hvolf

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hválf, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰvɔlv/

Noun

hvolf n (genitive singular hvolfs, nominative plural hvolf)

  1. vault, vaulted ceiling
    Synonym: hvelfing
  2. (anatomy) ventricle

Declension
declension of hvolf
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvolf hvolfið hvolf hvolfin
accusative hvolf hvolfið hvolf hvolfin
dative hvolfi hvolfinu hvolfum hvolfunum
genitive hvolfs hvolfsins hvolfa hvolfanna

Derived terms
  • vera í hvolfi (“to be upside down; to be very drunk”)
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