nafli

Icelandic

The navel of a human female.

Etymology

From Old Norse nafli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaplɪ/

  Rhymes: -aplɪ

Noun

nafli m (genitive singular nafla, nominative plural naflar)

1. (anatomy) a navel, a belly button

Declension

Declension of nafli (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nafli	naflinn	naflar	naflarnir
accusative	nafla	naflann	nafla	naflana
dative	nafla	naflanum	nöflum	nöflunum
genitive	nafla	naflans	nafla	naflanna

Derived terms

• hljóða út á sér naflann
• naflabindi n
• naflabólga f
• naflagat n
• naflagras n
• naflagróinn
• naflahaull m
• naflakviðslit n
• naflarauf f
• naflasjónarmið n
• naflaskoðun f
• naflastaður m
• naflastrengur m
• naflasvín n
• skæla út á sér naflann
• ýsunafli m

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nabalô (“navel”). Cognate with Old English nafola, Old Frisian navla, Old Saxon *navalo, Old Dutch *navalo, Old High German nabalo.

Noun

nafli m (genitive nafla)

1. a navel

Declension

Declension of nafli (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nafli	naflinn	naflar	naflarnir
accusative	nafla	naflann	nafla	naflana
dative	nafla	naflanum	nǫflum	nǫflunum
genitive	nafla	naflans	nafla	naflanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: nafli
• Faroese: nalvi
• Norwegian: navle
• Old Swedish: nafle
  • Swedish: navel
• Old Danish: navle
  • Danish: navle
• Elfdalian: navel
• Gutnish: navel, navle, navli

Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “nafli”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive