smellur

Icelandic

Etymology

From smella (“to snap”). The hit song meaning is a calque of English hit.

Noun

smellur m (genitive singular smells, nominative plural smellir)

1. snap; crack (a loud sound from hitting something)

   Synonym: hvellur

2. hit song

   Synonyms: slagari, dægurlag

Declension

Declension of smellur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	smellur	smellurinn	smellir	smellirnir
accusative	smell	smellinn	smelli	smellina
dative	smelli	smellinum	smellum	smellunum
genitive	smells	smellsins	smella	smellanna