tálmi

See also: talmi and Talmi

Icelandic

Etymology

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Noun

tálmi m (genitive singular tálma, nominative plural tálmar)

1. an obstacle, a hindrance, a restraint, a blocker
   • 2009, Columbus in the movie Zombieland

     Þú ert eins og risastór typpatálmi sem var framleiddur á leynilegri rannsóknarstofu stjórnarinnar.

     You're like a giant cock-blocking robot, like developed in a secret fucking government lab.

Declension

Declension of tálmi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tálmi	tálminn	tálmar	tálmarnir
accusative	tálma	tálmann	tálma	tálmana
dative	tálma	tálmanum	tálmum	tálmunum
genitive	tálma	tálmans	tálma	tálmanna

Derived terms

• áþreifanlegur tálmi (“physical barrier”)
• blæðingartálmi (“stain blocker”)
• efnafræðilegur tálmi (“chemical barrier”)
• jarðfræðilegur tálmi (“geological barrier”)
• líffræðilegur tálmi (“biological barrier”)
• tæringartálmi (“corrosion inhibitor”)
• virkur plasttálmi (“plastic functional barrier”)

Related terms

• tálma