veraldarvefur

Icelandic

Etymology

From veraldar (“of the world”) the genitive of veröld (“world”) and vefur (“web”), literally meaning "web of the world".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛːraltarˌvɛːvʏr]

Noun

veraldarvefur m (genitive singular veraldarvefs or veraldarvefjar, no plural)

  1. the World Wide Web

Usage notes
  • The genitive form veraldarvefs (“of the World Wide Web”) is rather used when pertaining to computers.

Declension
declension of veraldarvefur
m-s2 singular
indefinite definite
nominative veraldarvefur veraldarvefurinn
accusative veraldarvef veraldarvefinn
dative veraldarvef veraldarvefnum
genitive veraldarvefjar veraldarvefjarins
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