sporvagn
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From spor (“a trail”) + vagn (“cart, wagon, carriage”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sporvagn m (genitive singular sporvagns, nominative plural sporvagnar)
- a tram, a streetcar; (a passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road)
- Synonym: (North America, colloquial) strítkar
Declension
[edit]Declension of sporvagn (masculine, based on vagn)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sporvagn | sporvagninn | sporvagnar | sporvagnarnir |
| accusative | sporvagn | sporvagninn | sporvagna | sporvagnana |
| dative | sporvagni | sporvagninum | sporvögnum | sporvögnunum |
| genitive | sporvagns | sporvagnsins | sporvagna | sporvagnanna |
Further reading
[edit]- “sporvagn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)