málbein
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From mál (“speech”) + bein (“bone”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]málbein n (genitive singular málbeins, nominative plural málbein)
- (anatomy) hyoid bone
- Used in set phrases.
Usage notes
[edit]- Generally used in singular accusative with definite article (málbeinið (“the speech bone”)) in the set phrase einhverjum er liðugt um málbeinið (“to be glib”).[1]
Declension
[edit]declension of málbein
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | málbein | málbeinið | málbein | málbeinin |
| accusative | málbein | málbeinið | málbein | málbeinin |
| dative | málbeini | málbeininu | málbeinum | málbeinunum |
| genitive | málbeins | málbeinsins | málbeina | málbeinanna |
Synonyms
[edit]- (hyoid bone): tungubein
Derived terms
[edit]- láta málbeinið ganga (to chatter glibly)
- vera liðugt um málbeinið (to be a smooth talker, to be glib)