nafli

Icelandic

The navel of a human female.

Etymology

From Old Norse nafli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaplɪ/
Rhymes: -aplɪ

Noun

nafli m (genitive singular nafla, nominative plural naflar)

(anatomy) a navel, a belly button

Declension

declension of nafli

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-w1	singular		plural
nominative	nafli	naflinn	naflar	naflarnir
accusative	nafla	naflann	nafla	naflana
dative	nafla	naflanum	nöflum	nöflunum
genitive	nafla	naflans	nafla	naflanna

Derived terms

hljóða út á sér naflann
naflabindi n
naflabólga f
naflagat n
naflagras n
naflagróinn
naflahaull m
naflakviðslit n
naflarauf f
naflasjónarmið n
naflaskoðun f
naflastaður m
naflastrengur m
naflasvín n
skæla út á sér naflann
ýsunafli m

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nabalô (“navel”). Cognate with Old English nafola, Old Frisian navla, Old Saxon *navalo, Old Dutch *navalo, Old High German nabalo.

Noun

nafli m (genitive nafla)

a navel

Declension

Declension of nafli (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nafli	naflinn	naflar	naflarnir
accusative	nafla	naflann	nafla	naflana
dative	nafla	naflanum	nǫflum	nǫflunum
genitive	nafla	naflans	nafla	naflanna

Descendants

Icelandic: nafli
Faroese: nalvi
Norwegian: navle
Old Swedish: nafle
- Swedish: navel
Old Danish: navle
- Danish: navle
Elfdalian: navel
Gutnish: navel, navle, navli

References

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

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