spegill
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspeiːjɪtl/
- Rhymes: -eiːjɪtl
Noun
spegill m (genitive singular spegils, nominative plural speglar)
Declension
declension of spegill
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | spegill | spegillinn | speglar | speglarnir |
| accusative | spegil | spegilinn | spegla | speglana |
| dative | spegli | speglinum | speglum | speglunum |
| genitive | spegils | spegilsins | spegla | speglanna |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Latin speculum, via Middle Low German spegel. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (“to see”).
Noun
spegill m (genitive spegils, plural speglar)
- mirror, looking glass Synonym: skuggsjá
Declension
Declension of spegill (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | spegill | spegillinn | speglar | speglarnir |
| accusative | spegil | spegilinn | spegla | speglana |
| dative | spegli | speglinum | speglum | speglunum |
| genitive | spegils | spegilsins | spegla | speglanna |
Descendants
References
- spegill in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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