disklingur
Icelandic
Etymology
A late 20th century neologism designed to make a calque of English diskette. From diskur (“disk”) + -lingur (“-et, -ette”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɪskliŋkʏr/
Noun
disklingur m (genitive singular disklings, nominative plural disklingar)
- diskette, floppy disk
Declension
declension of disklingur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | disklingur | disklingurinn | disklingar | disklingarnir |
| accusative | diskling | disklinginn | disklinga | disklingana |
| dative | disklingi | disklingnum | disklingum | disklingunum |
| genitive | disklings | disklingsins | disklinga | disklinganna |
Synonyms
- disketta