stuðull

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stuðill, from the verb styðja (“to support”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstʏːðʏtl/

  Rhymes: -ʏːðʏtl

Noun

stuðull m (genitive singular stuðuls, nominative plural stuðlar)

1. something which supports; supporter
2. (geology) a column of rock in trap rock
3. (prosody) the first letters in one or two words which alliterates with the höfuðstafur
4. (mathematics) coefficient

Declension

Declension of stuðull (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stuðull	stuðullinn	stuðlar	stuðlarnir
accusative	stuðul	stuðulinn	stuðla	stuðlana
dative	stuðli	stuðlinum	stuðlum	stuðlunum
genitive	stuðuls	stuðulsins	stuðla	stuðlanna

Derived terms

• stuðlaberg