæli | mælinn | mæla | mælana |
| dative | mæli | mælinum | mælum | mælunum |
| genitive | mælis | mælisins | mæla | mælanna |
Derived terms
[edit]- hitamælir (“thermometer”)
- hraðamælir (“speedometer”)
Related terms
[edit]- mæla (“to measure”, verb)
References
[edit]- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “mælir”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
Old Norse
[edit]Verb
[edit]mælir
- inflection of mæla: