hólmur
Faroese
The islet Tindhólmur.
Etymology
From Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhœlmʊr]
- Rhymes: -œlmʊr
Noun
hólmur m (genitive singular hólms, plural hólmar)
- islet
Declension
| Declension of hólmur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hólmur | hólmurin | hólmar | hólmarnir |
| accusative | hólm | hólmin | hólmar | hólmarnar |
| dative | hólmi | hólminum | hólmum | hólmunum |
| genitive | hólms | hólmsins | hólma | hólmanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoulmʏr/
- Rhymes: -oulmʏr
Noun
hólmur m (genitive singular hólms, nominative plural hólmar)
- islet
- a designated place for a duel
Declension
declension of hólmur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hólmur | hólmurinn | hólmar | hólmarnir |
| accusative | hólm | hólminn | hólma | hólmana |
| dative | hólmi | hólminum | hólmum | hólmunum |
| genitive | hólms | hólmsins | hólma | hólmanna |
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.