jálkur

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Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse jalkr (“gelding; castrated horse”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

jálkur m (genitive singular jálks, nominative plural jálkar)

  1. hackney, jade (horse too old to be put to work)

Declension

declension of jálkur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jálkur jálkurinn jálkar jálkarnir
accusative jálk jálkinn jálka jálkana
dative jálki jálkinum jálkum jálkunum
genitive jálks jálksins jálka jálkanna

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