hellir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hellir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛtlɪr/
    Rhymes: -ɛtlɪr

Noun

hellir m (genitive singular hellis, nominative plural hellar)

  1. a cave

Declension
declension of hellir
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hellir hellirinn hellar hellarnir
accusative helli hellinn hella hellana
dative helli hellinum hellum hellunum
genitive hellis hellisins hella hellanna

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

hellir m (genitive hellis, plural hellar)

  1. cave, cavern

Declension
  Declension of hellir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hellir hellirinn hellar hellarnir
accusative helli hellinn hella hellana
dative helli hellinum hellum hellunum
genitive hellis hellisins hella hellanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: hellir
  • Faroese: helli
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heller

References
  • “hellir”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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