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Icelandic
Etymology
From hlaða (“to load”) + -ingur.
Suffix
-hlaðningur m (noun-forming suffix, genitive singular -hlaðnings, nominative plural -hlaðningar)
- a suffix denoting "where" a gun is loaded
- fram (“forth”) + -hlaðningur → framhlaðningur (“musket, muzzleloader”)
- aftur (“back”) + -hlaðningur → afturhlaðningur (“a gun loaded from the back”)
Declension
Declension of -hlaðningur (masculine)
Derived terms