mállýska
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Icelandic
Alternative forms
- mállýzka (former standard spelling)
Etymology
From mál (“language, speech”) + lýska (“habit, custom”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mállýska f (genitive singular mállýsku, nominative plural mállýskur)
Declension
Declension of mállýska (feminine)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mállýska | mállýskan | mállýskur | mállýskurnar |
| accusative | mállýsku | mállýskuna | mállýskur | mállýskurnar |
| dative | mállýsku | mállýskunni | mállýskum | mállýskunum |
| genitive | mállýsku | mállýskunnar | mállýskna | mállýsknanna |
Derived terms
- einkamállýska (idiolect)
- stéttamállýska (sociolect)