pamfíll

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Icelandic

Etymology

From the Danish pamfilius (“jack of clubs”) from the Latin given name Pamphilius.[1] Known examples from the 18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

pamfíll m (genitive singular pamfíls, nominative plural pamfílar)

  1. the name of a certain card game
  2. the jack of clubs as used in the card game púkk (the same as or similar to German Poch)
  3. (obsolete, except in set phrases) fellow

Declension

    Declension of pamfíll
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pamfíll pamfíllinn pamfílar pamfílarnir
accusative pamfíl pamfílinn pamfíla pamfílana
dative pamfíl pamfílnum pamfílum pamfílunum
genitive pamfíls pamfílsins pamfíla pamfílanna

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Icelandic Web of Science: Hvað er pamfíll? (“What is a pamfíll?”)
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