kerling
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kerling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcʰɛrtliŋk/ (more formal, used especially in senses 1 and 2)
- IPA(key): /ˈcʰɛtliŋk/
- Rhymes: -ɛtliŋk
Noun
kerling f (genitive singular kerlingar, nominative plural kerlingar)
- (old) woman
- (chiefly historical) a lower-class woman, as opposed to frú, dama, maddama
- (derogatory) wuss, wimp (referring to a man or boy)
- (informal, sometimes derogatory) wife
- a general term of endearment for a female; girl, old girl
Declension
declension of kerling
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kerling | kerlingin | kerlingar | kerlingarnar |
| accusative | kerlingu | kerlinguna | kerlingar | kerlingarnar |
| dative | kerlingu | kerlingunni | kerlingum | kerlingunum |
| genitive | kerlingar | kerlingarinnar | kerlinga | kerlinganna |