rúðuþurrka
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rúða (“windowpane”) + þurrka (“wiper”).
Noun
[edit]rúðuþurrka f (genitive singular rúðuþurrku, nominative plural rúðuþurrkur)
- windscreen wiper, windshield wiper
- Synonym: (informal) vinnukona
Declension
[edit]Declension of rúðuþurrka (feminine, based on þurrka)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rúðuþurrka | rúðuþurrkan | rúðuþurrkur | rúðuþurrkurnar |
| accusative | rúðuþurrku | rúðuþurrkuna | rúðuþurrkur | rúðuþurrkurnar |
| dative | rúðuþurrku | rúðuþurrkunni | rúðuþurrkum | rúðuþurrkunum |
| genitive | rúðuþurrku | rúðuþurrkunnar | rúðuþurrkna | rúðuþurrknanna |
Further reading
[edit]- “rúðuþurrka” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)