jøkul

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫkull, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz. Diminutive of Old Norse jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”).

Noun

jøkul m (genitive singular jøkuls, plural jøklar)

  1. glacier

Declension

Declension of jøkul
m21 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jøkul jøkulin jøklar jøklarnir
accusative jøkul jøkulin jøklar jøklarnar
dative jøkli jøklinum jøklum jøklunum
genitive jøkuls jøkulsins jøkla jøklanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse jǫkull, from Proto-Germanic *jekulaz. Diminutive of jaki (“a piece of ice, broken ice”), whence also jake. Cognate with Faroese jøkul, Icelandic jökull and English ickle (> icicle).

Noun

jøkul m (definite singular jøkulen, indefinite plural jøklar, definite plural jøklane)

  1. arm of/part of a glacier
  2. icicle

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