pósthólf

Icelandic

Etymology

póstur (“post”) +‎ hólf (“compartment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰoust.houlv/
• Rhymes: -oulv

Noun

pósthólf n (genitive singular pósthólfs, nominative plural pósthólf)

1. post box, mailbox

Declension

Declension of pósthólf (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pósthólf	pósthólfið	pósthólf	pósthólfin
accusative	pósthólf	pósthólfið	pósthólf	pósthólfin
dative	pósthólfi	pósthólfinu	pósthólfum	pósthólfunum
genitive	pósthólfs	pósthólfsins	pósthólfa	pósthólfanna

Further reading

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