ekkill

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ekkill, from ekkja (“widow”). The word is earliest attested in 18. century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛhcɪtl/
• Rhymes: -ɛhcɪtl

Noun

ekkill m (genitive singular ekkils, nominative plural ekklar)

1. widower

   Synonym: ekkjumaður

Declension

declension of ekkill

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ekkill	ekkillinn	ekklar	ekklarnir
accusative	ekkil	ekkilinn	ekkla	ekklana
dative	ekkli	ekklinum	ekklum	ekklunum
genitive	ekkils	ekkilsins	ekkla	ekklanna