sjáaldur

Icelandic

Etymology

the word has an imprecise semantic meaning pupil, meaning cornea, meaning as in expression -sjáaldur auga míns, gemstone of my eyes. the word is present in oldest texts and is without direct correlates in related languages.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsjauːaltʏr]

Noun

sjáaldur n (genitive singular sjáaldurs, nominative plural sjáöldur)

1. (anatomy) a pupil (of the eye)

Declension

Declension of sjáaldur (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sjáaldur	sjáaldrið	sjáöldur	sjáöldrin
accusative	sjáaldur	sjáaldrið	sjáöldur	sjáöldrin
dative	sjáaldri	sjáaldrinu	sjáöldrum	sjáöldrunum
genitive	sjáaldurs	sjáaldursins	sjáaldra	sjáaldranna

Derived terms

• varðveita eins og sjáaldur auga síns