hylur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hylr, from Proto-Germanic *hulhiz.

Noun

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hylur m (genitive singular hyljar or hyls, plural hyljar)

  1. puddle, pond
  2. basin, swimming pool, reservoir

Declension

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m33 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hylur hylurin hyljar hyljarnir
Accusative hyl hylin hyljar hyljarnar
Dative hyli hylinum hyljum hyljunum
Genitive hyljar/
hyls
hyljarins/
hylsins
hylja hyljanna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hylr, from Proto-Germanic *hulhiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hylur m (genitive singular hyls or hyljar, nominative plural hyljir)

  1. a deeper section of a stream; a stream pool

Declension

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    Declension of hylur
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hylur hylurinn hyl(j)ir hyl(j)irnir
accusative hyl hylinn hyl(j)i hyl(j)ina
dative hyl hylnum hyljum hyljunum
genitive hyls / hyljar hylsins / hyljarins hylja hyljanna