kvísl

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kvísl, by dissimilation from Proto-Germanic *twīsilō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰvistl/
Rhymes: -istl

Noun

kvísl f (genitive singular kvíslar, nominative plural kvíslir)

fork (in a river, etc.)
a forked implement, such as a pitchfork

Declension

declension of kvísl

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	kvísl	kvíslin	kvíslir	kvíslirnar
accusative	kvísl	kvíslina	kvíslir	kvíslirnar
dative	kvísl	kvíslinni	kvíslum	kvíslunum
genitive	kvíslar	kvíslarinnar	kvísla	kvíslanna

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.

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