tordýfill
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *turdawibilaz. torð- ("excrement", cognate with turd) and yfill (an old word for beetle), the whole word going through a series of changes and folk etymology.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tordýfill m (genitive singular tordýfils, nominative plural tordýflar)
Declension
[edit]Declension of tordýfill (masculine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tordýfill | tordýfillinn | tordýflar | tordýflarnir |
| accusative | tordýfil | tordýfilinn | tordýfla | tordýflana |
| dative | tordýfli | tordýflinum | tordýflum | tordýflunum |
| genitive | tordýfils | tordýfilsins | tordýfla | tordýflanna |
References
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)