meitill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse meitill, from Proto-Germanic *maitilaz. Cognate with Faroese meitil and Norwegian Nynorsk meitel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeiːtɪtl/

  Rhymes: -eiːtɪtl

Noun

meitill m (genitive singular meitils, nominative plural meitlar)

1. chisel

Declension

Declension of meitill (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	meitill	meitillinn	meitlar	meitlarnir
accusative	meitil	meitilinn	meitla	meitlana
dative	meitli	meitlinum	meitlum	meitlunum
genitive	meitils	meitilsins	meitla	meitlanna

Derived terms

• meitla (“to chisel”)