marglytta

Icelandic

Etymology

mar (“sea (poetic)”) + glytta, the latter term being of unclear origin but assumed to be an alteration of glitta (“something that glints”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmarˌklɪhta/

Noun

marglytta f (genitive singular marglyttu, nominative plural marglyttur)

1. jellyfish

Declension

Declension of marglytta (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	marglytta	marglyttan	marglyttur	marglytturnar
accusative	marglyttu	marglyttuna	marglyttur	marglytturnar
dative	marglyttu	marglyttunni	marglyttum	marglyttunum
genitive	marglyttu	marglyttunnar	marglytta	marglyttanna

See also

• marglita (“multi-colored”)

Further reading

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