víxl

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse víxl, from Proto-Germanic *wihslaz. Cognate with Swedish växel, German Wechsel, Dutch wissel; compare also English wrixle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vixstl/, /vikstl/

Noun

víxl n (genitive singular víxls, nominative plural víxl)

1. alternation, change

Declension

Declension of víxl (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	víxl	víxlið	víxl	víxlin
accusative	víxl	víxlið	víxl	víxlin
dative	víxli	víxlinu	víxlum	víxlunum
genitive	víxls	víxlsins	víxla	víxlanna

Derived terms

• á víxl (“alternately, in turn”)
• víxlrím (“alternate rhyme”)
• víxlsöngur (“call and response”)

Related terms

• víxla (“to exchange”)