blundur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse blundur, related to blindr (“blind”); both are from Proto-Germanic *blindaz. See also Gothic 𐌱𐌻𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (blinds), Old English blind.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈplʏntʏr/
Rhymes: -ʏntʏr

Noun

blundur m (genitive singular blunds, nominative plural blundir)

nap (short period of sleep)

Declension

declension of blundur

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s2	singular		plural
nominative	blundur	blundurinn	blundir	blundirnir
accusative	blund	blundinn	blundi	blundina
dative	blundi	blundinum	blundum	blundunum
genitive	blunds	blundsins	blunda	blundanna

Derived terms

blunda (“to nap, to doze”)

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 455, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 455

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