nafli

Icelandic
The navel of a human female.

Etymology

From Old Norse nafli.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnaplɪ/
    Rhymes: -aplɪ

Noun

nafli m (genitive singular nafla, nominative plural naflar)

  1. (anatomy) a navel, a belly button

Declension
declension of nafli
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nafli naflinn naflar naflarnir
accusative nafla naflann nafla naflana
dative nafla naflanum nöflum nöflunum
genitive nafla naflans nafla naflanna

Derived terms
  • hljóða út á sér naflann
  • naflabindi n
  • naflabólga f
  • naflagat n
  • naflagras n
  • naflagróinn
  • naflahaull m
  • naflakviðslit n
  • naflarauf f
  • naflasjónarmið n
  • naflaskoðun f
  • naflastaður m
  • naflastrengur m
  • naflasvín n
  • skæla út á sér naflann
  • ýsunafli m

Old Norse

Noun

nafli m (genitive nafla)

  1. a navel

Declension
  Declension of nafli (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nafli naflinn naflar naflarnir
accusative nafla naflann nafla naflana
dative nafla naflanum nǫflum nǫflunum
genitive nafla naflans nafla naflanna

References

nafli in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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