fíll

See also: fill and Fill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fíll, from Arabic فِيل‎ (fīl), from Persian (pīl).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [fitl]
Rhymes: -itl

Homophones: fýll

Noun

fíll m (genitive singular fíls, nominative plural fílar)

an elephant (Elephantidae)

Declension

declension of fíll

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	fíll	fíllinn	fílar	fílarnir
accusative	fíl	fílinn	fíla	fílana
dative	fíl	fílnum	fílum	fílunum
genitive	fíls	fílsins	fíla	fílanna

Derived terms

afríkufíll (“African elephant”)
asíufíll (“Asian elephant”)

See also

rani

References

↑ On Icelandic

Old Norse

Etymology

From Arabic فِيل‎ (fīl), from Persian (pīl).

Noun

fíll m (genitive fíls, plural fílar)

elephant (Elephantidae)

Declension

Declension of fíll (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fíll	fíllinn	fílar	fílarnir
accusative	fíl	fílinn	fíla	fílana
dative	fíli	fílinum	fílum	fílunum
genitive	fíls	fílsins	fíla	fílanna

Derived terms

Terms derived from fíll

fílaland
fílbein

fílsbein
fílsbeinskanna

fílsleggr
fílstǫnn

Descendants

Faroese: fílur m

Icelandic: fíll m

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