slátur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse slátr, from Proto-Germanic *slahtrą, from *slahaną (“to hit, strike”) (whence Icelandic slá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstlauːtʏr/

  Rhymes: -auːtʏr

Noun

slátur n (genitive singular sláturs, nominative plural slátur)

1. the edible parts of a slaughtered animal besides the main cuts (legs, shoulder, etc.), including internal organs, blood, the head and feet; offal
2. liver or blood sausage, i.e. lifrarpylsa or blóðmör
3. useful material retrieved from a destroyed item, building, etc.

Declension

Declension of slátur (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	slátur	slátrið	slátur	slátrin
accusative	slátur	slátrið	slátur	slátrin
dative	slátri	slátrinu	slátrum	slátrunum
genitive	sláturs	slátursins	slátra	slátranna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “slátur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)