sveipur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sveipr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsveiːpʏr/
  • Rhymes: -eiːpʏr

Noun

sveipur m (genitive singular sveips, nominative plural sveipir)

  1. lock, curl (of hair)
  2. gust, squall (of wind)

Declension
declension of sveipur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sveipur sveipurinn sveipir sveipirnir
accusative sveip sveipinn sveipi sveipina
dative sveip sveipnum sveipum sveipunum
genitive sveips sveipsins sveipa sveipanna

Derived terms
  • stormsveipur
  • vindsveipur
  • sveipa (“to wrap, to swaddle”)
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