nepja
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse nepja (“chilliness, bitter cold”), from napr (“cold, chilly”) whence the Icelandic napur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛːpja/
- Rhymes: -ɛːpja
Noun
nepja f (genitive singular nepju, nominative plural nepjur)
- nip, chill, chilliness, bitter cold, biting cold syn.
Declension
declension of nepja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | nepja | nepjan | nepjur | nepjurnar |
| accusative | nepju | nepjuna | nepjur | nepjurnar |
| dative | nepju | nepjunni | nepjum | nepjunum |
| genitive | nepju | nepjunnar | nepja | nepjanna |
Synonyms
- (cold): def. kuldi
Old Norse
Etymology
From napr (“cold, chilly”) whence the Icelandic napur.
Noun
nepja f
- chilliness, bitter cold
- En undir birtinguna andar köld nepja frá fljótinu.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)