moldvarpa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *muldawurpiz. Equivalent to mold (“earth, humus”) + varp (“to throw”).

Cognate with Danish muldvarp, English mouldwarp, German Maulwurf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔlt.var̥pa/

Noun

moldvarpa f (genitive singular moldvörpu, nominative plural moldvörpur)

1. mole (animal)

Declension

Declension of moldvarpa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	moldvarpa	moldvarpan	moldvörpur	moldvörpurnar
accusative	moldvörpu	moldvörpuna	moldvörpur	moldvörpurnar
dative	moldvörpu	moldvörpunni	moldvörpum	moldvörpunum
genitive	moldvörpu	moldvörpunnar	moldvarpa	moldvarpanna