háls

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See also: hals, Hals, häls, håls, and hals'

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

háls m (genitive singular háls, nominative plural hálsar)

  1. neck, throat
  2. (pars pro toto) a person (used only in set phrases)

Declension

    Declension of háls
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative háls hálsinn hálsar hálsarnir
accusative háls hálsinn hálsa hálsana
dative hálsi hálsinum hálsum hálsunum
genitive háls hálsins hálsa hálsanna

Derived terms