snigill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse snigill, from Proto-Germanic *snigilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɪːjɪtl/

Noun

snigill m (genitive singular snigils, nominative plural sniglar)

1. snail

Declension

Declension of snigill (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snigill	snigillinn	sniglar	sniglarnir
accusative	snigil	snigilinn	snigla	sniglana
dative	snigli	sniglinum	sniglum	sniglunum
genitive	snigils	snigilsins	snigla	sniglanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *snigilaz.

Noun

snigill m (genitive snigils, plural sniglar)

1. a snail

Declension

Declension of snigill (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	snigill	snigillinn	sniglar	sniglarnir
accusative	snigil	snigilinn	snigla	sniglana
dative	snigli	sniglinum	sniglum	sniglunum
genitive	snigils	snigilsins	snigla	sniglanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: snigill
• Faroese: snigil
• Norwegian Nynorsk: snigel
• Norwegian Bokmål: snile
• Old Swedish: snighil
  • Swedish: snigel
• Old Danish: snigel, snæghæl
  • Danish: snegl
    • Norwegian Bokmål: snegl, snegle

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “snigill”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive