fíll
See also: fill and Fill
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fíll, from Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Persian پیل (pīl).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fitl]
- Rhymes: -itl
- Homophones: fýll
Noun
fíll m (genitive singular fíls, nominative plural fílar)
- an elephant (Elephantidae)
Declension
declension of fíll
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fíll | fíllinn | fílar | fílarnir |
accusative | fíl | fílinn | fíla | fílana |
dative | fíl | fílnum | fílum | fílunum |
genitive | fíls | fílsins | fíla | fílanna |
Derived terms
- afríkufíll (“African elephant”)
- asíufíll (“Asian elephant”)
See also
- rani
References
- “On Icelandic”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 6 September 2011, archived from the original on 2014-03-08
Old Norse
Etymology
From Arabic فِيل (fīl), from Persian پیل (pīl).
Noun
fíll m (genitive fíls, plural fílar)
- elephant (Elephantidae)
Declension
Declension of fíll (strong a-stem)
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | fíll | fíllinn | fílar | fílarnir |
accusative | fíl | fílinn | fíla | fílana |
dative | fíli | fílinum | fílum | fílunum |
genitive | fíls | fílsins | fíla | fílanna |
Derived terms
- fílaland
- fílbein
- fílsbein
- fílsbeinskanna
- fílsleggr
- fílstǫnn
Descendants
- Faroese: fílur m
- Icelandic: fíll m