jøkul

See also: Jøkul

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫkull, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz, *jikilaz. Diminutive of Old Norse jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”).

Noun

jøkul m (genitive singular jøkuls, plural jøklar)

  1. glacier

Declension
m21 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jøkul jøkulin jøklar jøklarnir
Accusative jøkul jøkulin jøklar jøklarnar
Dative jøkli jøklinum jøklum jøklunum
Genitive jøkuls jøkulsins jøkla jøklanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫkull.

Noun

jøkul m (definite singular jøkulen, indefinite plural jøklar, definite plural jøklane)

  1. arm of/part of a glacier
  2. icicle

References
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