tætla
Icelandic
Etymology
From tæta (“to shred, to tear up”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰaihtla/
- Rhymes: -aihtla
Noun
tætla f (genitive singular tætlu, nominative plural tætlur)
- rag, shred (of fabric)
- Synonym: pjatla
- scrap, shred, fragment (of paper, etc.)
- Synonyms: rifrildi, tjása, flyksa
Declension
declension of tætla
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tætla | tætlan | tætlur | tætlurnar |
| accusative | tætlu | tætluna | tætlur | tætlurnar |
| dative | tætlu | tætlunni | tætlum | tætlunum |
| genitive | tætlu | tætlunnar | tætlna | tætlnanna |
Derived terms
- rífa í tætlur (“to rip to shreds”)