snjókarl
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Icelandic
Etymology
From snjór (“snow”) + karl (“a man”).
Noun
snjókarl m (genitive singular snjókarls, nominative plural snjókarlar)
- snowman (sculpture of a person made of snow)
Usage notes
Not to be confused with snjómaður.
Declension
| Declension of snjókarl | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | snjókarl | snjókarlinn | snjókarlar | snjókarlarnir |
| accusative | snjókarl | snjókarlinn | snjókarla | snjókarlana |
| dative | snjókarli | snjókarlinum | snjókörlum | snjókörlunum |
| genitive | snjókarls | snjókarlsins | snjókarla | snjókarlanna |
Further reading
- “snjókarl” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)