markvörður

Icelandic

Etymology

From mark (“goal”) +‎ vörður (“guard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar̥k.vœrðʏr/

Noun

markvörður m (genitive singular markvarðar, nominative plural markverðir)

1. goalkeeper

Declension

Declension of markvörður (masculine, based on vörður)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	markvörður	markvörðurinn	markverðir	markverðirnir
accusative	markvörð	markvörðinn	markverði	markverðina
dative	markverði	markverðinum	markvörðum	markvörðunum
genitive	markvarðar	markvarðarins	markvarða	markvarðanna

Further reading

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