þyrla

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɪrtla/
    Rhymes: -ɪrtla

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *þwerilōną, from *þwerilaz (whence Icelandic þyrill).

Verb

þyrla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þyrlaði, supine þyrlað)

  1. to whirl, swirl
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From þyrill (compare þyrilvængja (helicopter)), likely with influence also from the verb þyrla (to whirl).

Noun

þyrla f (genitive singular þyrlu, nominative plural þyrlur)

  1. helicopter syn.
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