dálkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dálkr, from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz. Cognate with Old English dalc, dolc (“buckle, clasp, brooch, bracelet”).

Noun

dálkur m (genitive singular dálks, nominative plural dálkar)

1. column (in a newspaper)
2. spine of a fish
3. knife, dagger

Declension

declension of dálkur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dálkur	dálkurinn	dálkar	dálkarnir
accusative	dálk	dálkinn	dálka	dálkana
dative	dálki / dálk	dálkinum / dálknum	dálkum	dálkunum
genitive	dálks	dálksins	dálka	dálkanna

Further reading

• “dálkur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)