fjall

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fjall, from Proto-Germanic *fellą, from Proto-Indo-European *pel-

Pronunciation

• IPA: [fjatl]

Noun

fjall n (genitive singular fjals, plural fjøll)

1. mountain

Declension

n10	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fjall	fjallið	fjøll	fjøllini
Accusative	fjall	fjallið	fjøll	fjøllini
Dative	fjalli	fjallinum	fjøllum	fjøllunum
Genitive	fjals	fjalsins	fjalla	fjallanna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse fjall

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fjatl/

  Rhymes: -atl

Noun

fjall n (genitive singular fjalls, plural fjöll)

1. mountain
   • Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)

     Elds er þörf

     þeim er inn er kominn

     og á kné kalinn.

     Matar og voða

     er manni þörf,

     þeim er hefir um fjall farið.

     Fire he needs

     who with frozen knees

     Has come from the cold without;

     Food and clothes

     must the farer have,

     The man from the mountains come.

Declension

declension of fjall

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fjall	fjallið	fjöll	fjöllin
accusative	fjall	fjallið	fjöll	fjöllin
dative	fjalli	fjallinu	fjöllum	fjöllunum
genitive	fjalls	fjallsins	fjalla	fjallanna

Derived terms

• fjalllaus
• Svartfjallaland