hlaðvarp

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Icelandic

Etymology

From hlaða niður (“download”) +‎ varp (“cast”).

Noun

hlaðvarp n (genitive singular hlaðvarps, nominative plural hlaðvörp)

  1. podcast
    Synonyms: (very common in colloquial speech) podcast; (slang) poddið; (neologism used in the mid-2000s, no longer in use) netvarp

Usage notes

As of 2022, the term is still a relative neologism. While it is common in formal written language and amongst speakers who eschew foreignisms, the term podcast is more common in colloquial speech.

Declension

Declension of hlaðvarp (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlaðvarp hlaðvarpið hlaðvörp hlaðvörpin
accusative hlaðvarp hlaðvarpið hlaðvörp hlaðvörpin
dative hlaðvarpi hlaðvarpinu hlaðvörpum hlaðvörpunum
genitive hlaðvarps hlaðvarpsins hlaðvarpa hlaðvarpanna

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