kollur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kollr, from Proto-Germanic *kullaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔtlʏr/
Rhymes: -ɔtlʏr

Noun

kollur m (genitive singular kolls, nominative plural kollar)

a rounded protrusion, such as a rounded mountaintop, or a tussock
crown (topmost part of the head), or the whole head by extension
a term of endearment for a child
stool (backless chair)
a hornless male animal (bull, ram)

Declension

declension of kollur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	kollur	kollurinn	kollar	kollarnir
accusative	koll	kollinn	kolla	kollana
dative	kolli	kollinum	kollum	kollunum
genitive	kolls	kollsins	kolla	kollanna

Synonyms

(stool): stóll
(head): höfuð, (informal) haus
(crown): hvirfill

Derived terms

falla um koll
kinka kolli
koll af kolli

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